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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
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4–6 minutesAssisi Street Scenes – Part 1
Read More →: Assisi Street Scenes – Part 1We entered Assisi through the Porta Nova, one of the gates of this walled city. Assisi flourished in Roman times as a walled city. For many centuries the area inside the walls was large enough to contain the population. …
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1–2 minutesBasilica di Santa Chiara in Assisi
Read More →: Basilica di Santa Chiara in AssisiOur next stop was the Basilica di Santa Chiara (Basilica of Saint Clare). Facade of Basilica di Santa Chiara The Basilica di Santa Chiara (Basilica of Saint Clare), built between 1257 and 1265, contains the remains of Saint…
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1–2 minutesSanta Maria degli Angeli
Read More →: Santa Maria degli AngeliOur tour this morning started in the valley below Assisi. Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels) was constructed between 1569 and 1679 and encloses the small wayside chapel known as Our Lady of the Valley…
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1–2 minutesItaly – View from the Hotel
Read More →: Italy – View from the HotelOur hotel wasn’t in the heart of old Assisi, but had a lot of Italian charm. The views were wonderful and teased us about the days to come. There was a small garden out back with statues and some…
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2–3 minutesPilgrimage to Italy – Day 1
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Italy – Day 1We are just back from a wonderful trip to Italy. We were gone 11 days and visited the cities of Assisi, Florence, Siena, and Rome, and saw many beautiful churches, cathedrals, and basilicas. I will share some of the photos…
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1–2 minutesHigh Rollaway
Read More →: High RollawayI think we hit the peak color in NW Michigan last weekend. Although the color wasn’t as vivid as in some years, it was still beautiful. We made a trip to High Rollaway to the overlook of the Manistee River.…
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1–2 minutesA bit more fall color
Read More →: A bit more fall colorHere in the Kalamazoo area, we are still a bit short of peak color. I took a drive west of town Monday with my mom and saw some beautiful trees, but not the wide-spread color that is (hopefully) yet to…
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1–2 minutesFall Afternoon on the Lake
Read More →: Fall Afternoon on the LakeLast weekend, we managed to get back out on the lake in the kayaks late one afternoon. The color isn’t full peak, yet, but that’s coming soon. In addition to some color, we had a real treat of watching a…
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1–2 minutesSomething to Whet your Appetite
Read More →: Something to Whet your AppetiteWe are starting to get some color in the north Michigan woods. It is just a few trees here and there, nothing wide-spread, yet. It’s coming. It will be here soon. But, just to whet the appetite, here are some…
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1–2 minutesA Beautiful Evening Kayak
Read More →: A Beautiful Evening KayakA couple weeks ago, a small group went out on Duck Lake for an evening paddle. It was a beautiful evening to be on the lake. Here’s some photos from out tour of the lake. The water was calm, so…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
