DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Oxford College

Seney Hall
Allen Memorial United Methodist Church
Humanities Hall

DAILY PHOTO: Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers

Center: the monastery’s church
Barn: now a museum, a predecessor where it stood was the monks’ living quarters.
Inside the museum; a display describing a day in the life of a monk.
Outside the church

DAILY PHOTO: Mushroom Portrait

PROMPT: Cultural Tradition

Daily writing prompt
What’s a cultural tradition from your country that you love?

I like Groundhog Day because it’s a beautiful reminder that any old pudgy rodent is as good as the smartest human / computer combination at making forecasts about the future. More than Thanksgiving, it’s the holiday that forces some humility upon us.

Stone Bridge [Haiku]

in the forest,
an old stone bridge;
the sole work of man.

DAILY PHOTO: Reflection

DAILY PHOTO: Puddle Atop Stone Mountain

PROMPT: Top 10 Travel

Daily writing prompt
What are your top 10 travel destinations?

I am not sure whether this is meant to be aspirational, by frequency, or by the appeal of the place. I’m also not sure what level of granularity to use. So, I will arbitrarily go with the countries (and things that quack like a country) that I’ve most enjoyed traveling in, placed in no particular order: – Taiwan; – Vietnam; – India; – Peru; – United States; – Kenya; – Georgia (Republic of); – Thailand; – Korea; and Kyrgyzstan.

NOTE: This list is not stable, and I hope to add and knock off some in the near future.

DAILY PHOTO: Yellow Daisies

DAILY PHOTO: Michigan Avenue from Grant Park

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Photograph of South Michigan Ave buildings, centered on the Congress Hotel, taken from Grant Park in Chicago.