by maylan schurch | Aug 12, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, August 13, 2026 I enjoy spotting the little mundane survey markers that are usually overlooked. Besides attempting to mark a permanent location, they often have interesting histories. For example, a survey...
by maylan schurch | Aug 11, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Darren Milam Wednesday, August 12, 2026 About a week ago, I was on a business trip to Utah. The company I work for has a manufacturing facility in Draper, a community just south of Salt Lake City. I was staying at a hotel nearby in Sandy,...
by maylan schurch | Aug 10, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Robert Howson Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Of course it wasn’t arbitrary, but it certainly seems so. August 9, 1945 was the day Fat Man was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, for all practical purposes ending World War II. Just three days...
by maylan schurch | Aug 8, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Shelley Schurch Sunday and Monday, August 9 and 10, 2026 What I really wanted to play was the drum, but I was assigned to the triangle. Mrs. Nelson, my second-grade teacher, had organized us into a band. Looking back on it now, I realize...
by maylan schurch | Aug 7, 2026 | Photo Parable
Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, August 8, 2026 A couple of weeks ago as Shelley and I were heading out for a neighborhood walk, I noticed what you see in the photo above. What looks very much like someone with a giant pair of scissors had slashed...