First day in town required some grocery shopping. A few things to eat (favorites I've missed), and a few things for...
Still Life with Toilet Paper
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Incredible Locations Articles
Home Along the Canal
May 15 Journal Entry - London Heathrow Tarmac. Departing soon for Milano. "Sleepy and subdued after the long flight...
Starting a Journey… Again
Backing up a bit, here are some journal excerpts from March 18, 2012, in Burien, WA, as I reflected on my...
Botryoidal Jade?
CAN ANYONE HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS STONE? Weighs 2 lbs., 3 oz. and is 5.75" long. Botryoidal in formation. Overall deep...
Nibbling on Hairy Cat’s Ears and Horsetails
Today, under sunny, blue skies, 34 foragers showed up at Seahurst Beach for the Urban Foraging Walk organized by...
Out Walkin’ Again
Hey, it may have been a bit chilly, but it was dry! (We had much warmer weather for our walks on January 1 and...
A Sunny February Walk-n-Talk
Today was the seventh, monthly Walk-n-Talk here in Burien; 38 people and 3 dogs came to join the stroll! Of the...
Snowfall. Silent Action.
It must have been about 30 years ago that I wrote the following haiku-like thought in my journal as I watched the snow...
Happy 106th Birthday, Gladys
Everyone should have a centenarian in their life. Today, January 4, 2012, Gladys celebrated her 106th birthday. What a...
My Pasta Heroine: Elia Neri
How many years has she fed family and friends through this combination of flour, egg and oil? When I came across this...
Walkin’ Peace in 2012
Forty-one people showed up under unusually warm, blue skies for the Walk-n-Talk on New Year's Day! Wow! Rainier was...
Lunar Eclipse
The alarm went off at 4:15 a.m. so I could get up on a cold night and watch the moon and its light on the water change...
Bye Bye Berlusconi
At long last, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is going bye bye. The whole world has been incredulous and...
11:11 on 11/11/11
A singular minute in our lives. We'll have to wait another hundred years to have such a congruence of numbers in time...
Homage to the Cinque Terre
Five colored gems - the Cinque Terre - are strung like pearls along the arching neckline of the Ligurian...
Mud and Beauty in the Cinque Terre
It was like a punch in the gut a week ago, (October 25, 2011) when I heard that the Cinque Terre had been devastated...
On Haida Gwaii
My return to Haida Gwaii was so complex and deeply personal that any public writing about it will, by choice, only...
You, too, can walk with us.
We're just a bunch of folks, of various ages and abilities and speeds, out for a nice walk together. We show up once a...
Walking Under Blue Skies
How dreamy to stroll under clear blue skies on a warm September afternoon, with neighbors from near and far. We had...
Bike SaFaRis: Safe Family Rides
Ignite an early enthusiasm for being on two wheels. Teach "bike sense" and street smarts to little ones. Gather people...