Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the first post in my new Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition.

The Photography Section will comprise a weekly photography post with a weekly theme as follows:

First week of the month – Animals

Second week of the month – People

Third week of the month – Nature

Fourth week of the month – Buildings and Architecture.

If there is a fifth week, we will have a jackpot photography post.

I would love all the photographers out there to contribute to this section. If you have a photograph to share in one of these categories, please email me at cheadlerobbie@gmail.com and use the title Photography – [specific theme]. Please also include a short write up about your photograph.

Bear Lake in the Rocky Mountain National Park

My thanks to poet and author, Lauren Scott, for her lovely contribution to this photography segment. This is a link to one of Lauren’s delightful blog posts: https://baydreamerwrites.com/2025/11/11/perspective-of-a-yamaha-guitar/. Do visit and view all her beautiful books and poems.

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Hi everyone, its Robbie Cheadle here with my first post in a new series called Simple Pleasures: Reading & Eating. This series comprises a book review combined with a recipe which could be anything from a cocktail to a dessert.

The book I am reviewing for this first post is Size Always Matters: Don’t be part of a statistic, start losing weight today by Sally Cronin.

My review of Size Always Matters: Don’t be part of a statistic by Sally Cronin

This is a fabulous and informative book to help everyone eat better and be more aware of the nutritional value of what we put in our mouths. I am not overweight, and I never have been, in fact, I struggle with losing too much weight through stress and anxiety. The information in this book is just as useful for someone like me who can also use guidance on better eating to help reduce my specific health issues. This book is packed with factual information on the impact of a huge variety of vitamins and minerals on the human body and deals with every aspect of health. The author also points out that part of her eating disorder was anxiety and stress related so it actually does go both ways depending on your personality type.

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Hi everyone, its Robbie Cheadle with you today with my first post in my new Street and Other Public Art section here on LatinosUSA – English Edition.

My first post features a wonderful Tintin and Captain Haddock street art that I saw in Brussels earlier this year.

Let’s start at the bottom and work our way upwards:

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Thank you to Nolcha Fox, editor of Chewers by Masticadores for sharing the next episode in The Soldier and the Radium Girl.

Jake Tanner

27 August 1917

Jake’s battalion had been stationed at the mobilization point of Camp Bartlett in Westfield, Massachusetts for eight days.

The men quickly discovered there was little difference between life at Camp Keyes and life at Camp Bartlett, despite being one step closer to their destination of France. They were housed in tents, and there was a wide-open parade and drill ground where they continued to be trained in the art of trench warfare.

The one notable difference was that visiting French officers, who’d been at the Western Front, directed some of their training.

“That Capitaine Moreau is always on my back about something: salute, eyes to the front, present arms. And there is inspection after inspection. I had no idea our training would be like this. It’s such a waste of time,” Beau exploded one evening.

“They are trying to instill discipline and ensure we keep our uniform and equipment in good order, Beau,” Joe said.

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Do you like to photograph people? This is a place to showcase your photographs of people on LatinosUSA. Come over and take a peek.

In the beginning

Patrick Brontë, born Brunty, was the oldest of ten children born to Hugh Brunty, a farm labourer, and Alice McClory. He grew up in the small village of Drumballyroney in Country Down, Northern Ireland. At the age of twelve, Patrick was apprenticed to a blacksmith, and the to a linen draper and a weaver until he became a teacher in 1798. In 1802, he was given an opportunity to study theology at St John’s College, Cambridge, from where he received his degree in 1806. He was appointed curate at Wethersfield in Essex, where he was ordained a deacon of the Church of England in 1806 and into the priesthood in 1807.

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Thank you to Nolcha Fox for sharing Part 4 of this series.

Jake Tanner

5 August 1917

“We train six days a week. The mornings comprise of drills. It was fun in the beginning, but the marching, saluting, presenting arms, and right and left about turns have become a bit repetitive after over three weeks. 

“Sarge says drills are important to teach us discipline, teamwork, alertness, and attention to detail, so we do it willingly enough. He’s a good man, a good teacher.”

Jake’s voice was lighthearted, reassuring them that everything was going well.

“You looked great out there, Jake,” Ma’s voice was soft. “The skirmish drill you boys conducted after the parade was well done.”

“I’m glad you thought so, Ma.”

“Go on, Jake,” Kate said. “What else are you learning?”

“At noon, we do an hour of calisthenics. We enjoy that hour. After lunch, it’s field training until 5 p.m. The field training’s not bad. There are dummies for bayonet practice and mock trenches like the ones in France.”

Kate’s blue eyes danced with interest, enticing him to say more about the training, but Ma’s face had an odd, pinched, white look, so he didn’t.

Jake also didn’t mention the choking dust that hung in a cloud over the fields and tents. It was better not to talk about this unpleasant and constant companion, which settled on all the men’s skins and uniforms, irritating their eyes, and scratching their throats, which were always dry, no matter how much water they drank.

Instead, he regaled them with an interesting tidbit: “The camp is fully electrified, isn’t that amazing? Sarge enforces the strict light-out at 10.30 p.m. policy, and you should hear Mike complain. You know what a night-owl he is!”

They both laughed.

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Hi everyone

I’m hosting a new photography segment on LatinosUS. You can find out the details by following the link.

My photographs in this post are also for the One-Day One Photo challenge by Marsha Ingrao and Dan Antion to celebrate and remember the life of fellow blogger and photographer, Cee Neuner. If you would like to participate in this tribute, please read Dan’s post here: https://nofacilities.com/2025/11/06/a-bridge-for-cee-1day4cee/

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