An Island of Re-Invention, Continued
in December 2012 I wrote . . .
A tiny island in the South Pacific has been re-inventing itself for millions of years. About 3.5 million years ago it was a big volcano. Over the millennia it cooled and was... [Read More]
Music, yelling, singing, more music, chanting and then the inevitable hustler whispering in my ear, “You want henna”. “Here look”, as I get handed a small photograph album. “Cheap, I’m very cheap”,... [Read More]
There's lots of R's in Currarong its a word that takes a bit to get your mouth around, Curr-A- Rong but once you can say it you immediately smile and you really won't lose the smile until its time to leave.... [Read More]
Okay I’m not a train spotter or a fanatical steam buff but like many blokes I like machinery and steam trains are a golden age of man-made machinery. I like looking at them and riding on them occasionally. As a... [Read More]
Christmas traditions in Poland.
Christmas is celebrated all around the world. Regardless of its origins Christmas is very popular and well liked holiday in many countries and have a very long tradition, which consists of a lot of habits. As I'm... [Read More]
Southwest Florida Birds and Wildlife Images
A week photographing in Southwest Florida- the top of the Everglades.
My mom lives in Atlanta. I live in Vermont. Several years ago I decided that on my trips down to visit my mom I would take some side photography... [Read More]
My First Attempts at Songbird Photography.
One of my favorite photographers is Alan Murphy. Alan specializes in bird photography and has developed many different techniques to get songbirds up on to... [Read More]
Slot Canyon hiking Escalante, Utah
Hole-in-the-Rock Road, and the Slot Canyons around Escalante, Utah
Part 2-
After backpacking in Coyote Gulch for several days (Part 1), we camped another night on Hole-in-the-Rock Road near... [Read More]
Hiking in Coyote Gulch, Escalante, Utah
Backpacking in Coyote Gulch, Escalante, Utah.
Part 1-
When we had spring break as teachers, we would head out to Northern Utah to ski. When we retired, we were able to extend our... [Read More]
Polar Bears and Belugas Whales. Churchill, Manitoba-Getting there
Polar Bears and Belugas Whales.
Churchill, Manitoba-Getting there and being with a Guided Tour.
Since I have retired from teaching, I have been trying to check off trips on my bucket... [Read More]
The tours and the town of Churchill, Manitoba
Polar Bears and Beluga Whales
Churchill, Manitoba.
The tours and the town of Churchill,
The town of Churchill is at the confluence of the Sub-Arctic, Arctic and Marine ecosystems, making... [Read More]
Kayaking the Okefenokee Swamp
the "land of the trembling earth."
I grew up in Georgia. Northern Georgia. As a... [Read More]
The sun glitters on the Norwegian fjord but not for long. We had just arrived in Trondheim, and a friend and I want to make use of the remaining daylight.
The harbour at the mouth of the Nidelva River surprises... [Read More]
Travelling Australia's Outback
Australia – the Outback, the Red Centre, the Never Never, beyond the Black Stump – descriptions of a remote, wild country outside the big cities such as Melbourne and Sydney. A journey from Darwin to Adelaide gives... [Read More]
Much has been written and said about Sydney’s harbour, and with good reason. The harbour boasts one of the world’s most recognizable views, dominated by two icons in the Sydney Opera House and Harbour... [Read More]
The overnight visit of the sacred fox will solve the problem. Carefully and deliberately, short sticks and stones are placed in a special arrangement in the ochre earth inside a rock-enclosed rectangle,... [Read More]
Sensoji Temple: The Heart of Tokyo
The spiritual heart of Asakusa, and for that matter Tokyo, is the impressive Sensoji Buddhist Temple. Built sometime in the 7th century before
Djemma el-Fna: The World’s Oldest Living Circus
For centuries the heart and soul of Marrakech, where people come to meet, eat, shop and be entertained, Djemma el-Fna today remains the city’s... [Read More]
