Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Monument

This quickly became my favorite monument when I visited NYC last summer with my husband. It was sculpted by Luis Sanguino to depict stories of immigrants coming to the U.S. It is within sights of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It inspired me to write this little poem because it showed such passion and so many stories wrapped up into one piece of stone. Definitely worth seeing if you’re in NYC! The Long Way Home Passion breaks forthRead more
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Rules

I don’t think that our driver was a rule follower. It was my husband’s first time in New York City. Actually, it was his second, but the first time had occurred almost 20 years ago when he was flown in to detain a drug dealer in Spanish Harlem. He swooped in and swooped out in the dark of night, and to me, that doesn’t count as a ‘visit’ to this amazing city. We arrived at the airport and all wasRead more

One and the Same

Statue of Liberty in the distance, and those from different lands and walks of life breathing in the air of the New York Bay and enjoying the same sounds and surroundings of Battery Park. Different walks, same destination. Love that.Read more

Daily Photo Challenge ~The Artist’s Eye

When in New York City last week, I saw so many amazing sights and sounds. But one of my favorite was of this statue which was designed by Luis Sanguino. It’s a statue depicting the immigrants arriving in America. Ellis Island is just across the waterway as is the Statue of Liberty. I love the passion of the sculpture…and the story of stories it depicts of people finally arriving at their destination. The adversity overcome gives birth to the incredibleRead more