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Tag Archives: postaweek2013
Weekly Photo Challenge: Community
One of the things I like best about cemeteries is all that they teach about community. You can learn what people valued: Samuel is still a native of Ireland, even though he lived to be 74; Thomas was a Mason. … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV
When my daughter was 3-1/2, we went down to the beach at Chrissy Field to help pick up trash. She collected a red fishing bobber, a piece of blue dental floss, miscellaneous styrofoam, and some drinking straws. We were heading … Continue reading
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Tagged golden gate bridge, photo of the week, postaweek2013, San Francisco cemetery
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea
The sky wasn’t blue the day I visited Keawala’i Churchyard, but that was okay. My mom was recovering from surgery that removed melanoma from her upper arm, leaving her with a hole the size of a bar of soap. They’d … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery essay, Photo Challenges
Tagged Hawaiian cemetery, Keawala’i Church, Maui cemetery, photo of the week, postaweek2013
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus
I’ve already written about Drummond Hill Cemetery, but the photo challenge for the week is Focus, so I knew the sort of photo I wanted to post. I visited Drummond Hill late in a busy day. We’d gotten up early … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree
Earlier this month, I and a friend went off on a writing retreat for a weekend. It was glorious. We stayed in a “hermitage” in the woods, facing a meadow full of butterflies. I got an immense amount of work … Continue reading