Char’s Bumble Bee and Echinacea He was such a busy bee. Working very hard! I am so glad he let me photograph him.
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Char’s Bumble Bee and Echinacea He was such a busy bee. Working very hard! I am so glad he let me photograph him.
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Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox, Babe! I love roadside attractions; I know that they are kitschy, but is that not why we so enjoy stopping at huge tepee’s or massive balls of twine? Big matters when it comes to these crazy View’s from the Road – and I have to say...
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The Hope of Sunshine and Warmth Though the calendar bid farewell to winter, Mother Earth seems determined to linger in her chilly, wet, windy mode, with snow flurries dotting the ground in May. I had not expected to find such gloomy weather on this trip; naked trees, dead grasses, and swollen rivers as...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Nuclear Energy by Henry Moore Nuclear Energy by sculptor Henry Moore sits on the exact spot, at the University of Chicago, where members of Manhattan Project, led by Enrico Fermi, on December 2,...
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Where Were You on 9-11? In a few short months, we shall mark the tenth anniversary of the Nine-Eleven attacks. I have previously shared my experience, http://thatisallfornow.com/?page_id=1491, now I would now like to hear yours. Where were you on Nine-Eleven? What do you remember about that day? How did you feel then, and how...
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Two Lives Lost I needed you yesterday. No, I feared that I would need you; and you would not be there. It reminded me of her, oddly, she was there yesterday; but she was not there the day I needed her. You have so much in common. No, that is my delusion speaking. Decades...
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The World War II Memorial Washington, D.C. This Memorial Day we stop to remember our Veteran’s with a look at the World War II Memorial, in Washington, D.C.; which we visited last year, on Veteran’s day, and which solemnly reminds us the men and women who sacrificed so much both on the front...
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A Chill Chicago View Rainy, windy, and overcast – nevertheless, a perfect View from the Road. Take a look at Lake Michigan and Chicago Skyline glistening in all of its beauty.
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In A Wild Wyoming Rest Area I love rest stops, not only do they provide a necessary service; but they can also offer an interesting encounter with others on the road, a place to stretch your legs, eat your packed lunch, and if you are lucky, they can be a wonderful showcase for their...
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Wild Flowers I love fields of wild flowers Do cattails qualify as wild flowers? Probably not, but they nonetheless make a great background for true wild flowers. Queen Ann’s Lace — so perfectly named There is something so enthralling about flowers planted by God Do you...
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To read the story of how my parents met and began their ministry:
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.”
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?”