Category: Travel

The Great American Road Trip – and Kansas

I’m resting on the shore, absorbing the heavy rays of August sun, watching a tall, elegant bird, peering into the water’s edge.  There’s a thick, summer stillness and almost imperceptible sound rising from the ripples caused by fish and the insects skirting over the… Continue Reading “The Great American Road Trip – and Kansas”

Hooray for Road Trips!

Okay, so off I go in a new direction.  Figuratively and literally. And it’s all about the classic American road trip. Yes, we’ve done a few.  In all four corners of this great country of ours.  And across the middle too.  And that is… Continue Reading “Hooray for Road Trips!”

My backyard forest

Did I tell you there is a forest in my backyard?  Behind my fence are twenty-two acres of typical northwest woods with mature Douglas firs, majestic old maples and trails through brush frequented by dogs and their walkers.  They form a wonderful backdrop to… Continue Reading “My backyard forest”