The fall morning greeted me with a smile and a slap on my shoulder as I stepped outside. Quickening my pace, I hurried around the side of our house, hoping to see the sun peeking over the eastern sky. “Ahh,” I inhaled the crisp air, “a brand-new day.” Not every morning is like this, so …
My backdoor is a mystery that opens each day into a twenty-four-hour tour of life. On one morning, the fog, only yards from my door, will gently cover the ground, like a soft blanket protecting a sleeping child from the world. The mist will hover over the crops, hiding them until the sun whispers, “It’s …
On September 5, 2001, Julien Menichini was in the middle of a trip to New York City, photographing landmarks up and down Manhattan. He has some are excellent pictures of the World Trade Center, which he took as he prepared to ride up to the observation deck. He also took photographs of New York City …
I watched the Weather Channel periodically, tracking the path of Hurricane Laura. Then, after she hit, I was shocked at the devastation she wrought. It’s been almost twenty years since I lived in Lake Charles, LA, but I recognized some familiar places and the fury with which the hurricane attacked them. A friend texted me …
Occasionally, I get to pick-up my three-year-old granddaughter at her daycare. Sometimes she’s excited to see me; other times, well, maybe she’s missed her nap. So, I was anticipating how she would react when I surprised her this time. Lifting her hands in the air with palms up, Emersyn exclaimed in her typical dramatic manner, …