Les plantes médicinales

February 20, 2016 by eflaherty

There was a time…when many people understood the secrets of plants. Today, Christophe Descroix sets out to re-educate the humans. Do not be afraid. Read. Decide yourself.

Autumn Mysteries Revealed…

November 12, 2015 by eflaherty

…in the mountains…in one hour.

Autumn leaves are like forty years of a happy marriage.

The future is always unseen, uncertain, filled with anxiety.

Died and gone to heaven–all is clear.

These images revealed themselves over 15 minutes during an 800 meter climb on a cogwheel train in the Bernese Oberland Swiss Alps.

Egypt: Eid al-Adha in Abbassia

October 12, 2015 by eflaherty

Multi-culturalism: not a mental exercise. The real landscape.

Why Our Author Brand is More Important than Ever Before

September 26, 2015 by eflaherty

Here is a nice bit of context in the dramatically changing world of publishing.

Can’t find my way home

August 18, 2015 by eflaherty

The various clouds appear, disappear, move and change at many different speeds simultaneously–and today they hid the giants of Jungfrau, Monch and Eiger–normally visible in this frame.

I am working on a story, The Orient Express, whose beginning and dénouement occur in the mountains surrounding Mürren in Switzerland.

This landscape inspires me because its very presence is mysterious–a consuming presence that forces me to interact with an elusive and overwhelming mystery…without beginning, without end…

Landscapes such as this are beyond my words.