Eyes on the World

Old fighter you sure took it on the chin,
Where'd you ever get the strength to stand,
Never giving up or giving in,
You know that I just want to shake your hand cause
People like you help people like me go on, go on
(Si Kahn)

Back home, trying to deal with jet lag complicated by a cold that won't go away, I was out and about taking care of appointments and the various and sundries that pile up during a week away from the homestead. Though I miss my daughter and her family, it was nice to be back in 80 degree (F) weather.

When this blip opportunity caught my eye I was on my way somewhere else to take a shot that I've been trying to get "just right" for the last two months. It's a detail from the steeple of an old AME church in downtown Ocala. There was something about the weathered look of the building that appealed to me - like the old fighter in the song, a scrapper that's taken it on the chin countless times but never went down for the count or lost a vision of what the fight was/is all about.

.... and the adventure continues.

By the way this is a link to the Flicker set where I put some of my grand-daughters photography. Ella's Album