Year: 2022

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Photography

Silent Sunday December 25 2022

Train crossing a trestle bridge with light on, reflected in lake with ducks swimming past. Mountain range in the background. Fall colors, muted.
Train crossing bridge near Sandpoint, Idaho
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Silent Sunday December 12 2022

Inside a dark, indirectly lit cathedral with mosaic walls, wooden pews, granite columns, and a few people quietly talking in the back
Inside the Cathedral Basilica St. Louis
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Connecting Diversity Weblogging

Marriage equality and one bright moment in 2004

The Supreme Court decided in June, 2015 that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples. The decision was Obergefell v Hodges, and the was one of the most definitive for civil rights in the last century. A few short years later, this decision, like that for Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed rights […]

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outdoors Savannah

Backyard dilemma and the ever-present nasty Chinaberry trees

Back yard zinnias and marigolds

We don’t have the largest backyard, but it’s a good size for us. After our place in O’Fallon, with the steep hill in the back, we were excited about a nice flat backyard when we bought the place. We spent considerable time yanking out the pampas grass that had been allowed to spread until it […]