Tag Archives: Pictures

The Light in the Forest

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Coming East

Many long years ago, when I was a young teenager, I read a novel entitled The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter. It was about a teenage Pennsylvanian boy who was kidnapped by the Lenni Lanape Indians, raised as … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Blogging, pictures | Tagged Cape Henry, First Landing State Park, Jamestown, Light in the Forest, personal, Photograph, photography, photos, Pictures, Virginia Beach, Yoda | 30 Comments

Speaking of Graves…

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Coming East

Yesterday’s post made me think of Thomas Gray‘s poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” especially the following stanza: The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow’r And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave, Awaits alike th’ inevitable … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Blogging, pictures | Tagged Boston, Cemetery, Concord Massachusetts, Granary Burying Ground, graves, Henry David Thoreau, John Paul Jones, life, Massachusetts, personal, photography, Pictures, poetry, Thomas Gray | 23 Comments

Walking on Graves

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Coming East

While I was in Boston this past weekend, I went to Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. I love to go there in the fall to see the autumn colors, but I was too early to see the changing leaves this … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged aging, Autumn, Cemetery, Death, fall, life, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, personal, photography, Pictures | 37 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Faces

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Coming East

Note: I am going to be separated from my computer until Monday, October 3, so this is the last post from me you will see for over a week. Since I wasn’t able to do much on a computer while … Continue reading →

Posted in pictures | Tagged children, New York City, Photograph, photography, Pictures, weekly photo challenge | 8 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Path

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Coming East

Posted in Just Blogging, pictures | Tagged Concord, Connecticut, Enders Island, Massachusetts, Mystic, photo, Photograph, photography, Pictures, Public Garden, Virginia, weekly photo challenge, Yorktown | 27 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Up

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Coming East

I love pictures of buildings. Here are some I took in New York City while I was looking up.

Posted in Just Blogging, pictures | Tagged Blog, New York City, personal, photo, photography, Pictures, weekly photo challenge | 20 Comments

Summer Is a Frame of Mind

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Coming East

Summer isn’t measured so much by the calendar as it is by the weightless days you move through. You shed your layers of clothes and kick off your heavy shoes, trading them in for shorts and flip-flops, making your spirit … Continue reading →