Tag Archives: spectacular

Is This the Ultimate Photoblog Collection?

Posted on October 17, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dear blogger friends, and normal people: I’m in the midst of a week-long project. And so, in an effort to avoid creative overload, I’m taking a break from blogging. Meanwhile, may I suggest you click on the link below to … Continue reading →

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Amazing Public Art

Posted on September 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

I’ve been pretty public about my love of public art. At its best, public art (large or small, authorized or un) is brilliantly or at least cleverly executed, and fits knowingly into its surroundings, often dramatically altering them. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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June is Busting Out All Over the World!

Posted on June 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

June weather may not be the same all over the world. In fact, in some ways it’s the opposite: while the Northern Hemisphere reaches its Summer Solstice (longest day), the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing its Winter Solstice (longest night). But … Continue reading →

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I Am of the Sky

Posted on November 19, 2021 by mitchteemley

I am of the earth say my feet I am of wood and stone say my hands I am of sky and clouds say my eyes I am of the stars says my heart I am of eternity says my … Continue reading →

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Peru: Rhythm of the Amazon

Posted on January 13, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Randall Collis of Global Sojourns Photography. Randall, a businessman and resident of Hong Kong, has expanded into freelance writing and photography. He travels internationally, capturing some of the most intriguing and exquisite images I’ve … Continue reading →

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My First Dive Trip to the Galapagos Islands

Posted on December 9, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Scuba Hank (shown here wearing his tuxedo wet suit). Hank is an NYC-based digital marketing consultant, DJ, and Master Scuba Diver. In other words, he does of lot of things. And if his underwater … Continue reading →

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The Sky: God’s Canvas

Posted on September 11, 2020 by mitchteemley

The sky communes with the heavens. Lucky sky. Then it reaches down and touches us. Lucky us. Yet the sky isn’t one thing — it’s many things. And the heavens aren’t many things — they’re everything. Only the God who … Continue reading →

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Astonishing Sculptures

Posted on November 15, 2019 by mitchteemley

This collection of sculptures (I got carried away, I confess!) surprises us: with scale (immense, tiny), with unexpected locations, with uncanny realism, with skewed perceptions…or with sheer unclassifiability! (Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slideshow)

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Astonishing Sculptures

Posted on March 8, 2019 by mitchteemley

I love public art! Especially those pieces that catch us off-guard, delight us, or make us think. These public sculptures–in thoroughfares, in forests or along garden paths, some even carved right into the trees and rocks, employing living scenery–do just … Continue reading →

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