Category Archives: Photo

September 28, 2011 · 5:10 pm

Grazing the flora buffet

A movement caught my eye.

I sat at the kitchen table in Cleveland Heights, working on one of the presentations I will make in Wooster this weekend.

The blur of dusky brown drew my attention from the computer. Deer appear regularly at the Erie Shire; more regularly than I do.

On this late afternoon, three doe (yes, only two appear in this picture) grazed the buffet of flora that our back yard offers. Not wanting to frighten them, I took pictures through the window.

Did she hear the shutter? I find it hard to believe, but doe closest to the window turned when she I took the first picture. It appeared to me that she gazed through the window, staring at me, posing the question, “Just who belongs, and who is the visitor here?”

See you along the Trail.

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September 25, 2011 · 10:23 pm

First picture post

The Steelers are at halftime.
They started well
but pretty much self-destructed over the last few minutes of the first half.

They now trail
and they have to kick off to begin the second half.
The good news is that they have played better on defense.

At any rate,
As the half came to an end,
I decided to do something other than overeating.

It appears easy enough.
At least it worked this time well enough.

The picture dates from October 19, 2009
during a break in an event at
George Fox University
in Newberg, Oregon.

See you along the Trail.

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September 25, 2011 · 2:36 am

Georgia O’Keefe’s mountain

As so often happens,
when I looked through my pictures this evening,
I came across pictures of Ghost Ranch.
A picture of “Georgia O’Keefe’s mountain” spoke to me.
The colors and the time of year, I think.
This was taken in October of 2009.
 
For some reason, I played with the picture using iPhoto.
I suspect that with a better program I could have preserved some of the texture in the foreground.
Still, it is an intriguing view.
See you along the Trail.

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September 14, 2011 · 3:33 am

Train to DC

Sometimes the Trail
we travel by rail.
I Amtraked today from NYC to DC
second time I took the train
a pleasant experience
of course it would have been far more pleasant
had the day not started at 3:00 in the blessed A.M.
Photo – near Newberg, OR
October, 2009

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September 10, 2011 · 5:09 am

Team Sean

Sean participates in the Ironman Wisconsin in Madison, WI tomorrow. I am impressed by the dedication he has shown to prepare for this event. It is very exciting. I will be glad to hear when he has finished. His mother and his aunt will be present in Madison as his cheering section. Actually, I think they are there now. And I wish I was. But it did not work out that way.

We came up with the idea of creating a group “Team Sean.” We made a sign and then invited folks to take pictures of themselves in various places and post the signs on his Facebook page. Folks did. The picture posted here is an example: Joel in Dublin with one of my favorite libations. I put another on Sean’s page.

I am very grateful to our friends who have participated. It has been fun to see the pictures and good to know that so many folks will be thinking of Sean and the others who are doing a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run tomorrow.

See you along the Trail.

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September 3, 2011 · 2:29 am

Contrasts

Looking through some digital photographs,
I came upon this one of moon and trees.
Someday I may say something profound about this image.
For the moment I simply ponder the contrasts.
October 26, 2009, Ghost Ranch
See you along the Trail.
2 September 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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September 3, 2011 · 1:59 am

Going or coming?


Do you ever wonder:
“Am I coming
or
am I going?”
2 September 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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September 3, 2011 · 1:43 am

Storm sentinel

During the recent visit of Hurricane Irene
to New York and 
the Shire on the Hudson,
one of the possible outcomes was 
the loss of power.
Contemplating this possibility,
it seemed a good thing to have
one light that would be left in the on position
should the power go off
so that it would come on
providing a reminder that the power had been restored.
This night light was what chosen.
When I fell asleep it was lit;
when I awoke it was lit.
Faithful sentinel of the storm.
2 September 2011
Shire on the Hudson

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September 1, 2011 · 3:02 am

A home

 
It is reported that, 
upon being named the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers,
Chuck Noll was asked why he thought he could
reverse the team’s losing ways.
Noll responded calmly 
and carefully that losing
or winning
is not a matter of geography.
Home is as much a state of being,
a feeling of belonging
as it is a place, a geographical location.
The Trail is home.
But there are places that serve as home to us.
Because of who is there or who has been there,
because of what we have experienced there,
they have a hold on us; they are home.
Sometimes the trail Trail leads to such places;
sometimes the Trail leads home.
Or at least to one
of several homes.
17 June 2010
The Shire near the Ohio
Louisville, KY

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August 27, 2011 · 4:06 am

96th street station before Irene

Not sure when I took this one – might have been back in July on my way home from preaching at Church of the Covenant. It seems appropriate to post this one tonight. Tomorrow around noon the MTA is suspending service in anticipation of Hurricane Irene – or Tropical Storm Irene – or whatever may come our way.
See you along the Trail.

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