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  • Just Me, the Surf, and the Gulls…

    Tame birds sing of freedom, wild birds fly.~ John Lennon A quick overnight out of town. I ended up staying at a nice little place just across the road from a beautiful New England beach. I woke just after dawn.… Continue reading

    Just Me, the Surf, and the Gulls…
  • Stopped at a Red Light…

    The only way out is through.~ Robert Frost I took this photo three years ago, early one morning on my way to work. I was sitting at a red light, watching the sunrise paint the sky a warm, glowing pink.… Continue reading

    Stopped at a Red Light…
  • March Musings…

    It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.~ Charles Dickens, Great Expectations March — in like a lion, out… Continue reading

    March Musings…
  • My Maggie….

    How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.~ Winnie the Pooh Maggie — the kindest, most loving, and joyful soul I’ve ever had the privilege to know and welcome into my life. She wanted to… Continue reading

    My Maggie….
  • Orlando, FL – Rollercoasters, a Giant Orange, and Kayaking on an Absurdly Beautiful Spring.

    If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.~ Vincent Van Gogh After our cruise, Luke and I had a couple of days in Orlando, FL before heading home to New York. What could we possibly find to do… Continue reading

    Orlando, FL – Rollercoasters, a Giant Orange, and Kayaking on an Absurdly Beautiful Spring.
  • A Few Days in the Caribbean

    The light shimmers on water, the cunning coral keeps it blue. Looking through a map of the Antilles, you see how time has trapped its humble servants here.”~ Edward Kamau Brathwaite There’s something to be said for a brief escape… Continue reading

    A Few Days in the Caribbean
  • From Genie Bottles to Ocean Breezes – A Visit to Cocoa Beach

    I saw from the beach, when the morning was shining, A bark o’er the waters move gloriously on; I came when the sun o’er that beach was declining, The bark was still there, but the waters were gone.~ Thomas Moore… Continue reading

    From Genie Bottles to Ocean Breezes – A Visit to Cocoa Beach
  • The Melting of Winter

    Every winter has its spring.~ H.G. Wells March has arrived! It’s officially — or unofficially spring — depending on who you ask. March 1st marks meteorological spring, while March 20th brings astronomical spring with the vernal equinox. Either way, the… Continue reading

    The Melting of Winter
  • The Beauty of Clouds.

    The sky is an endless dream.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I’m not quite the weather geek that my son is, but I do love a good weather event — a blizzard, a loud summer thunderstorm, booming with thunder and crackling with… Continue reading

    The Beauty of Clouds.
  • A Little Winter Sunset Stroll

    A fiery ember sinks low in the sky. If you listen closely, you might hear the faint sizzle as it melts into the snow, painting the world in golden twilight and the soft glow of a winter night.~ Unknown After… Continue reading

    A Little Winter Sunset Stroll