Well friends,

This is going to be it from me for awhile. I still have many photos of many places that I would like to share, but I'm beginning to lack the enthusiasm it requires to continue to do this. What started off as something joyous for me, has slowly degenerated into being a kind of chore.

So I'm taking a bit of a break, and will return when the Muse Clio calls me to do so. There are various reasons for why I feel as I do, but I'm not going to go into them here.

I will continue to be a Hogger, and will check all of you out and, occasionally, even comment, but no posting. As 2024 begins, I wish all of you a very good year, and I thank those who have shown an interest in my work from the bottom of my heart for your always generous comments and interesting questions.

All the best,
Mel

The Chapel of the Holy Prophet Elias was completed in the summer of 2008.

"High above the tree-lined road that leads to St. Anthony’s Monastery stands this blue and white domed chapel, reminiscent of the architecture of the Greek islands. Entrance into this chapel is not permitted to the general public."

A dear friend of ours told us about the Monastery and so from Sun Lakes, we drove to Florence to discover this desert oasis. It is remarkable as to what they have accomplished since the project started in 1995.