July 4th at Farandaville

The afternoon started with a kind of flag-raising. Back the Blue – Then I did a quick (3.6 mile) solo hike/walk in the Hudson Gateway reserve. Quite hilly. No one else was there – didn’t see a single person. Here’s the pond near one of the entrances – gross looking but the frogs must have … Read more

“The reason John the Baptist has wings in Orthodox icons”

Who knew? As opposed to showing him without his head … Off the Catholic website Aleteia. In most Christian traditions, St. John the Baptist is also known as the “last prophet of the Old Testament,” the “forerunner of Christ,” or the “glorious prophet.” Typologically related to the prophet Elijah, the Baptist is represented as having … Read more