travel

  • Block Island: History, Nature, and Beauty

    Circled by waters that never freeze, beaten by billow and swept by breeze, lieth the island of Manisees….~ John Greenleaf Whittier, from his poem Palatine. January has got to be the longest and dullest month to trudge through. The glitter… Continue reading

    Block Island: History, Nature, and Beauty
  • Old Places and Pretty Buildings…

    In my last post, I wrote about the visit Luke and I took to Assateague Island. Part of that road trip through Maryland and Virginia also included a few days in Williamsburg, VA. We spent time in Colonial Williamsburg, learning… Continue reading

    Old Places and Pretty Buildings…
  • When a Photograph Looks Like a Painting…

    My son Luke and I like to go down by the river and watch the sunset. We often take our dog and walk the path at Croton Landing Park on the banks of the Hudson River, but sometimes we stop… Continue reading

    When a Photograph Looks Like a Painting…