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#196: Need a Breather?

A little break with pictures can help.

Kate McDermott
Oct 15, 2023
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Our world grows more chaotic by the day and I find myself wanting to turn away from the news but, as hard as it is to read and listen to the reports of what is going on, I feel it is important to keep up. To provide a bit of a break, enjoy this next installment of photos from last month’s walk on Jersey, Guernsey, and Sark. (All photos by me.)

Passing Views

Low tide.
The Sark Lighthouse
A lovely place for a cup of tea and conversation with a friend.
This tent reminds me of Gandalf’s hat.
A spot of color to brighten the day.

Critters and Creatures

Dairy girls.
A handsome ginger.
The Bugs Hotel had some vacancies.
An old girl.
Seen in Sark.
Her name is Kira.

Signs Along the Way

A depiction of Gilliatt and the Octopus, from Toilers of the Sea (Les Travailleurs de la mer) a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1866
Daffy duck.
Best parking sign ever!

What I’m Reading

Steady
by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner

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In our troubled times, we viscerally feel the precariousness of the present. War rages. Autocracy looms. Disasters displace. We wonder at how easily the buttresses we once leaned on for stability can buckle and crack — our democratic institutions, the balance of nature, the very notion of truth…
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What I’m Listening To

Madman Across the Water by Elton John

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Linda Hanes
Oct 20Liked by Kate McDermott

I have kept this post with its wonderful photos on my phone for days now, and I have revisited many times, just for a moment of sweetness and a chance to dream of being there. Thank you

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Mel
Oct 16·edited Oct 16Liked by Kate McDermott

Your photographs are so calming. I just love them.

I have a cute story about a song from that album. (Elton is one of my very favorite artists) I was having surgery on my hand and I woke up during it, under the surgical drape. The doctor had music playing and the song that was on was "Levon". Now, I dearly LOVE that song and I started singing as loud as I could "HE SHALL BE LEVON!" Scared the surgical team right out of their scrubs! *grin*

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