Solace in a Book

Sustaining beauty

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I don’t remember paying much attention to sunrises and sunsets in my youth. I suspect it is a factor of aging that makes me notice these things now. No doubt I have grown more sentimental with the years. Perhaps also it is modern times that make me more appreciative of nature. After all I don’t want to turn on the news and sometimes I am ashamed to be human. Last evening the light of the setting sun drew me outside. I never tire of the trees behind my house, stalwart … [Read more...]

Glimpse of solace: New York City weekend

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I got to spend a few days in New York City this past weekend. I stayed quite close to Central Park.  I thought of Holden Caulfield, Holly Golightly, and Macaulay Culkin. The weather was springlike. It was great to walk all over Midtown with my camera. Here's what I got.       … [Read more...]

Snow tracks and silhouette: Laura Rodley

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I didn’t know exactly what to post here when Laura Rodley sent me these photographs. Like Laura, I notice things in the snow and ice.  So I share two of my photos too. Laura Rodley is a writer whose poetry and photos have appeared here many times. Her poem “Resurrection” was awarded a Pushcart Prize and appears in  Pushcart Edition XXXVII; it originally appeared on The NewVerseNews. The NewVerseNews describes itself as presenting "politically … [Read more...]