saint

what's it all mean



top photo and middle photo by Elaine A. Russell, bottom photo by Kristin Russell/ treatment by Elaine A. Russell

so what does it all mean. pop stars, icons, and ordinary people amongst us dying at alarming rates.. or so it seams.
trash magazines predicting the end of days... money troubles, world issues, hunger, joblessness, fatique, health problems, troubles and tribulations....
not that this is anything new. we have been having issues since we arrived in this world.
do you trust the culture of the day >> the scientific and knowledgeable minds that be ?
do you rely on tradition, religion, that which speaks to your soul...
do you sit on the bench of life and wonder... what is happening in this world.. can I effect a change... am I all that I can be in this world....
and then there are tensions that cause us to snap and argue with those we love. to inadvertently hurt one another. crisis and failure. ebb and flow. high and low tides.
what is the answer ... is there an answer... and some would say -- what was the bloody question ?
today is a flux of emotions. common sense tries to prevail. the heart speaks louder and louder.
be gentle and caring with one another.
do the best you can.
let go and release that which is left.


Ice cream and the Virgin Mary



-------------photos by Elaine A. Russell



so-- took a leisurely stroll around Old Towne yesterday and it was fabulous. The weather was perfect, and I got to play with my almost dead camera. It was awesome.

Along the way we saw art, ate ice cream, and stopped at the famous San Felipe de Neri Church.

It was great to see all the cool shoppes open -- and there were some new ones ! And to see all the people selling their wares in the plaza. A great day. Relaxing and fun.... just what I needed.