Photo Memories of the Week
Clouds of the Week
Quote of the Week
Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.
- Ed ViestursEd Viesturs reached the summits of all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, an 18 year project. And got back down.
Posted: Oct 29
Music of the Week
Category Archives: Rambles
Billboards, Boots, and Beans
Exploring Dixie culture through its billboards. Continue reading
Redbud Trees, I81, VA
A chance encounter with the Eastern Redbud, in Virginia. Continue reading
What I’ve Learned in Four Weeks
Random thoughts on work overdrive. Continue reading
All Canal, All the Time
My lasting impression from Panama and some thoughts on the people whose job it is to share wonders with others. Continue reading
Yes, Ma’am!
In which we learn the answer to a riddle about tourists, and what it takes to be successful at herding cats. Continue reading
What I Learned on My Costa Rican Vacation
Lessons from our recent trip to Costa Rica: grocery stores, right and wrong things, small birds, translation problems and communication successes, art, and traffic signs. Continue reading
What’s in a Name?
Some thoughts on names and swamps and names of swamps. Continue reading
The Thing that Goes, “Braack!”
A rockhounding trip to the Mojave Desert leads to several new experiences. Continue reading
Poppies, Ottawa
Photos of poppies from Ottawa. Continue reading