• Writing

    25 Blog Post Ideas

    Ever since I wrote the post 80 Journal Writing Prompts, folks have been asking me for more.  While I’ve taken a break from writing lists of writing topics, in the mean time I thought it would be better to write a list of blog post ideas.  Of course, any one of the journal writing prompts could be used for a blog, but any experienced blogger will tell you that there are only so many posts one can write about their cat or their the details of their personal lives before their readers get bored. Use your job to inspire you. Hate your job?  Don’t quit.  Use hardships and disappointment to…

  • Writing

    Thoughts And Words Are Powerful

    Yesterday my blog reached yet another impressive milestone when it reached 14,693 visits in less than 24 hours! My most popular post yesterday, or of all time for that matter, was the list of 80 Journal Writing Prompts. Today it occurred to me that while the pictures, videos, and everything else I post is all great and interesting, it is without a doubt my writing that ties it all together. Keeping a blog and sharing the things I write is important as my thoughts and words are powerful, just like those of everyone else.

  • Rose Haven Pool - 1972
    Photography

    Rose Haven’s Abandoned Swimming Pool

    I came across this place by accident.  Rose Haven was a resort in the Catskill Mountains, near Cairo, New York, that has been abandoned for some time.  Sadly, the only thing left of this place was the foundations of where the buildings used to stand, and of course, the steel deck swimming pool, which I photographed above. UPDATE:  The following photograph has been graciously provided to me since this post was first published. UPDATE: More pictures provided by Jim Velsor.