Sign That You’re in A Good Restaurant?

Hopefully not the last supperA table full of priests in Noto, Sicily.

In Islam, it is haram to take pictures of people without their permission.  Ideologically, it is tied to frivolous or indulgent pursuits and should not be displayed.  So you could take a picture of a significant event to preserve the memory, but it should not be displayed on the wall for others to see.  I had to shoot this over the shoulder of another person, because of the people I was with, we were split as to whether or not it was taboo to take a picture of a priest.  (Hijab to Wimple to Clerical Collar?) But we could find no reference to anything saying a priest should not have his photo taken, nor a nun for that matter. As a side note, I learned a solid life lesson – don’t google taboo and nun, it’s really disturbing.

Not all those who wander are lost

Eight states, over 800 miles and all covered in only two days. The journey had me thinking about both the “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” line and also Nowhere Mag’s entomology of the word Wanderlust.  The quote, not just from pillows, posters and inspirational prints, is actually from a J R R Tolkien poem in The Lord of The Rings, a book about logging some serious mileage. Continue reading “Not all those who wander are lost”

Tuesday, 30 April in Boston

Arlington Street Church, cross the street from the Boston City Sports ,which had all its front windows blown out during the Marathon, offered people the chance to create and observe prayer flags.

Prayers for Boston & The Whole World: Write your prayers on a piece of fabric and then, please tie your prayers to the fence.  In Solidarity and In LOVE
The instructions read: Prayers for Boston & The Whole World: Write your prayers on a piece of fabric and then, please tie your prayers to the fence. In Solidarity and In LOVE

The other sheet of paper had a quote from Rumi, a Persian Sufi Poet.