St. Anthony waves

Back in April of 2006, I posted my first cross in my CruxPhotos blog: this one. I share it again here with the addition of "New Creation". On this first Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the Christian church year, we begin re-telling the story of how Jesus comes to make all things new. Happy New Year!

I've made thousands of crosses from my photos, but I still consider this early one my signature cross.

St. Anthony waves

St. Anthony shrimp boat

Shrimp boat at dock, St. Anthony, Newfoundland

The marble pillars of St. Mark's

St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice, Italy.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sir Wilfred Grenfell house

Sir Wilfred Grenfell house, St. Anthony, Newfoundland. Read about his amazing life as a doctor in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Water and Rocks

Rocky Harbor rocks, Newfoundland

Rocky Harbor waves

Rocky Harbor waters

As a resident of Nebraska, I'm about as far from the ocean as one can be, so these sea images nourish my soul.

Rocky Harbor water

Waves and rocks at Rocky Harbor, west coast of Newfoundland

Lobster Cove lighthouse

Lobster Cove lighthouse at Rocky Harbor, west coast of Newfoundland.

Quirpon Island waves

Whale observation cabin

This is an whale observation cabin on Quirpon Island, Newfoundland. The cross combines the red roof with the cold Atlantic beyond. We were hoping to see some humpback whales, but saw only the smaller minke whales.

Foggy morning, Quirpon Island

A surreal morning in Newfoundland.

Iceberg cross

Iceberg off Quirpon Island, Newfoundland. Actually, when they're this small, they're called "bergy bits." The ice is a most lovely blue.

Rock pile, Quirpon Island, Newfoundland

L'Anse aux Meadows stream

These cold clear waters are running through the ancient Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Did the Vikings drink from this very stream?

L'Anse aux Meadows sculptures

Sculptures at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland

L'Anse aux Meadows rock

The Vikings may have seen this very rock, which is just outside the door of the museum at L'Anse aux Meadows, on the northern tip of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula.

L'Anse aux Meadows waves

Long before Columbus "discovered" America, the Vikings landed here at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland and established the first European settlement in North America. Here, a "Viking" repairs his boat.

Herring Neck rocks

Herring Neck is on the extreme eastern end of New World Island, Newfoundland.

Water Blue and Green

The cold Atlantic waters off Cape Onion, Newfoundland.

Isn't it wonderful how many colors water can be--especially given the fact that it has no color?!

Cape Onion waves

L'Anse aux Meadows rock

Even when the worst happens, at the very bottom of any trouble or tragedy, is a solid Rock.

Cape Onion waves

Cape Onion morning, low tide

Low tide, early morning at Cape Onion, Newfoundand