Showing posts with label Eudora Welty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eudora Welty. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Picture Perfect Memory At Crater Lake ...


 

“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.”

  ~ Eudora Welty

             ~ 1909 ~ 2001

~Native of Jackson, Mississippi, Pulitzer Prize winning author & photographer who wrote about the American South

 

The recent passing of my Dad, who I loved very much, has been extremely difficult. I recently came across a photo of him at age 16 taking a picture of Crater Lake, Oregon during a 1953 trip from his hometown of Phillipsburg, New Jersey to visit relatives in California.

 

I just love the photo and did very little editing to it to preserve its natural beauty and nostalgic mood.

 

According to the National Park Service, Crater Lake inspires awe. Native Americans witnessed its formation 7,700 years ago, when a violent eruption triggered the collapse of a tall peak. Scientists marvel at its purity – fed by rain and snow, it’s the deepest lake in the USA and one of the most pristine on Earth. Artists, photographers, and sightseers gaze in wonder at its blue water and stunning setting atop the Cascade Mountain Range.

 

The volcanic crater lake is located in Klamath County.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

A Splash Of Dixie ...



“A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.”
                  ~ Eudora Welty
                       ~ 1909-2001
      ~ native of Jackson, Mississippi, 
      winner of The National Book Award 
                  & The Pulitzer Prize
   ~from “The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty”
                           ~ published 1982
It’s a beautiful splash of Dixie as autumn’s evening sun sparkles in a fountain in the Lowcountry of Beaufort County, South Carolina.