Paul Cotter
France #5: Lagniappe
For this final post about our trip to France, I’d like to treat you to some random bonus photos – a lagniappe, if you will. Lagniappe...
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Paul Cotter
Oct 232 min read
France #4: Rain
To say that it rained while we were in France would be a serious understatement. It's like saying Mount Everest is a nice little hill. So...
Paul Cotter
Oct 163 min read
France #3: A Spiritual Pilgrimage
Walking through the sprawling old cemetery as rain clouds gathered, we finally found the grave we were looking for. A tall cross marks...
Paul Cotter
Oct 92 min read
France #2: D-Day Beaches
My wife and I stood on the shore at Omaha Beach, the site of the most brutal fighting during the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day. As...
Paul Cotter
Oct 22 min read
France #1: Epic Sights
Bonjour, my friends. We’re back from our trip to the Normandy and Brittany regions of France. I’m happy to report that despite the...
Paul Cotter
Jul 21 min read
The Wonder of Eyes
There’s a reason why today's better cameras give us precision autofocus tracking, not just on the face in general, but smack dab on the...
Paul Cotter
Jun 111 min read
Gratitude
Everything in this picture is a cause for profound thankfulness. The vintage leather cover on the notebook came from an antique shop in...
Paul Cotter
May 202 min read
Climbing the Mountain
It was early morning, before sunrise. When I walked downstairs, I looked through the glass doors of our den and saw my brother Steve. He...
Paul Cotter
Apr 302 min read
The Seductive Call of Likes
You may have noticed that I don’t have the “Likes” feature activated on my blog – which means you can’t give my posts a thumbs-up to show...
Paul Cotter
Apr 242 min read
The Swing Story
If it’s true that your life flashes before your eyes in your final moments, then I’m sure this vivid memory will be included in my...
Paul Cotter
Apr 92 min read
Tick Tock Tick
Suppose you had one year to live. What would you do with that time? What places would you want to visit? What would you want to say to...
Paul Cotter
Mar 112 min read
The Power of Laughter
This old photo from 1979 has special meaning for me. It’s not significant because it has any great technical or artistic merit; I took it...
Paul Cotter
Feb 281 min read
Shaping the Moment
The phrase "Be Here Now" is like spiritual kudzu, sprouting up everywhere. This expression, which was the title of the 1971 book by Ram...
Paul Cotter
Jan 311 min read
The Call of the Shell
Have you ever found yourself pulled like a magnet to certain things in life? Maybe it’s a career path that beckoned, or a destination you...
Paul Cotter
Jan 241 min read
A Closer Look
What do you see in this picture? A heart? A face? Can you tell what this object is? Is it large like a tree trunk? Is it small like a...
Paul Cotter
Jan 102 min read
Follow Your Heart
My sister Pat has loved horses for as long as I can remember. When we were kids, she would set up a classroom in our basement and she’d...
Paul Cotter
Dec 13, 20231 min read
The Hands of Time
In 1994, when our daughter Jade was three years old, she made this Christmas decoration for us in preschool. She dipped her little hand...
Paul Cotter
Oct 14, 20231 min read
The Beacon
We all have a beacon that we follow — something that guides us on our life journey and helps us reach our chosen destination, just as...
Paul Cotter
Oct 6, 20231 min read
Disappointment into Delight (Part Two)
Quick flashback: in my previous post, I wrote about not being able to get the sunrise photo I’d planned and shooting a Zen-like boats...
Paul Cotter
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Disappointment into Delight (Part One)
We’ve all had times when things didn’t go our way. You know what I’m talking about: those times when our expectations were as high as the...
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