Fall

A view of/from my childhood.

Patterson — This view is about two-miles from my childhood home. If you turn the camera slightly to the right you see the much less scenic valley in which much of my childhood took place. The valley contains Bre...

The view of the New York City skyline from Astoria Park is beautiful.

Astoria — I run by this view a few times a week. On the long runs, 7, 8, or 9 miles, I let the energy of this wild city fuel me. Fill my core with bright, determined energy. That same energy can isolate you an...

disaster, gratitude, typhoon haiyan

I am the luckiest girl.

New york — Sitting here on this clear autumn day in New York City, I wonder if it narcissistic that as I read about Typhoon Haiyan I am filled with gratitude and wonder at the life that I have been given?