#196: Need a Breather?

A little break with pictures can help.

Oct 15, 2023

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

A lovely place for a cup of tea and conversation with a friend.

Critters and Creatures

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

What I’m Reading

Steady
by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner

I look forward to this Substack newsletter. Aptly named, I find it a steady voice in time of chaos.

Steady

Ancient Footprints

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…

a year ago · 452 likes · 130 comments · Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner

What I’m Listening To

Madman Across the Water by Elton John

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Linda Hanes

Oct 20, 2023

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, 2023Edited

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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