Saturday, September 9, 2017

Saturday Good Reads


I watch the approach of Hurricane Irma like I watched the approach of Hurricane Harvey – like I watched several hurricanes when I was growing up. We thought we’d seen it all with Hurricanes Betsey and Camille. And then came Katrina. And Harvey. This life we live is a fragile one.

The waning of summer is a good time for nature photography. Tim Good has been walking the local prairie, and Susan Etole has watched the butterflies outside her window.

Some good poetry, too.

Rod Dreher at American Conservative tells the story of two janitors, one working at Eastman Kodak in the 1980s and one working at Facebook in the 2010s. Times have fundamentally changed.

Jon Mertz at Thin Difference has two posts on starting a conversation about America’s cities.

And writing – several good posts on writing.

Poetry

With and Without – Lise at All the Words.

Robert Siegel – D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

Seasonings – Jerry Barrett at Gerald the Writer.

Art and Photography

Monarch on Bee Balm – Tim Good at Poetry and Photography of Tiwago.

Cattail and Wings – Susan Etole.

Grandchild Cecilia – Madeline Fenton via Facebook and the National Portrait Gallery.

Most Holy Trinity, Eastern Morning Light – Chris Naffziger at St. Louis Patina.

British Stuff

A Walk Along the White Cliffs – Spitalfields Life.

Faith

A higher standard of loving – Clint Archer at The Cripplegate.

Integrity. Again – Paul Phillips at He’s Taken Leave.


Christians – the 21st Century Ents – Zak Schmoll at Entering the Public Square.

Life and Culture

A Tale of Two Janitors – Rod Dreher at American Conservative.


Writing





God Himself – Matthew Smith



Painting: The reader by Jean Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940).

1 comment:

Jody Lee Collins said...

Oh, that Matthew Smith music video is amazing. So creative. THank you, Glynn.