ON THE ROAD!. February 1, 2010 Proud to say I am finally on the road following a delay that had me sticking out like a sore thumb. On December 28 I accidentally cut my thumb on a piece of framing glass lacerating a tendon. Fool that I am I bandaged it up and drove off...
Along the Journey
Tales of Christmases-Past, Hawaiian Style—Part II "ME and the OCTOPUS!"
Susan inflated her raft, then leapt aboard to do what she likes best: sun bathing and riding the waves. I sat down in the sandy shallows, slipped on my flippers and backed into deeper water. Applying spit to the inside of my goggles for haze proofing, I straightened...
A Tale of Christmas-Past, Hawaiian Style—Part One
I sit here on this wintry-cold night in Virginia, mid-way between Christmas and the New Year, my mind reaches back to years past when this time of year meant soft sand and warm sunshine for me. You see, for many years running, I had the good fortune of spending the...
Journey To The Valley of Fire
The Valley of Fire, some 35,300 acres, is Nevada’s largest state park, and derives its name from spectacular reddish marbled sandstone rock formations formed 150 million years ago by great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. The Valley of Fire is a...
Norfolk Botanical Garden of Lights 2009
The good folks at Norfolk Botanical Garden have really outdone themselves this year. Someone with a less perceptive eye might say that the display hadn't changed that much from past years but it really has and in one really wonderful way. New three dimensional effects...
