The banner photo is a cropped version of the ceiling of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, a much-photographed space. It’s an art-glass piece by Dale Chihuly, whose work I have admired for several years. His glass is instantly recognizable, often in shapes resembling sea creatures or flowers. The Bellagio ceiling is known as Fiori [...]
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Posted in Banner, Community, Inspiration, Olmsted Community Church, People, Photos on Nov 18th, 2007
I was overwhelmed by the number of volunteers and the amount of food collected at Olmsted Falls’ annual “Turkey Hunt” food collection for the needy. Tables were piled with canned and boxed foods that will go to needy families in time for Thanksgiving. It was a well organized and inspiring kind of event, both ecumenical [...]
The wrought iron fence can’t contain the tropical greenery along Magazine Street in New Orleans. If you read this blog through email or a newsreader, click here to see the banner on the main site.
Beignets, cafe’ au lait and chocolate milk. Staples in New Orleans. They’re found mainly at the Cafe’ du Monde coffeeshop in the French Quarter, located along the banks of the Mississippi River. It’s an outdoor seating area that’s open 24 hours a day, closing only for Christmas and the occasional hurricane. The place has been [...]
The banner photo on the main blog page is a cropped photo of paper lanterns painted by the children of Vacation Bible School, July 2007. Arts and crafts are a big part of VBS, and I enjoy seeing the children express their creativity as part of their lessons. Click the thumbnail photo to see the [...]
The “banner” is the photo at the top of my blog page, which you can only see if you connect directly to the blog through the internet, like here. The banner, usually a detail from a larger photo, will change from time to time. I’ll show you the larger photo and offer a bit of [...]