Sunday, February 8, 2009
Valentine's Day
Hawaiian Hearts
The origin of Valentine's Day, for celebrating loving commitments around the world, has been attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer and the Middle Age concepts of courtly love. Less sanguine, the credit has been given to St. Valentine's gift of his beating heart to a rejecting mistress.
Whatever its origin, Valentine's Day is now dedicated to exchanging thoughts and gifts of love.
These flowers were growing on a tree in Hawaii. Other images from Hawaii are at donvineimages.com.
Labels: Hawaii, Valentine's Day
Friday, March 7, 2008
Architecture of faith
National Cathedral
The National Cathedral in Washington DC is subtitled the National House of Prayer. The foundations were started more than 100 years ago and it is now the second largest cathedral in the United States.
Karg Art Glass in Kechi, Kansas will hold its third annual Works of Faith liturgical art show beginning with a public reception March 14th, 2008. The works include paintings, icons, sculptures, sacred vessels, and photography. Items will remain on display through April 27th.
My images are photographic representations of architectual detail from churches around Wichita, Ks and Washington DC.
Additional examples are posted at donvineimages.com.
Additional examples are posted at donvineimages.com.
Labels: cathedrals, churches, Washington DC
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Umauma Falls, Hawaii
Umauma Falls
Not far south of Hilo on the east coast of Hawaii, a modest but attractive World Botanical Gardens provides access to one of Hawaii's triple tier waterfalls, the 300-foot Umauma. A visit to the Gardens, the waterfall, and a nearby rain forest will occupy a pleasant afternoon.
Beyond the Umauma turn off but also south of Hilo is the impressive Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.
Other Hawaii scenes can be viewed at don vine scenic images
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