Colorful Colorado

Colorful Colorado

by | Jul 22, 2024 | Nature

Carol and I recently spent a week traveling around Colorado. Here are a few of my impressions  Wildflowers Crested Butte, Colorado is the self proclaimed “wildflower capitol of the world” and the Snodgrass Trail on the outskirts of town is its epicenter. It’s a lofty...
The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

by | Jul 6, 2024 | Nature

Some things never get old. Snorkeling with Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles is one of them. When I’m underwater, turtles usually appear out of nowhere, gliding into my view frame when I least expect them to. I’ll be checking out the coral or some colorful reef fish when out...

Throwing Caution To The Wind

by | Jun 14, 2024 | Meditations

When I was 22, I decided to move from NJ to California. Two months later my friend Kenny and I were on the road west, traveling to a place I’d never been, that I knew next to nothing about and knew no one. I made a life for myself and am still here. In the summer of...
River Meditation

River Meditation

by | Jun 7, 2024 | Nature

Here at Riverfront Park, the Russian River carries small pieces of the forest with it on its slow journey to the sea. Leaves, twigs, bits of fluff, bird feathers and who knows what else. The river’s main current flows close to the bank opposite me in an unending...
Chickadee, Crow and Jay

Chickadee, Crow and Jay

by | May 15, 2024 | Nature

Crow How black is that crow sitting way up there near the top of that Dr. Seuss-like eucalyptus tree? So black that it looks like negative space; like a perfect crow shape has been cut out of the blue sky to reveal the blackness of outer space beyond. Black licorice,...