Saturday, July 21, 2012

POSTER

Sounds a lot like the kind of thing  I tried to teach writers for all those years!

Friday, July 20, 2012

Thursday, July 19, 2012

POSTER

POSTER


Posting a few more posters that have been generated this summer, just before taking another hiatus.  Europe trip photos will be seen in August!

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

POSTER

Poster backed by the image of Christ crucified on the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

SUNDAY POSTER

A souvenir of a whirlwind trip to New Jersey for a family reunion totaling 53 people.  A wonderful sunset on the east coast.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Notre Dame Chapel



A completely different atmosphere fills the chapel, located around behind the main altar in Montreal's Notre Dame.  Bright, airy and small, the wooden front wall is carved into a mural of the image of Jesus and the Holy Spirit seen above and beyond three portals that suggest human lives.  Very peaceful and inspirational.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Montreal Notre Dame



Larger and much more ornate, Notre Dame in Montreal is just breathtaking.  The blue light haloing the main altar is peaceful and wonderful for contemplation and prayer.  I would have like the statue of St. Peter in any case, but as I recognized it as a replica of the statue in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, I liked it even better.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Notre Dame des Victories


Key feature of the upper level in Quebec is a nice church, one of many Notre Dames in the world.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Bi-Level Quebec City


Well into the St. Lawrence Seaway, we arrived at Quebec City, a bi-level gem with a nice enclave in the area of the port and another section of the city high above on a bluff.  Quaint city scenes and a funicular for quick up & down transportation.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Prince Edward Island


En route to the St. Laurence Seaway, we stopped at Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, a quaint town with a beautiful cathedral up a hill.  Our guide for the walking tour was dressed as she would have been in 1864.  A pleasant day.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Sydney, Nova Scotia


While a great guide showed us some interesting museums and churches, the most photogenic site in Sydney was, believe it or not, the giant fiddle perched on the dock right next to our ship.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

SUNDAY POSTER

This poster features a simple inspirational quote from the Gospel of Mark.  The illustration is of Jesus from the chapel at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.  The main church is breathtakingly beautiful, and the chapel is a wonderful art work of the nature of the Holy Spirit.  A memorable place to say a prayer.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

SATURDAY POSTER

A souvenir of the recent trip to Boston.

The Citadel


The Citadel in Halifax is a classic high-ground fortification, still guarded by Mounted Police or other honor guard members daily.  The day I visited, the guard was dressed in full 1812 uniform as that date was the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of War by the United States in the War of 1812.  Of course, those who understand French had already seen the sign.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Titanic Burials



On the road back to Halifax we saw several picturesque tiny islands, then we went to the cemetery where over 100 graves remind us of the Titanic disaster a century ago.  The curve is in the shape of the hull of the wreckage.  Many years after the burials, it was discovered that the orientation of the hull here matches that of the wreck under the Atlantic Ocean.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Peggy's Cove


Our stop at Halifax offered a bus tour of the major sites of the area.  It began at the iconic Peggy's Cove, site of a beautiful lighthouse in the middle of a working fishing village.  How very striking to visit a tourist location where it felt completely non-touristy, even with two busloads of tourists walking the streets.  A very photogenic town.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy Independence Day Poster

Happy Independence Day.  'America the Beautiful' is such a wonderful anthem.  The first verse features the iconic amber waves of grain and the purple mountain's majesty, but this third verse always meant more to me.  Always liked the image of the 'alabaster cities,' here seen as Boston, it's skyline whitened for the occasion and backed by a wonderful full moon.
Both the first verse and this one, of course, also feature the prayer that we might someday 'crown our good with brotherhood' someday.  A goal to work for!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

The Bar IN the Harbor


The 'bar' in Bar Harbor is not an establishment to have a cool drink.  In the upper picture, you are looking down Bridge Street to see that there does not appear to be any sort of a bridge.  That was at high tide.  Several hours later, the lower picture lets you look at the same area, only down to the right and looking across that first picture.  The 'bridge' is the sand bar that lends the town its name.
Quite common, we were told, for folks to drive out the gravelly bar for some fun in the sun; also quite common for people to lose track of time and get a car washed away in the incoming tide.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Bar Harbor


A pair of whitetails joined our walking tour of the mansions along the shore, but only for a short pose.  Later, we bussed to Acadia, a beautiful National Park.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

SUNDAY POSTER


Our day in Halifax, Canada, was the 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of War in the War of 1812, a war I always thought of as Revolutionary War II The Sequel.  The guard at the Halifax Citadel wore an 1812 uniform in commemoration of the date.