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Friday, September 18, 2026

Weathering the Storms (Weekend Street/Reflections # 295)


 Paris, France

My wife's surgery is over, and she's out of the hospital and recovering. Hopefully the cancer is gone; still waiting for some test results. Her father is still bedridden in a care facility, but we are hoping he will be able to go home this weekend, so there's lots to do to get his house ready. I appreciate your thoughts, prayers, and comments.

                                             Have a great weekend!

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Friday, September 11, 2026

Looking up (Weekend Street/Reflections # 294)


 New York City

Last week my wife’s 90-something-year-old father fell and broke his neck. He was mentally sharp before the fall, but now he’s bedridden and slips into confusion and delusional thoughts. My wife is having half of her lung removed on Monday, so she won’t be able to visit her father for quite a while. It's a very difficult time for her, but through it all, her faith in God is evident.

Psalm 121:1-2 

1) I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? 

2) My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!

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Friday, September 4, 2026

Un bouledogue mignon (Weekend Street/Reflections # 293)


 Paris, France

I can't believe it's already September. Our summer was relatively mild, but I’m still counting down the days to long-sleeve weather. If I'm this ready for autumn, I can only imagine how deeply a cool breeze will be celebrated in Paris.

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Friday, July 31, 2026

L'heure de l'apéro (Weekend Street/Reflections # 288)


 Philadelphia, PA

A good way to relax and start the weekend.

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Friday, July 24, 2026

Du rififi à Montmartre (Weekend Street/Reflections # 287)

 

Paris, France

Un film de truands est-il sur le point de commencer ?

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Friday, July 17, 2026

Walking in the rain (Weekend Street/Reflections # 286)


 Philadelphia, PA

The ladies caught me, but the guys were oblivious. The look on the little girl's face made me laugh. This photo was probably taken in 2015. 

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Friday, July 3, 2026

Through the fog (Weekend Street/Reflections # 284)


 Venice, Italy

Thanks so much for all of your thoughts and prayers. It has been a strange and overwhelming few weeks. Back in May, we thought everything was fine. Just a few weeks later, we were told my wife needed a difficult, life-saving surgery to remove a large tumor in her cervical spine, a procedure that carried a risk of quadriplegia. We also learned she had nodules in one of her lungs.

A few days later, she had the spine surgery and spent a critical night in the ICU. The next morning, we didn't know if she would even be able to walk. Incredibly, less than 24 hours after surgery, she was walking laps around the Brain and Spine Acute Care Unit and was able to come home the following day. While she has lost feeling on her left side, the surgeon says the operation couldn't have gone better, and she may regain sensation over time. 

After an anxious week-long wait, the pathology results came back, and thankfully, the tumor was rare but benign! Now, she is scheduled for more scans and a lung biopsy in a few weeks. We are praying these go just as well as her spine recovery.

                                                      Happy 250th Birthday, America!

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Friday, June 26, 2026

Running the Gauntlet (Weekend Street/Reflections # 283)

New Hope, Pennsylvania

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Friday, June 19, 2026

The Hour of Rain (Weekend Street/Reflections # 282)


 Venice, Italy

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Walls closing in (Weekend Street/Reflections # 281)

 

Venice, Italy

I've pre-scheduled a few posts because I'm not sure if I'll feel up to blogging over the next little while. Yesterday, my wife and I received some very unexpected news from a specialist. In short, she needs to undergo what the doctor described as one of the most difficult and dangerous operations on several levels of her cervical spine to remove a tumor of unknown type. The best-case scenario is a painful six-week recovery. The worst-case scenarios are unthinkable. I'm not usually a very emotional person, but the sudden shock of this news has really hit me. I tend to overanalyze everything and imagine multiple possible outcomes, which has been quite overwhelming.

Prayers are welcome.

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Friday, May 29, 2026

Saxophone Colossus (Weekend Street/Reflections #279)


 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Several years ago in Philadelphia, I snapped this photo of a dapper street saxophonist holding court in his favorite spot, playing solo with quiet intensity. News of Sonny Rollins’s passing this week brought the image rushing back. Rollins didn’t just influence generations of sax players—he practically reinvented what the horn could do alone. By stepping away from the bandstand in the early 1960s to practice for hours on the Williamsburg Bridge, he turned unaccompanied solo saxophone into a profound art form: raw, meditative, and endlessly inventive. Maybe that’s why this Philadelphia player kept returning to the same patch of sidewalk year after year?

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Friday, May 22, 2026

Le Flâneur nocturne (Weekend Reflections # 278)

Paris, France

Paris does not fully reveal itself to those who merely pass through. It offers itself more freely to those who wander without purpose, letting the rain decide the rhythm of their steps.

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Friday, May 15, 2026

Strangers on a train (Weekend Reflections # 277)



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“I got a theory a person ought to do everything it’s possible to do before he dies, and maybe die trying to do something that’s really impossible.” ― Patricia Highsmith (Strangers on a Train)

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Friday, April 24, 2026

Leading Light (Weekend Street/Reflections # 274)

 

London, England

One man. One briefcase. A thousand unanswered questions. Why was the light leading him to the mysterious doorway? 

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Friday, April 17, 2026

L’enseigne du barbier l’appelle? (Weekend Street/Reflections # 273)


 Lyon, France

They were on the outside looking in. What do you suppose they were looking at? I wondered when he would turn around, spot that barber pole lined up next to his full head of hair, and decide it was time for a haircut. Maybe I was just being catty because I don’t have nearly that much hair myself!😻

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Friday, April 10, 2026

Pause-Selfie (Weekend Street/Reflections # 272)


 Lyon, France

It's hard to go very long without seeing someone stop and take a selfie. 

 Personally, I've never liked having my picture taken. The real irony? After more than 30 years online, I've never posted a single photo of myself—yet I've happily shared pictures of thousands of total strangers. 😕

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Friday, April 3, 2026

A Weekend Street-Reflection (Weekend Street/Reflections # 271)

 

Dijon, France

Two guys happened to be walking by as I took a picture of a reflective decoration at Dijon's Christmas Market on the weekend before Christmas. 

                                                   Happy Easter!

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Friday, February 27, 2026

Trempé Mais Pas Vaincu (Weekend Street/Reflections # 266)


 Doyestown, Pennsylvania

Soaked but not defeated. When it rains, a simple walk quickly turns into an adventure, so don't forget your trusty parapluie shield!

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Summer solo (Weekend Street/Reflections # 265)


 Frenchtown, New Jersey

Summer by Vivaldi sounds good in any season.  

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"Street photography is a genre of photography that records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge.

Friday, February 13, 2026

Echoes on the Current (Weekend Street/Reflections # 264)


 Frenchtown, New Jersey

He brought his cello to the river's edge, as if its sound might weigh less than his memories. Unlike his racing thoughts, the water flowed steadily in one direction. As he played, he wondered if music could reshape the world—or only the one who dared to unleash it. When the final note faded, the river remained unchanged, the world unaltered. But he was not.

                                            Have a great weekend!💖

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