The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
This post is a response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy.
Believe In The Beauty of Your Dreams
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The Signs of Sandwich
Nestled between the Lakes Region and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the Town of Sandwich is classic New England. Settlers began moving up from Boston in the 1760s and the town was incorporated in 1763. It was named in honor of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, said to be the inventor of the sandwich.
By 1830, Sandwich had grown to a population of 2700. During the 1800s, the town contained stores, churches, schools, carpenters, blacksmiths, and wheelwrights, with farms and mills in the surrounding area. Because the railroad never came to Sandwich and farming was difficult (New Hampshire is called “the Granite State” with good reason), the population declined after the Civil War. Sandwich, which includes part of Squam Lake within the town limits, began to be an attraction for visitors, summer residents and artists.
Take a tour with me through the Center Sandwich Historical District and surrounding areas.
The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen began in Sandwich as “Sandwich Home Industries” in 1920, and continues statewide today
Many old cemeteries in the area are a reminder that the population used to be much larger.
Many historic houses are now bed and breakfasts.
Granite is often used for utilitarian purposes – including signposts!
Many of the buildings in Center Sandwich are Federal and Greek Revival in style.
Sandwich is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sandwich celebrated its sestercentennial in 2013.
Book sale at the Samuel Wentworth Library.
The Corner House Inn in the village center.
Signs show the businesses in the area.
Nature taking over!
Many families have long histories in the area.
But here’s my favorite sign. I wonder what it says?
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs. See more responses here.
Humanity
“All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family…”
– Mahatma Gandhi
I took this photo of a young girl coming home from school in Yaounde, Cameroon. It is a photo that always reminds me that, as Gandhi once said, all of humanity is one family.
To see more responses to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity, click here.
Adventure on an African Road
Motorcycle taxis speed toward Douala, Cameroon’s major port and commercial center.
Just getting around can be an adventure in and of itself in many parts of the world. In Cameroon, the motorcycle taxis are used by many people to get around the city of Douala. Most motorcycle taxis carry two passengers, but a few times I saw three passengers. I took this photo from the back of a taxi speeding in the opposite direction. There were hundreds of motorcycle taxis heading into the city, so I just snapped a couple photos at random. I was shocked that this photo captured the scene as well as it did!
This post is a response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure. Follow the link to see more entries!
A Transatlantic Dialogue
Atlantic Ocean – looking east from South Carolina, USA
Atlantic Ocean – looking west from Rabat. Morocco
When you look out at the ocean, do you ever wonder who is on the other side? I do! So when we were at the beach in South Carolina, I felt compelled to look it up. Turns out that Morocco is directly across the Atlantic from South Carolina. I had recently been to Morocco, so I could vividly picture what was on the ocean as I walked along the shore.
For this week’s Photo Challenge: Dialogue, we are asked to bring two photos into dialogue. The first photo, taken on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, looks directly east across the Atlantic Ocean towards Morocco. The second photo, taken in Rabat, looks directly west towards South Carolina. The photographic dialogue even reflects the time difference; the first photo was taken in the early morning, which is afternoon in Morocco.
Sometimes we need a reminder that our beautiful world is really not so big after all. And that often our connections can be greater than our differences.
What to find out what’s on the other side of the ocean from where you are? The Washington Post published a quick reference – check it out here!
Sunset on the Sandwich Range
The summer sun sets over the Sandwich Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
This post is a response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette.
A Union of Opposites
Inaugurated on 18 November, 2008 in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the “Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations” room (better known as Room XX) is the home of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Part of my work involves advocacy at the United Nations’ human rights mechanisms, so Room XX is a place I visit regularly. (Photos are not allowed, but I snuck these photos with my phone anyway.)
Spanish abstract artist Miquel Barceló created a a massive work of art for the ceiling of the room with paint composed of pigments from around the world. More than 30 tons of paint were sprayed on the 1,500-square-meter dome ceiling, with the many layers of paint creating a textured rainbow of stalactites. Depending on where you are in the room, the colors of the stalactites change based on perspective.
Barceló describes his work in this way:
“All of it is a sea upside down, but it is also a cave.
The complete union of opposites,the ocean surface of the Earth and its most concealed cavities.”
Summer Lovin’: Rattlesnake Mountain
We’re on summer vacation in New Hampshire, as we do. Last week, I climbed Rattlesnake Mountain with my son Simon and daughter Eliza. A short hike with a phenomenal view of Squam Lake (of “On Golden Pond” fame). To me, this photo of my son taking a selfie at the summit- all blues and greens and heat and sweat and joy in summiting – is all about summer.
As I told my kids, “Remember this scene in January.”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Dar es Salaam
Trash container in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
“Tupa taka hapa” is Swahili for “Dispose of waste here.”
This post is a response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Hydra
A post box near the harbor on the Greek island of Hydra.
This post box post is a response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers
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