their hero

The people of Buenos Aires are justifiably
proud of their former archbishop.

This is a part of the cathedral
that was his "home" church
(and where that sign is found).

[Linking back to signs, signs.]

ABC Wednesday—W is for "waterfall"

This is Shackleton Falls, on South Georgia.
It's named for Sir Ernest Shackleton,
the Antarctic explorer.  He came
over this mountain to the whaling station
of Strömness and was able to rescue
his entire crew after they had to abandon
their ship when it was trapped in (and
ultimately destroyed by) pack ice.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

He's making a list . . .

Did you think Santa was hard at work
at the North Pole?  Me, too—but
apparently he prefers to do his list-checking
(twice) at the local Starbucks, with a
venti latte by his side.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday
and Our World Tuesday.]

angel on my shoulder

Buenos Aires is full of fabulous
murals like this one.

[Linking back to Monday Mural
at Oakland Daily Photo.]

inSPIREd Sunday

This is the Whaler's Church, in Grytviken,
in South Georgia.  Grytviken was
a whaling station that has now been shut
down.  There's a museum here, but,
really, the whole town is a museum.  

[To see more churches from
around the world, go here.]

The Weekend in Black and White

This king penguin was actually one of many
I saw on a stretch of beach in
South Georgia, the Antarctic Islands due east
of the Antarctic Peninsula.  There were
also fur seals—but those we avoided (pretty
nasty and faster than you'd think).

[To see more b/w images, visit
Dragonstar's meme.]

Skywatch Friday

Everything was over-the-top in South Georgia:
the landscape, the wildlife, even the clouds.

[To see more Skywatch pics, go here.]