The ten photos you see here are faces I have collected over the past two summers. The toad is a resident of Virginia and the bison lives in Wyoming, but ambles along as if he got his drivers license in England…. Read More ›
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The Feel Of Summer
Today I was strolling around historic Fairhaven as the end of the workday approached. Floors were being swept, chairs stacked and young clerks with evening plans stared at wall clocks with pleading eyes. But the position of the minute hand was just… Read More ›
Maple Syrup, Buddhists And A Dairy Barn In New England
I drove through shafts of sunlight that pierced the canopy of maples and hemlocks and speckled the bending two-lane weaving through villages blighted by an unhealthy number of “For Sale” signs. The canoe shop for purchase in Long Lake New… Read More ›
Too Much Stuff
A road trip to Utah and back was needed to clean out our storage unit that housed bicycles, books and backpacks. Unfortunately we have a second storage unit in Indiana. Five years ago we sold or gave away most of… Read More ›
What’s Been Going On in Bellingham Washington?
Hi Guys, It’s been a while since I shared a photo or story here but my absence has been the best thing for both of us. No I have not been in rehab, hospitalized or incarcerated for the good… Read More ›
Winter In The North
Winter for many people in the northern half of the US is not their favorite season. It is associated with wet, dark days in the Pacific NW, fierce winds and freezing temperatures in the plains, smothering snows in… Read More ›
Closing Time, Desperado and Auld Lang Syne
I lived between heaven and temptation my third year of medical school or more specifically my apartment was located above a heavenly pie shop and across the street from a popular bar. My classmates and I celebrated the start and… Read More ›
LAKE WOEBEGON MN, MONKS AND THE BOSTON MARATHON
Outside, in the dimmest of morning light the birds come together to produce a cacophony of sound. In the distance I recognize a familiar call, “who cooks for you”, it’s a barred owl concluding his night of hunting and carousing…. Read More ›
WELCOME TO CANADA and ALGONQUIN PARK
“Are you in a hurry? No. Then why did you go through that stop sign? What? You went through the stop sign back there.” In disbelief I turned to look into the eyes of my strongly built accuser but… Read More ›
WATKINS GLEN STATE PARK NEW YORK
Watkins Glen State Park in upstate New York is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks. What makes it special is the glen’s stream descends 400 feet over 19 waterfalls over just a two mile hike. The path… Read More ›
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