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Eleanor Farjean wrote the lyrics to Morning has Broken in 1931 and was published in Songs of Praise. I’ve used the hymn as inspiration for this week’s photo challenge, Morning.

Morning has broken,
like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken,
like the first bird
Praise for the singing,
praise for the morning
Praise for the springing
fresh from the word

Sweet the rain’s new fall,
sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall,
on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness
of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness
where his feet pass

Mine is the sunlight,
mine is the morning
Born of the one light,
Eden saw play
Praise with elation,
praise every morning
God’s recreation
of the new day.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Morning

Cat Stevens singing Morning has Broken, 1971

Lisbon Tram

The Lisbon trams, once drawn by horses, have a steampunk quality, with their 20th century fittings and polished wood. The vintage cars, built over seventy years ago, sport bright yellow paint. Trams jounce (made up word that best describes the motion) through cobbled streets and narrow alleys, like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride from Disneyland–with sudden turns, avoiding what would seem to result in an inevitable crash. The tram wheels, positioned at the center of the car and not at the ends, make the trolley seem to float over the tracks.

What’s the ride like?  . . . .

Weekly Photo Challenge: Narrow

Weekly Photo Challenge: Details

Looking up at Mallorca, New York City, Chester County, PA, Russellville, PA, Vienna, Auckland, Philadelphia. Seagull? just about anywhere.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Look Up

Christmas Day: we all have very different ways in which we enjoy the holiday, whether serving a family dinner or happily receiving a present that we always wanted.

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Weekly Photo Challenge:  Opposites

This year solstice coincides with the Strawberry Moon, a once-in-a-lifetime event. The June solstice won’t fall on the same date again until June 21, 2062. The moon looked bright pink on the horizon and then clouds slowly enveloped the colorful disk.

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Schuylkill River Trail at Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Curve

I saw Eternity the other night,
Like a great ring of pure and endless light
         –The World by Henry Vaughan

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https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/pure/

of miles from Foulwind, New Zealand  . . . along a coastal walk, signs provide distance in kilometers to Hong Kong, Moscow and New York, to name a few.

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Numbers

More on New Zealand.

Say, don’t you remember, they called me Al
It was Al all the time
Why don’t you remember, I’m your pal
Say buddy, can you spare a dime?
–E. Harburg, J. Gorney

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West Philadelphia, Summer 2015

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Spare

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