Masonic Theater
After 10 days of following the Mississippi River, I returned to a Bay Area shrouded in smoke. It's difficult to know what is more heart-wrenching, the rapid, devastating impact of a critical event or the long, interminable destruction caused by decay and disinvestment. Maybe they're both worth our attention in their own way. I don't know how to help in either case, other than to document, analyze, or understand what's there. Sometimes, it's all beyond understanding, and the best we can hope for is living as best we can, good and responsible citizens, helping fellow humankind in their time of need. Pictured is a Masonic Hall in Mississippi, long left for fallow, but once a social center for thousands of families. These are teaching times.
Masonic Theater
After 10 days of following the Mississippi River, I returned to a Bay Area shrouded in smoke. It's difficult to know what is more heart-wrenching, the rapid, devastating impact of a critical event or the long, interminable destruction caused by decay and disinvestment. Maybe they're both worth our attention in their own way. I don't know how to help in either case, other than to document, analyze, or understand what's there. Sometimes, it's all beyond understanding, and the best we can hope for is living as best we can, good and responsible citizens, helping fellow humankind in their time of need. Pictured is a Masonic Hall in Mississippi, long left for fallow, but once a social center for thousands of families. These are teaching times.