This challenge is an easy one for me, as grandson Ben loves fire fighters and has spent time at the fire house near his home and the fire house near the Ronald McDonald House in New York when he was there for medical treatment. Engine Company 44 in New York City Whitfield County, GA…
Tag: New York City
One Word Sunday: Down
Check out Travel with Intent‘s interpretation of down or join her challenge here.
Peace Music on Monday: Ride on the Peace Train
Sharing this week’s song of peace for our world: Peace Train was a 1971 hit song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It became Stevens’ first top-10 hit in the U.S. and spent three weeks as the #1 song on the adult contemporary chart. In 1977, Stevens converted to Islam, changed his name to Yusaf…
Black Lives Matter
To my readers: This may be considered to be a political post, so if you aren’t in a frame of mind to read this type of commentary, just skip this one. I’ll go back to photos and inspiring quotes later. As someone who grew up in America’s segregated South, came of age during the Civil…
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Far Away in the Distance
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Weekly Travel Theme: Height
For this week’s “height” challenge sponsored by Where’s My Backpack?, I’m submitting another of the newly-found “lost” photos from my late 1990s New York City trip. Although the skyline and the streetscape may have changed, the height of the Empire State Building has stayed the same. This photo was taken from the top of the building…
A Word a Week Challenge: Silhouette
The challenge this week hosted by A Word in Your Ear is silhouette. Having just recently rediscovered photos I took in the late 1990s during a trip to Boston and New York City, I chose to submit one of those “lost” photos for this challenge. Silhouetted against a cold November sky is the famous statue of…
Unexpected in common hours 