In downtown Corvallis, Oregon, the U.S. Post Office resides on land where the Willamette River flows nearby. By the entrance you see a 1986 postage stamp commemorating the 1886 raising of the Statue of Liberty in New York City.
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” (Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus,” inscribed in a plaque at the base of the statue)
A Visitor…
“Who is she?” “I don’t know… Must be a stranger. She’s holding a child.”
“May we stay?”
“Yes, you are both welcome to stay here!”
Her Companion
“Can I stay too?”
“Of course, yes!”
Time Is Always With Us…
“Is it Time Yet?”
Here We Are Again!
Happy New Year!
May we all make it the best year we can…
Join us again and share this post with your friends…
Grace and Peace to you this New Year,
Art Mills, Writer and Photographer and Thea Mills, Editor
Morning Glimpses 
Good Morning, Art and Thea. 2026 starts with such uncertainty. Will a domino effect start on the Venezuela attack? Stay well, R
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It is such a crap shoot trying to figure out will happen under this train wreck of a Presidency!
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Nice, Art.
Happy New Year.
David
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Thanks David!
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Hello Art, Thank you for continuing to include me in your email messages. Love that you’ve restarted Morning Glimpses. I’ll get to know Corvallis a little better too.
Hope you and family are all well. A-ok here in Ashland. To a more peaceful and meaningful 2026. Cristina
*Cristina SanzUniversity Advancement, Director of Development * Southern Oregon University | 1250 Siskiyou Blvd | Ashland OR 97520 giving.sou.edu
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Christina… So good to hear from you! I hope all is well… Art
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Hi Art and Thea, So good to greet the new year with your thoughtful images and narratives. Wishing you — and the country — all the best ins 2026. Jack and Sallyanne John W. (Jack) Wilson (415) 328-5780 (cell) jwwrite@yahoo.com
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Hi Sallyanne and Jack! Thanks for your comment… We’re thinking seriously of a visit to Portland sometime soon and would nothing more than to visit! We’ll be in touch. Grace and peace and Happy New Year… Art
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