Category: journeys

  • House On A Rock

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    When I worked in Newport, down near the mansions, I often found myself taking a break just before sunset, standing on the cliffs near Ram’s Head in Newport, Rhode Island. Looking towards the Newport Bridge, I could watch the schooners ply the waters off Newport Harbor. Occasionally an “out of towner” would spy the house.…

  • A Road to Disappointment

    Your old buddy Jack doesn’t usually post thoughts on the daily prompt. Being a minimalist he finds this one particularly irksome. If I may, I shall indulge in a short rant. Jack is no longer a young man, and though he needs glasses to read, he can see the forest for the trees. Rather than…

    automobiles commute on a bridge cast in shadow of the sun overhead.
  • Photo Friday: Texas

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    Marco was ahead of me, leaning over against the wind. The road was straight as an arrow, the steady current of cold air forcing us to counter steer constantly.

  • Carters at Dawn

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    Steam Fog along Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, New Hampshire, USA Rising early, we carried light packs and wore trail runners. It would be a very long hike traversing the Carter range. The pond along the trail at the base of the mountains is warm in August, but the cool mountain air descending into the valley…

    fog rises above a mountain lake at dawn. Dead trees stand in the lake, surrounded by live firs. green shrubs are in the foreground.