So fellow travelers, there is a challenge trending on social media called Seven days in B&W. Here are the guidelines, which we use as the header for each post: Seven days. Seven B & W photos of my life. No people. No explanation. Post and Challenge someone new each day. A collection of some of my daily life […]
Life in Black and White
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 17, 2017
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Sinking In
So fellow travelers, one of the things I value highly from being part of a creative community are the moments when one person’s contribution generates another work. We call it the ripple effect. Jackie Campbell, a friend and fellow haiku writer (she posts one almost daily in her thoughtful blog) shared a story with a […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 15, 2017
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Bridges and Walls
So fellow travelers, one day last week I had some time to enjoy a rare morning walk in the little Upstate NY village I live near. The trees have been a bit shy about changing into their autumn colors this year. September was so hot and dry it seems most leaves simply curled up and […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 9, 2017
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False Moon
So fellow travelers, unusually warm weather has created some strange images in the mornings. Today for example I was greeted by rose-violet air. No, it was not the sky, but the air itself which glowed. Dawn had infused the thick fog hovering just above the ground with the color of sunrise. I watched the air around […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 26, 2017
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Old Friends
So fellow travelers, once in a while I get text alerts from NASA letting me know the International Space Station will be visible as it passes over my location. Photo credit: Society for Popular Astronomy Ever since my first sighting a few years ago, I get a thrill from spotting this brilliant white speck as […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 22, 2017
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Voices in the Myst
So fellow travelers, now that the school year is in full swing my sweet summer morning ritual of sitting with a good cup of coffee and writing for an hour or so has been pushed back again. I miss it. (Photo : a bit of humor a friend sent me on social media. I […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 17, 2017
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Safe Haven
“Hope rests on a foundation of understanding and happiness is sheltered by a roof of tolerance.” Hugh Prather So fellow travelers, working at our local high school I see the damage that bullies inflict not only on their targets but on a community as a whole. Just last year, our community lost a very precious […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 16, 2017
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Sunday’s at the Rescue : The Beat Goes On
So fellow travelers, one small downside to the extended trips we take to the Left Coast each summer is I miss all the action for a couple of weeks at the local dog rescue where I volunteer. ‘Cuse me, are my people here yet? Going into my sixth year of volunteering (I started seven years […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 10, 2017
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The things we take from ourselves
Writer, photographer, fellow seeker of awe in the sanctuary of nature Jennifer Bowman puts the impact and losses into solemn perspective. I am grateful her friendship and recommendations guided me to find Punch bowl Falls on our first trip to Portland four years ago. That and a few of the trails in the Gorge are […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 7, 2017
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