“After a 5 hours hike up Volcano Acatenango I had this beautiful view to active volcano Fuego” ~Martin Engleman. Location: Volcano Fuego, Guatemala. Source: 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year | National Geographic
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Civita di Bagnoregio, Latium, Italy: The Town That Is Dying
“Civita di Bagnoregio…. “the town that is dying”, on a misty morning. Civita was founded by Etruscans more than 2,500 years ago.Due to erosion, the buildings are crumbling as their underlying support falls away, making it uninhabitable.” ~ Urdoi Catalin, Photographer. Location: Civita di Bagnoregio, Latium, Italy Source: 2017 National Graphic Travel Photographer of the Year | …
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Tongi Railroad Station, Gazipur, Bangladesh: The Man's Stare
“The photo was taken on 23rd of July’16 at Tongi Railway Station, Gazipur, Bangladesh. I was there for taking photos and waiting for a moment. A train from Dhaka toward another district had reached and stopped at the platform for 5 min for lifting passengers. It was huge raining. Suddenly I found a pair of …
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Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
“A Rajasthani lady walking across a sea of textiles laid out to dry on a sunny day in Northern India.” ~Calli Chee, Photographer. Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Source: 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year | National Geographic
Life: Hội An, Quang Nam, Vietnam
“The bridge is made of bamboo, build by the people living in the surrounding villages. The villagers use the bridge daily to cross the river to the vegetable field. The vegetables are brought home at the end of the days to prepare for sale on the next day at the village’s market place. Their lives …
Yellow Eyes: Baboon, Nakuru, Rift Valley, Kenya
“At Nakuru Lake, we had to stop our vehicle when a family of Baboons were sitting in the middle of the road. I noticed one of the baboons was not moving and was giving her back to us. After getting closer we noticed that she was holding her baby and was trying to protect it …
Vantage Distance By Su Leslie.
I love this post from Su Leslie of Zimmerbitch. My comment at the time was, “Wow, what a beautiful post, photographically, articulately and, oh yes, certainly metaphorically! ? I hope you enjoy this guest author post as much as I did. My little escape to the Waikato is over and I’m back at my desk. Although …
Seth's Blog: Overdraft protection
The magic of overdraft protection is that it almost always costs less in advance than we’d be willing to pay later. What goes around…
It's Time To Open Your Heart
By Author Winslow Eliot. Winslow Eliot’s Website
How was your day?
There is a lot of unnecessary pain in the world. I’m not just talking about war and violence, but pain we cause others and ourselves as well. We make meaningless things important. We hurt others and ourselves giving too much power to things that have no true value. I think about this as I look …
At A Loss For Words
A great post demonstrating what I think is Floridaborne’s (Joelle Legendre) great humour but what she calls “I’m at a Loss for Words.” “My mom used to say, “I’m at a loss for words.” That cliché describes this week quite well: My sense of humor is hiding and my creativity has gone bye-bye. However For some reason, …
Allie: A Gut-Wrenchingly Beautiful Love Story
When (Allie) My Wife, Became My Hero. By The Lonely Author When Allie arrived in the United States, we decided instead of working she would get her degree. Life is what happens while you’re making other plans. Soon after her arrival, I lost my job. The following year, we depleted our savings and faced …