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“Twilight – a time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not.” –Howard Thurman Between Daylight and Darkness My favorite time of day is the period of steady decline between daylight and darkness. At this time, I like to sit and look westward as the sun slowly inches its way below the horizon. I… Read More
“Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.” -Jeffrey Rasley Nature’s Pace We arrived in Estes Park in the early afternoon. Topping the hill and looking down on the valley from the welcome sign above the town below, we were all taken in by the scenery of the surrounding mountains. There are times when expressing what one experiences in the moment really has no voice that adequately conveys the feeling you… Read More
“Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature.” – Henry David Thoreau The water is calm today in front of my bench. Long ago, the ripples from the water were many, as raw materials and finished goods were floated up the canal by horses and mules, pulled by ropes from an adjacent towpath. In later years, the animals gave way to barges and boats and the towpath became a paved walking… Read More
“A forest bird never wants a cage.” -Henrik Ibsen On to our third entry for bird of the year (there is no actual contest going on). It is everyone’s favorite cartoon bird, for those of us who remember cartoons that is, the woodpecker. There are many different species of woodpecker across the globe and here in the United States. This particular one is also the largest in North America, with the Ivory-billed… Read More
“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” -Robert Burns Sometimes, things just do not work out the way you plan. Our impromptu trip to Idaho was only 15 hours old, and as we sat in South Dakota after a long day’s ride, there were two things that troubled us, so much so that we decided to explore all our options over dinner. The first thing was me, or more… Read More
“I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth, then I ask myself the same question.” -Harun Yahya Our second entry for bird of the year, and in no particular order, is the Blue Jay. While having a somewhat nefarious reputation in the birding world for stealing the eggs of other birds, the Blue Jay itself is striking in color. Like… Read More
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.”― G.K. Chesterton K2 and I consider ourselves travelers and not merely tourists of this great country and planet. Not because we have been everywhere and seen everything, but rather, because we have not. There is always some hidden gem to find, some unexpected beauty, some life altering experience or picture that will be embedded into one’s soul for… Read More
As a hobby, K2 and I enjoy birdwatching. For me personally, there has always been something about the ability to fly that I have found intriguing. Over the years, I have read and written poems about birds and watched countless hours of the comings and goings of our fine feathered friends to our birdfeeder and beyond. The sights and sounds of these creatures as you stroll through the woods are both mesmerizing… Read More
“The journey, not the arrival matters.” – T.S. Eliot One of the great experiences in traveling through states by car is the changes one sees with the landscape. I have heard people say that every state just looks the same after awhile, but I beg to differ. I find that all states are incredibly unique and have certain qualities that are both enduring as well as distinctive in appearance. K2 and I both… Read More
“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” -Unknown So, K2 and I decided to take an impromptu road trip and wander our way to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. We loaded up the Toyota 4 Runner and set off early on a Saturday morning. Our plan was to stop for breakfast at some place along the way that was a little off the beaten path or at least somewhere that… Read More
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