Elements in the creation of photographs can refer to aspects of an image such as color, texture, patterns, shapes, tones, and juxtaposition. Most of the time when we snap a picture, we are composing it out of multiple elements. For …
I saw my first sign of spring as I stepped out of my front door yesterday. There is still snow on the ground here in Connecticut, but next to my front step, tulip leaves are pushing up through the mulch. …
In our Gospel reading this Sunday we encounter the familiar story of Jesus at the wedding in Cana. There is something incredibly compelling about this encounter, this story never fails to capture my imagination anew every time I read it: …
There are hundreds of churches, of all denominations, around the world named after St. Stephen. More than twenty are in England and several more in Scotland and Wales. Some are in unlikely places like Iran, Sri Lanka, and India. Iran …
When I first sat down to start planning this trip, I was very much aware that I had never done something like this before. I did lots of reading and research to try and make up for that fact, but …
The thing about dreams is that they are wonderful so long as they remain dreams. It’s when you try to realize them that the challenges take shape. When I first dreamt of this idea to bike through New England, it …
Today, “Tonight Dough” returned to Smokey House Farm. We spent the morning cleaning out a building that will be used to house youth for a summer camp at the center that starts in two weeks. We also worked in the …
So, today the “Chunky Monkey” crew went to the Open Door Mission, which is a shelter/thrift shop for the homeless. They met a set of remarkable people who volunteer there, including Dee, who has been working there for 28 years …
