Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonders forever. – Jacque Yves Cousteau
How many of you remember that wonderful song by Gordon Lightfoot, “Carefree Highway?” Carefree highway, let me slip away on you. Carefree highway, you seen better days. The mornin’ after blues from my head down to my shoes – Carefree highway, let me slip… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree”
There was a song that sprang to mind when I saw this challenge. It was popular in the sixties, and sung by Judy Collins. I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, but still somehow It’s clouds illusions I recall.… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways”
What we are today foreshadows what we will be in the future. According to Carl Jung, The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. For some reason, we human being struggle with that, We often try to be other than… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow”
Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas. E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly I find Chihuly’s work captivating. His canvas of glass is colorful, whimsical, and delightful. May our lives be as transparent.
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their ownfreshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. – John Muir
It is said that the best times to photograph landscape is during the “golden hour”, that magical time near dawn or dusk when the sun’s light adds a special magical light to all. The bright sunlight that we experience later in the day can… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Golden Hour”
Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were. ― Marcel Proust
A little wisdom from the late Phyllis Diller: A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
I took this photo several years ago, and always hoped I would have an opportunity to use it! No quotes, no references, no reflections are necessary. It says it all. And the sign can be found at Spirit Rock, a Buddhist retreat center in… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says”