With the approach of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in mind, Jeff Steiner has posted a series of postcards on his website, Americans in France, with ghosts of that war merged with a current view. As I mentioned the last time I posted his images here, I’m again reminded of time travel, this time maybe even more.
http://www.americansinfrance.n…ter-January-2014.cfm
In a former British colony, Marilyn learns about its history and explores its beauties
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As the year draws to an end, Jayita’s visit to a religious landmark inspires her to wish world peace for us all
This iconic tree along The 17 Mile Drive is always a beautiful picture.
Of all the grand features of Paris’s Grands Magasins, Paul Heymont’s favorite is the stained glass dome at Printemps
DrFumblefinger shares images of a Lewis and Clark statue he spotted on the Boise State Capitol grounds.
PortMoresby guides us to a community weekend market at a historic Northern California home (07/23/2014)
Jonathan L (pictured), on the road, meets PortMoresby (picture taker) for coffee in Auburn, CA.
PortMoresby’s Borneo adventures include a visit to Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, and once home to the White Rajahs
Recent, indeed. I’ve taken to comparing events in history to the life spans of people I’ve known, or who they knew, and it brings it into shocking relief for me. WWI was a fact during the young adulthood of my grandparents, just 5 years before the births of my parents, one of whom is still alive. In that context it seems like it was just yesterday.
Amazing work…and a stark reminder of how recently all this took place.
The photos are eerie and definitely captivating.
Perhaps the most horrific of all the wars, but we always say that until the next ones roll around and are even worse.