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Shackleton's Way


Monster Wave
Image by Foster and Sons This monster wave off Oahu gives us an idea of what Shackleton saw from the 22' James Caird at midnight on May...

Margot Morrell
May 6
Updates...
Over the past month, I've been updating the site and have now decided to integrate the bibliographies and images into the photo essays....

Margot Morrell
May 5


A new project and Vincent Van Gogh
Irises , Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, May 1889. Vincent van Gogh. Getty Center. Just started on a new project and I was thinking of blogging...

Margot Morrell
May 2
Caught a glitch
On the link to Paul's 1st journey. Now fixed.

Margot Morrell
Apr 30


Are you a Jane Austen fan?
Jane Austen colorized by ChatGPT When Emma was published in December 1815, Jane's brother Charles read it three times over the course of...

Margot Morrell
Apr 29


Today is World Book and Copyright Day!
We ❤️ Books!

Margot Morrell
Apr 24


Before the West Wing existed...
There were greenhouses on the west lawn of the White House! West lawn of the White House, 1889

Margot Morrell
Apr 22


"He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead."
In Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, the risen Christ is the powerful center of The Last Judgment. His mother turns away, as she no longer...

Margot Morrell
Apr 20


A Charming 6th Century Icon
Then he broke the bread... and everyone had all they wanted.

Margot Morrell
Apr 19


Christ in the Storm
This Rembrandt was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardener in 1990.

Margot Morrell
Apr 19


The Census at Bethlehem
Interesting to see this story interpreted by a 17th century Dutch painter. Bruegel shows us quite vividly how crowded the town was and...

Margot Morrell
Apr 19


Leonardo - The Annunciation
This Lent season, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the great artists interpreted the words of the Gospel. 20 year...

Margot Morrell
Apr 19


250 years ago on April 18, 1775
Paul Revere's drawing of the North End, colorized by ChatGPT, April 2025. About 10:00 at night Dr. Warren sent someone for Paul Revere....

Margot Morrell
Apr 19


Paul Revere, American Hero
North End, Boston by Paul Revere ca. 1775 Two hundred and fifty years ago today, Dr. Joseph Warren asked Paul Revere to ride to Lexington...

Margot Morrell
Apr 17


Landing at Elephant Island
I'm loving colorizing these photos on ChatGPT.

Margot Morrell
Apr 17


Frozen, starving, exhausted...
After seven days in the boats, they landed on Elephant Island. Throughout their horrific ordeal, Shackleton had exhibited his usual...

Margot Morrell
Apr 15


A great leadership moment
Shackleton tells the story in South : Seeing Worsley taking a sun-sighting at noon, Shackleton "jumped into Worsley's boat in order to...

Margot Morrell
Apr 12


April 11, 1916
"To us it was a day that seemed likely to lead to no more days. I do not think I had ever before felt the anxiety that belongs to...

Margot Morrell
Apr 11


April 9, 1916
"Now our home was being shattered under our feet, and we had a sense of loss and incompleteness hard to describe." Shackleton...

Margot Morrell
Apr 9
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Leading By Example
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Communicating Effectively
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Keeping Up Morale
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Maintaining a Positive Attitude
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