I was too soon with the last post, as the final weekend in May was a simply fabulous trip to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and Steens Mtn. In eastern Oregon and I want to relate our adventures. This outing… Read moreMore on May 2015
The old adage about good intentions has been at work here – the monthly blogs I began last September stopped after Christmas and now I have the winter to catch up on, and that’s just not easy. In early February… Read moreWinter and Spring 2015
In March 1986 I wrote this log after a fantastic whale watching experience in San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja California. Our vessel was the Pacific Queen, a dog of a fishing boat out of San Diego. There was not a… Read moreWhale encounters and Halley’s Comet
There are so many wonderful travel adventures in my past I’ve started looking at the trip-logs I’ve kept. Not many photos, but my writing brings back a flood of memories and flashes of mental images. I visited Africa 4 times… Read moreKenya 1987
December 2014 I began this chapter in mid-January and it is now March 5. A lot went on in the interim including a trip to Guanajuato which I will write about next. So consider this a late end-of-2014 post. I’m… Read more2014-December
Russia on the cusp – August 1990 Eric really wanted to go to Russia; that is to say it was on his list of travel priorities; that is to say he really didn’t have such a list, only my prodding… Read moreRussian trip 1990
11/6 The week in Pittsburgh was all I wanted it to be. Being there alone gave me big benefits. I have never had a chance to spend one-on-one time with my Great-grandchildren and that has now happened. I spent 3… Read more2014 November
October 2014 10/6 This month is starting off dominated by art, both personal and a batch of wonderful shows in Ashland. The first weekend was so full, I could not attend every event. Fortunately, some of the shows are held… Read more2014 October
September 2014 A relatively uneventful month until the PaintOut on the 20th. The one luminous day was when I looked at Peter Van Fleet’s art works in the Royce Real Estate office across from the Varsity Theater. I had been… Read more2014 September
8/2 The Britt Classical opening last night went smoothly and Teddy Abrams lived up to expectations – it is going to be an exciting season. I didn’t go but went to the dress rehearsal with Sooney, and again this morning… Read more2014-August
