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Tag Archives: light
On Suicide
Trigger warning for suicide/suicidal ideation. When I was living in my dorm in college one of the men at the other end of the long hall on our floor killed himself. In retrospect it was not a sudden thing. … Continue reading
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Tagged abused, acquaintance, alcohol, alone, angels, best friend, child, choice, crisis line volunteer, depressed, depression, despair, drugs, emotions, family member, feeling, friend, gift, healing, hope, human being, human connection, Invisible Boy, light, love, minister, molested, pain, prostitution, protection, self-abuse, sex addiction, silence, suicidal ideation, suicide, survivor, teacher, touch, trust, turning point, whole person, worthless, wounded child
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Christmas Reflection
Last night as I was driving home under the stars on tops of evergreen trees and past lights behind frosty windows I thought of my mother and I cried. She is old now, bedridden and infirm, somehow staying alive when … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, Benton, children, Christmas, country, Darlington, downtown, Dubuque, food, friends, Hanover, holidays, ice cream, Illinois, Irish, laughter, life, light, lights, love, Madison, memories, Mom, Monroe, mother, relatives, Scrabble, shopping, single mother, stubbornness, tears, trees, Yahtzee
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The Last Leaf
I walk through a park on an autumn day and am struck by many things. The light at the end of the day is incredible and makes everything there vibrant, though all around me are trees and bushes that no … Continue reading
The Holders of the Light
A weekend ago members of the Overpass Light Brigade (OLB) gathered on a hillside overlooking the Dane County Airport. The lit dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol was visible miles in the distance as OLB celebrated the past year by starting to … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol, Dane County Airport, Holder of the Light, LED, light, Overpass Light Brigade, progressive, Wisconsin
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It’s not the Camera, It’s the Eye.
Bear Claw. This picture won Grand Prize in an Animal Planet contest for unusual animal photos. Photo by Callen Harty. Often I am asked about what kind of camera I have. It is usually accompanied by something along the … Continue reading
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Tagged camera, composition, focus, framing, light, photograph, photographic eye, photography, shadow
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