On a Quick Walk to the Mailbox
After so much rain this year on the central coast of California, the hillsides around our home are green and …
Category Archives: Photography
On Photography – Researching My Sequel
I’m working on a sequel to my novel From the Far Ends of the Earth, mostly research and note-taking at …
Italy’s Amalfi Coast, Beckoningly Unreal
John Steinbeck once wrote that the Amalfi coast “isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after …
Time-Traveling Through the Streets of Pompeii
One of my favorite stops during my travels last summer was visiting the ancient ruins of Pompeii, a sprawling city buried …
“Endless Love” – A 6th Year Celebration
I created this collage to celebrate my daughter and her husband’s 6th wedding anniversary, today. They were married January 12 …
Three to Share: Beauty, Art, Place
I love discovering new blogs that inspire me and want to share three, among many, that I discovered this past …
O Holy Night, Images Sacred & Sublime
Star_birth_in_Messier_83_(captured_by_the_Hubble_Space_Telescope) I’ve gathered some images, sacred and sublime, to scroll through as you listen to “O Holy Night“, one of my …
Inside the Holy Grove of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia
Stepping inside La Sagrada Familia cathedral is like walking into an enchanted forest. Your gaze goes and up and up, …
In Bruges – “Like Being in a Fairy Tale”
In the brilliant dark comedy “In Bruges,” a mobster sends his two hitmen to Bruges to cool their heels after …
A Rainy Day in Segovia
One of my favorite side-trips when traveling in Europe was the day we spent in Segovia, viewing the Roman Aqueducts …
