Winter Train
I watch the large and lumbering mountain of metal clanking on rails through a snowy landscape pull into a station. It reminds me of an locomotive dragon billowing smoke and […]
Tag Archives: history
Travel Theme – Illuminated
“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul,” John Dalberg-Acton. For Travel theme: Illuminated, I gazed at the past from a long-range lens for […]
Weekly Photo Challenge – Nostalgic
I guess I’m feeling nostalgic. Today is July 5th. I am thinking about yesterday, the day we celebrate our independence and rights to freedom. We watch fireworks shows as a recurring event since […]
Summer History
I took a break from modernity and the wireless world to visit a historical settlement stepping back in time to eras from World War I and II. There were […]
Ancient History
Explorations among the ruins of the remote past have carried curious men all over the face of the earth… Yet in truth, no science is more adventurous than […]
Treasure of Gems
I walked into the dimly lit hall and saw a small group of people scattered about speaking in hushed tones of reverence. They didn’t pay attention to me entering. Their gazes were […]
Weathered Home
People look for a fine piece of land to settle and live and make a home, raise a family, grow crops or start a business. It takes a lot […]
Travel Theme – Glass
Glass transparent and translucent lets light and color shine through and runs the gamut from artistic, serviceable and useful. A constructed material eons old and still used today. For Where’s […]
Weekly Photo Challenge – Resolve
Every year I try at least one new path and trail for a hike or a stroll. It’s a resolution to travel to a new city, park, beach or place […]
Weekly Photo Challenge – My 2012 in Pictures
When I discovered the Weekly Photo Challenge, I was introduced to photographers and shutterbugs around the world through startling, thought-provoking and beautiful images of people, places and things. It opened […]
Travel Theme – Festive Train Station
For many of us the holidays begin with travel home, to family or that long awaited vacation. Memories of the holidays linger in our thoughts and cherished pictures help us […]
Space Travel
A voyage through space is the ultimate concept and adventure travel. I’m combining two photo challenges, Sunday Post: Concept and Travel theme: Circles, with photos of real equipment and models of it […]
