Elayne Riggs' Journal (for Leah)

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Eight Amazing Nights Things

Here's my attempt at playing the game of "find[ing] or creat[ing] images of eight things I find amazing in picture form." Tagged by Donna, not going to tag anyone in return so rest easy. (Okay, I'll retroactively tag Kathy, since she's done hers.) Picture credits given where I could find them.


c. Neil Smith

English robins are very different from the American varieties. Ours signal the coming of spring; theirs herald wintertime and thus often adorn Christmas cards. There are lots of other differences between the two nations "separated by a common language," and I'm learning more about them all the time thanks to my amazing marriage to a very English Robin.



This is the train station in Lewes whence I first visited my future in-laws. I've loved England pretty much for as long as I can remember, it's a magical land to me. I've always been interested in traveling but haven't really had the money to do a lot of it. I quite enjoy traveling through England by train, and would like to do it someday without us toting so much luggage.


c. Cindy Royal

It's pretty amazing we even found each other in the first place. We met, as do so many nowadays, via the Internet. The progress of technology is dizzying; I only wish it were matched by human social progress.


c. Joe Tucciarone

Which it may very well be, someday. The human imagination is limitless, and all it takes to realize its amazing potential is for us to be a little kinder to each other day by day.


c. S. Wolin

And I think we'll make it. Humans are amazingly resilient creatures. We can face down all manner of adversity and come out the better for it.


c. NASA

Even the planet on which we live is pretty amazing. It's the only one we know of so far which supports our kind of life. Who knows how many more are out there? Even the concept of "out there," the idea of the vastness of space, enthralls me.



And our planet offers us so much amazing beauty, both fleeting and never-ending at the same time.


c. jleighb

And such an amazing variety of sustenance! Some of which I'm about to sample at a New York blogger gathering (although I don't think sushi will be on the menu), so it's time to go!

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