I find astonishing beauty at nearly every turn. This was moss and lichen growing on a rock by the river. When I think beyond simple beauty I’m seeing—shapes, colors, textures—and imagine…
The world of people and politics makes little sense to me tonight. As the last few leaves on this Silver Maple drop, the buds have already formed for the leaves…
It is easy to look at the scenery of Vermont, especially in the Fall, like it is just another pretty picture in a tourist magazine. Why? Because it really looks like…
My wife and I have always loved the line from wonderful spoof play, Spamalot, “I’m not dead yet!” Many see Fall as the end of the lives we greeted in the Spring. One…
There are few places as special to me as the sand dunes along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at dawn—regardless of weather or the time of year. I love the…
I was unable to post here earlier this week on Earth Day. That left me with the opportunity to post some aerial photographs made on the way back to Vermont. The…
One of the most surprising parts of the trip to Botswana, and I really should not have been surprised, was the caution against walking in the bush. Basically, a guy…
Another delight of this trip to Botswana was watching hippos watching us! These critters kept us awake at night with their vocalizations, left piles of poop in the pathways for…
As I planned my trip to Botswana I was excited at the thought of seeing giraffes. I must say when I saw them, towering over the brush, I cried. They…
Seeing elephants was certainly a highlight of my trip to Botswana! To see not just one or two but whole groups of them, up close and often, was astonishing. While…
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