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Category Archives: Travels
Earth Day 2013
For my contribution to Earth Day, I’ll take you to one of my favorite places—the lush, verdant, gently-rolling hills of Banks Peninsula, which extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island just below … Continue reading
Spring back (8)
Following our recent four days of very promising warm weather, we’ve slid backward to another two of sub-freezing temperatures, yesterday having barely climbed above that magic line. I have a new photo firmly in mind for my next post, but … Continue reading
Spring back (7)
Back in the spring of 2001, my job took me to Europe for a few weeks. My elder daughter Squiddy was studying at Wellesley College, near Boston, and I arranged to spend a day with her along the way. She … Continue reading
Spring back (6)
For today’s spring flashback, I’d like to rewind my world clock by some eleven years. While on a working trip in France, I had a weekend free to explore the natural beauty of Bretagne/Brittany and, from my base in Quimper, … Continue reading
Spring back (5)
Well, here we are again. The high today is supposed to reach only 24°F (-4.4°C). We had an inch of snow yesterday; it’s snowing right now, and another inch is supposed to fall during the course of the day. Old … Continue reading
World Water Day 2013
It’s been a long time since I posted twice in the same day, but I’ve been reminded by The Nature Conservancy, which we support, that it’s World Water Day. Frantically searching my archival memory for an appropriate offering, two in … Continue reading
Spring back (3)
As the unpleasant and unseasonal cold persists, seemingly intent on postponing the spring blooming that’s just waiting for it to break, I’ll take us back to 2005 and springtime in Taiwan. May this help to warm your spirits today! During … Continue reading
Spring back (2)
I’ve been having great fun (during pauses in my wrestling match with Turbo Tax) with my new project of bringing you tastes of spring from bygone days in far (and near) reaches of my experiences. For my second installment, I’ll … Continue reading
Spring back (1)
The thing about spring is that she’s not playing nice this year here in the U.S. Midwest. Maybe we’re spoiled by what we experienced last year, when we had the warmest March on record, but now many of us are … Continue reading
Warm wishes and the Waitaks
Continuing my chronicles of my recent New Zealand adventures, and with delight in memories of warmer days so recently experienced combining with eager anticipation of warmer weather here as well, let me take you for a while to the Waitakere … Continue reading
