I went through my portfolio of Ireland pictures in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and I came up with such a random collection of scenes and subjects that I figured I would serve up posts in several batches throughout the day.   Come back and see…

 “A Face in the Crowd” is this week’s WordPress photo challenge — I knew right away where to take this one.  It was the most beautiful of days in one of the most beautiful of places on earth.   Giant’s Causeway is a UNESCO World Heritage…

This week’s WordPress photo challenge is entitled: Tour Guide and asks “What do you love about where you live? Show us!”  As I commute home this time of year, the clear air gives me a great view of the Smoky Mountains looking directly at the peak…

“I wrote some lines once on a time In wondrous merry mood, And thought, as usual, men would say They were exceeding good.” – The Height of the Ridiculous, Oliver Wendell Holmes There was no small energy expended Saturday fretting over publishing a new post…

Sure, I’ve had a few seasons of the blues. Of course, winter is the perfect blue season, and the cold, coughing, stark, sloppy, bill-paying January blues can be the worst. A small dose of Isaiah 40:31 always seems to get me back to a quick…

  “The Spectacle before us was indeed Sublime” – A Trip To Venus, John Munro, (1897) A technical task brings to mind a pleasant memory I love the ornate language that John Munro used here.   I had never heard of his book “A Trip to Venus”,…