Using Google Earth Plus

Google Earth Plus allowed me to search places of interest around the world. I started with Togo in West Africa and narrowed my search to Agou Iboe', a village where my son is now living as a PeaceCorps volunteer. I found that Agou Iboe' is at the foot of the highest mountain in Togo, Mount Agou. It certainly looked very remote and rugged. From there I visited Paris and checked out cathedrals and museums and followed the Seine through the city. Then I traveled to London, one of my favorite cities in the world. It was in London that I discovered the photo site Panoramio. Lots of beautiful photos were posted throughout London. From London I went to Washington DC, finding more great Panoramio photos and a baseball site baseballindc.com. I visited Charleston, South Carolina and then just continued down the coast from SC to Florida. What a fasinating and fun tool to use!

RSS Feeds

Today I checked out RSS Feeds at Google Reader and irinnews.org. I read feeds for BBC News and narrowed my interest to Togo and West Africa. I discovered irinnews.org is a site offered by the UN office of Humanitarian Affairs. It was most informative with feeds by theme or country. I certainly will use this tool often and research current affairs with more immediate results.

AmeriCorps Team Gold 3

David's AmeriCorps Team in Charleston, South Carolina. He loved AmeriCorps and all the projects they worked on.

Sunflower

Pictures from the summer

Saying goodbye to my son, David, as he departs for Togo, West Africa.

Welcome to Autumn

It has been a very busy and exciting summer for me and all my family. I welcome the cool morning air of autumn and the regular schedule of school and holidays. I am posting a few photos from a lovely summer.

Museums and Virtual Tours

One of my favorite museums is the Tate in London. The Tate owns the largest collection of artwork by J.M.W. Turner. He created many works of light as seen from sunrises and sunsets. They are exquisite in colour, composition, and motion. The website for the Tate is http://www.tate.org.uk/. There are in fact two separate museums, the Tate and the Tate Modern. Both are home to fasinating and unique works of art.

The Louvre in Paris also has a wonderful website. The collection is very large and somewhat overwhelming. The virtual tours are a good introduction. Go to http://www.louvre.fr/ and pick a subject of interest. The web provides another level of understanding for discovering and learning about works of art and the amazing people that created them throughout history.