Mark Werling

The memory of things past. Breakfast buffet in Matthews, Indiana. #Rural #SmallTown #Indiana

Sharing another favorite for the feast day of Mary Magdalene. She carries ointment on Easter morning at the Met in New York City. #FeastDay #StMaryMagdalene

More on Mary Magdalene. In the Golden Legend, she lives in a cave for several years in spiritual seclusion. This church in Napoli depicts the scene. #FeastDay #MaryMagdalene #Medieval

In the medieval "Golden Legend," Mary Magdalene travels to Provence as a missionary. The scene is featured at Saint-Severin in Paris. #FeastDay #StMaryMagdalene #StainedGlass #GoldenLegend

"Moon River" by Andy Williams. Audrey Hepburn made it famous in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." An album from my grandmother's collection. #AndyWilliams #VinylRecord #MoonRiver

Today is the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene. Her namesake street in San Juan, Puerto Rico. #FeastDay #MaryMagdalene

St. Mary and St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Carmel, Indiana. St. Mark was an early church leader in Alexandria, Egypt. #Coptic #Orthodox

The First Battle of Bull Run, today in 1861. As the wife of a South Carolina senator, Mary Chestnut was present for Fort Sumter and Bull Run. Her diary is a well-written account of the war. #MaryChestnut

Gus Grissom of Mitchell, Indiana piloted the Liberty Bell spacecraft today in 1961. He would later die in a tragic launchpad accident. Honored at the Indiana State Museum. #GusGrissom #SpaceFlight

#MuseumMonday One of our favorites, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN). Home of the Pompeii frescoes and many ancient artifacts. #Napoli #Pompeii #Italy

Nativity scene made of olive wood from Bethlehem. A craft of the Palestinian Christians in metro Detroit. Wishing them well in these difficult times. #Gaza

It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. This was a family trip in 1974. Pop culture references to the space program were common in those years. #Apollo11 #SpaceProgram

Anne Hutchinson was born today in 1591. This book is a good look at early Puritan America. #USHistory #Puritans #AnneHutchinson

The Paris Metro opened today in 1900, serving as a shuttle for the Exposition Universelle. This is Gare de Lyon, a station on the right bank of the Seine. #Rail #Train #Subway #ParisMetro

The Great Fire of Rome began today in 64 AD. It started here, at the edge of the Circus Maximus. #RomanHistory #Tacitus

The Moscow Olympics opened today in 1980. The U.S. boycotted, and did not show the games on television. I kept the Sports Illustrated coverage. #USSR #ColdWar #MoscowOlympics

Armenian Community Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Some of its founders survived the genocide in World War I. #Armenia #Dearborn

Baby barn swallows mature very quickly. They won’t be in the nest much longer. #Birds #Aviary #BarnSwallow

#FlowersOnFriday Pike Place Market in Seattle