Elizabeth Harper Neeld
@eh-neeld
Former literature and writing professor, independent scholar, author, photographer. Commitments: healthy survival of family farms, the rule of law, all books, good soups, all art, nature wherever, the seen and the unseen.
A baby loggerhead hatchling heads from the nest in the dunes to the sea. North Carolina beach.
“Grace Beneath the Pines” May Irish singer Glen Hansard experience what he sang about so beautifully. Glen died this morning in a motorcycle accident in the Dublin area. Oscar winning song “Falling Slowly” Movie Once. So much more. Authentic to the core.
Conservative Critic Bill Kristol on this moment in history. (H/T: Magill Media)
This book UP: A Scientist’s Guide to the Magic Above Us by Dr Lucy Rogers puts amazement in my day every time I read it. I even paid the extra postage from England to the US to get the book and consider that an investment.
An excerpt from a letter written by E.B. White to encourage a friend. Many of us know him as the author of Charlotte’s Web or the famed essay writer.
When you are determined to get that book finished! (h/t Unvirtuous Abbey, unknown photographer)
Maya Angelou: I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas lights…. 😊
Bruce Springsteen singing at No Kings protest in Minneapolis. Governor Walz greets him. (Click image to see Getty photo credit.)
Norway protecting the northern flank of the United States… (H/T Progressive Power)
I do not know who created this display. I do know that the numbers and their implications are stark.
The Celebration of Life service for famed composer Richard Smallwood, a founding member of Howard University’s gospel choir. His anthems moved music critics and listeners alike. Letters from former President Barack Obama & former First Lady Michelle Obama were read at his service. (h/t Phil Lewis)
Porcelain Rooster, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1929, pastel on paperboard (H/T Liz Louhier Martin)
Light snow coming down on Dayton Mountain (Tennessee) this afternoon. (H/T Clay Smith) Photographer Andy Stephens