These are two examples of the bold paint patterns used on some buildings in Accra. They really attract the attention of passersby, and make them memorable landmarks. – Accra, Ghana
Photography
More than a century ago these rocks behind the Cape Coast Castle witnessed the horrors of slave trade as hundreds of thousands of frightened Africans stood manacled on these rocks before being loaded onto slave ships. Today these same rocks are a place of peaceful freedom, where bright young African boys play and free Black men can stand quietly watching white waves dash and die on dark rocks that have stubbornly resisted the merciless pounding. Cape Coast, Ghana.
The tranquil blue ocean
The smell of salt
The island breeze rustling
tall palms
It all feels like home.
The sun’s after glow paints the ocean and beach with golden hues at the conclusion of a fun day in Nassau, Bahamas.
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At the close of day, the sun looks back and casts a golden glow over the past and promises a golden future to those whose hope dares pierce the dark hours of the coming night. – R. Steven Norman, III
Every rushing, pounding wave touches the shore for a moment
and then turns to suds and slips back out to sea.
Every eager young generation races to supplant the preceding generation,
only to be overcome by the relentless pull of time into the bosom of eternity.
Melbourne Beach, FL
2016
Gleaming power lines suggest the light that they carry to brighten our bedrooms, power our kitchen appliances, and keep our wi-fi on.
Annistown Road
Centerville, GA
The beauty of the sunset is often blinding, so I have developed the habit of looking away from the sunset to see the splashes of gold, peach, and orange hues the sun casts over everything as it bids farewell and rushes on to brighten someone else’s life. From Kerry Park, Seattle, Washington.
Evening lights shimmer on the Congaree River as it flows past the Gervais Street Bridge in Columbia, South Carolina.
Shot from Three Rivers Greenway.
After I finished shooting the Seattle skyline through the golden and blue hours, I was on my way to my car when I saw a monument with large circular holes in each side. There should be a picture here somewhere I thought. Then I saw this image and captured it.
From Kerry Park, 2016
Steven's Travels and Thoughts 