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Tree Against Blue Sky On A Day It Snowed

March 11, 2022March 12, 2022 William Julius Allen

Sky

Posted in photograph, UncategorizedTagged branch, cluster, snow, tree

The Plane

August 30, 2021January 6, 2022 William Julius Allen

I don't remember the date. 1971. Summer. I sat in the plane and looked at the mountain. Waited. The plane began to move. The plane was still on the runway. Gaining speed but still on the runway. I was still there, still touching. The nose lifted. The center wheels still on the ground. Still touching.… Continue reading The Plane →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Afghanistan

Afghan Boy and Girl

August 16, 2021August 20, 2021 William Julius Allen

Mazar-i-Sharif, 1969 #Mazar #Afghanistan

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Afghanistan, child, children, Mazar-i-Sharif, pensive

My first view

August 15, 2021 William Julius Allen

1968. My first morning in Afghanistan. Looking out my hotel window and I see girls on their way to school. The view from the window would be different today. wja 15 Aug 2021

Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1968, Afghanistan, Kabul, Peace Corps

Blue

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 William Julius Allen

wellsweptyard.blogspot.com/2018/06/blue.http Overheard at Magritte exhibition at SFMOMA: "We should use that blue in our hallway"

Posted in UncategorizedTagged blue, Magritte, SFMOMA

Obedience

August 2, 2021 William Julius Allen

wellsweptyard.blogspot.com/2018/10/obedience.html

Posted in UncategorizedTagged dog training

Sauna

July 23, 2021July 31, 2021 William Julius Allen

Difficult wearing a mask in a sauna

Posted in UncategorizedTagged COVID, mask, sauna

“That right there is where he was hung at.”

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 William Julius Allen

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/09/barn-emmett-till-murder/619493/

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Emmett Till

Train Accident

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 William Julius Allen

And He Never Forgot It

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Kaulton, train accident

Listen

July 21, 2021 William Julius Allen

Earthworms are good listeners.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged earthworms

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