resting in grace

wish i was there

wish

El Faro Los Morrillos, Cabo Rojo PR

El Faro Los Morrillos, Cabo Rojo PR

This is what was behind me when I took the photograph from my previous post. Known by locals as el Faro, this lighthouse was built in 1882. Originally I was going to post two images from this 2013 trip to Puerto Rico, but I found one more I would like to share, so stay tuned.

lonely playground

 

lonely playground

playground poem

winter’s grip

winter's grip

New Buffalo, Michigan is not exactly known as a winter-get-away-from-it-all kind of destination. Especially if you live in Chicago! It’s about an hour and fifteen minute drive from our home and dear friends allow us to stay in their condo, so it has become our destination to celebrate our anniversary. This image, and the next, were taken on a cold winter day, when the wind was especially angry and simply did not grant you permission to take another step without wondering if your internal temperature would leave you looking like Jack Nicholson at the end of The Shining. When I took this, I thought the sun might win, but the wind, snow, and clouds seemed to lock it away in some cold, celestial prison where they might play with it, impervious to the immeasurable heat and radiation. We loved it…. and had a great time.

four saint lucia guys

the guys

This was taken on my recent trip to Saint Lucia with our church’s youth group. This is four out of the 28 students on the trip. We took some time to visit a lighthouse in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia called: Cap Moule a Chique Light. This is one of highest lights above sea level in the world and is located on the southernmost tip of Saint Lucia.  My youngest son is in the foreground.

el faro 2

el faro 2

Another shot of this beautiful location in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

el faro

el faro

We are back in Puerto Rico for a couple of posts. Located on top of 200-foot limestone cliffs overlooking the Caribbean Sea, the Cabo Rojo Lighthouse marks the south-west tip of Puerto Rico. The lighthouse is simply called El Faro by locals.

Blue Ice

Blue IceThis was taken a few years ago in South Haven, MI. There is a beautiful lighthouse there and it is one of my favorite places to go.