Which Way Challenge 2015 Week #32

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Cee has challenged us to discover “Which Way We Should Go”. To participate in this very much fun photo challenge Click on the underlined words and you will be instantly transported to a world of ways in which you can express yourself. 🙂

Here are my “Which Ways”

Off the boardwalk to Hampton Beach NH

Off the boardwalk to Hampton Beach NH

Into the sunset on Rte 2 West

Into the sunset on Rte 2 West

Through the arches. Back Bay Boston

Through the arches. Back Bay Boston

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inspiration

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Inspiration.”

So here are some pictorial and lterary thoughts on inspiration

Eleanor Roosevelt said to be inspired we should…“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

The Maum Turk Mountains

The Maum Turk Mountains

While beautiful, driving the cart roads in these mountains made me very afraid and gave me years of stories to tell.

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”  ― Maya Angelou

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
― Maya Angelou

Is it corny to say I am inspired by simple things like butterflies? They remind me that change is OK. It brings its own beauty if treated properly.

Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”  I have found for that reason prayer is one of my greatest sources of inspiration.

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My friend Charlotte in prayer.

And my prayers always lead me to the ONE who is inspiration incarnate.

Olde Centre Church Winchendon, MA

Olde Centre Church Winchendon, MA

Cee’s B&W Challenge: Large Subjects

This week Cee has challenged to bring Black & White to life in a big way by showing photographs of large subjects.

You can click the icon below to see how Cee and her contributors have largely expressed themselves.

050714  black and white (4)Now, I thought to myself when I saw the topic, “What could be larger than the Giant’s Causeway?”

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According to legend the causeway was built by the giant Finn MacCool as a road to Scotland so he could fight the giant Benandonner there. The story tells us that Finn went to Scotland but when he saw how big Benandonner was he fled back to Ireland only to be followed by his Scottish enemy.

Finn knowing he was outmatched implored his wife Oona for help. Oona helped Finn by dressing him as a baby and sticking him in a cradle. When Benandonner arrived, the story goes, Oona explained that the “baby” in the cradle was actually Finn’s son rather than Finn himself. Now giant’s are not known for their intelligence, and so it would seem Benandonner was outwitted by Oona; So the great Scottish giant returned home destroying the bridge behind him, assured that if he was nearly outsized by Finn’s baby he would never be a match for the giant himself.

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This is called the Giant’s pipe organ. It is said that on a windy night you can still sometimes hear Finn playing a tune for his dear wife Oona. And who would not play a tune for such an obviously intelligent woman?