Tag Archives: Ron Mayhew Photography

3 days … 3 quotes challenge: Our Landmark is Gone

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading

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3 days … 3 quotes challenge: Take Me to the Beach

“At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but moment to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun.”  ~ Sandy Gingras Summertime. Hot sand, warm breezes, turquoise waters. I … Continue reading

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Vestiges of Summer ~ September in Paris

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”  ~  Anthony J. D’Angelo “Bonjour Madam, Monsieur. Welcome to Paris. It is a good time to be here. The sun is shining. Oui.” Our talkative cab driver … Continue reading

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One Trip Every Month: Cathedral of Trees

“I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree” ~ Joyce Kilmer Of all the years we lived in Western North Carolina and hiked the trails surrounding us, we had never been to the Joyce … Continue reading

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Key West ~ Southernmost Paradise

“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Joining in on Marianne of East of Malaga’s One Trip Every Month Challenge, come with us as we walk the quiet side streets of Old … Continue reading

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Sunrise at the Taj

“The Taj Mahal rises above the banks of the river like a solitary tear suspended on the cheek of time.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore It is sunrise at the Taj Mahal. I stand in wonder and awe. The scene before me … Continue reading

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Close Encounters with India’s Future

Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation. – C. Everett Koop No matter where I am traveling, my camera gravitates toward children. Being a mother and grandmother I am drawn to their innocence … Continue reading

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STORY BOOK TOWNS: Shekhawati Region, Rajasthan, India

Culture is something that evolves out of the simple, enduring elements of everyday life; elements most truthfully expressed in the folk arts and crafts of a nation. ~ Thor Hansen We just spent a lovely night at Castle Mandawa in … Continue reading

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Bags Packed ~ India Calling

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading

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The Cracker Day Rodeo

Marianne of East of Malaga has created the One Trip EVERY Month Challenge which sounds like fun. She’s even suggesting we include those local places of interest that we never get around to visiting but wished we had. With cameras … Continue reading

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