Tag Archives: Hiking

Spring back (6)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

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 →

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Spring back (5)

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

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 →

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Warm wishes and the Waitaks

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

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 →

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Sanctuary of Smiths

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

I find myself drawn to patches of relative wildness in unexpected places, especially amid “developed” sections in urban settings.  Squiddy works at the Auckland University of Technology in Takapuna, and a few years ago when I was spending some time … Continue reading →

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TheFour Sisters (plus two)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Several of my followers have pointed out that I made specific reference to a natural wonder in New Zealand’s primeval forest called The Four Sisters in my last post, but did include an image of them.  I would like to … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Forest

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

One of the excursions that four of us made from our week-long home base in Matapouri (see my previous post) was to visit New Zealand’s largest known living kauri tree (Agathis australis), and certainly its most famous one.  The Maori … Continue reading →

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Soaring into the new year

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Three factors have led to this post.  The first is a memory search, that has been going on in my mind for some time now, to present another few images that help to convey my enthusiastic optimism as this new … Continue reading →

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A Fondness for Fungi: near Carrouges

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

I’ve been considering expanding my favorite themes to include a new family of organisms that have long been a source of fascination for me.  I consider it a logical extension of my “A Liking for Lichens” series, which has received … Continue reading →

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Fall forays, flashback four

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

The new popples (aspen) that have sprung up to take advantage of the sudden availability of light and space are in abundance, each seeming to try to outgrow its neighbors to have the best advantage when spring comes around again, … Continue reading →

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Fall forays, flashback 3

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Things became very hectic around the middle of October, with the arrival of my music buddies, and my Website was relinquished to a back burner.  Then there was working up to our concert, thorough cleaning of the whole place for … Continue reading →

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