About a Picture – 08

Dusk in Krakow

The Vistula (Wisła) seen from Krakow's Wawel at Dusk

On a day where our thoughts may be turned to Poland’s tragedy, I wanted to offer up a image that expresses some sense of the nation’s endurance.

The Vistula runs from the Carpathian Mountains in the south of Poland, past Krakow, over the plains, through Warsaw, and eventually into the Baltic near Gdansk.  That watershed covers a great deal of Polish history and culture.