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Meeting friendly folks wherever we go
We got to see this beautiful couple at the invitation of friends we made in Florida. Travel and people. That’s an intriguing combination of which my wife and I never tire. People are as interesting,...
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April’s inconsistent, variable weather
Just another snowy, grey day in April in Ohio’s Amish country. Compared to other months of the year, April is erratic when it comes to weather. It’s not that the rest of the months don’t produce...
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Enjoy each moment
The roaring stream. Though my quirky back was acting up again, I ventured out to hike on a lovely spring morning to enjoy all the out-of-doors had to offer. I soon learned that included a few...
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Red in the morning
I spend a lot of time at my desk writing and working on photos. From that vantage point, I can look out a front window and watch the day unfold in our little corner of the world. That includes...
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May is for the birds
Birders at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. May is for the birds. Thousands of bird lovers young and old clearly would understand what I mean. Birders live for spring migration. Birds large and small that...
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Sensing a bit of home wherever we go
Catskill farmstead. My wife and I enjoy traveling. Planning for travel sometimes takes longer than the trips themselves. We prioritize the places we want to see, activities we want to do, and connect...
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Spontaneity spices up every trip
I thought the scenery couldn’t get any better than this. I was wrong. Over the years, my wife and I have found one travel tip to be uniquely useful. As much as you plan, leave room for spontaneity. We...
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Dreaming on a dreamy day
A pleasant June afternoon. It was only 3 in the afternoon, and I felt like taking a nap. I had slept well, gone to physical therapy for my cranky back and my bothersome tennis elbow and had my ouchie...
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Atlantic Puffin
My wife and I booked the first wildlife and lighthouse boating excursion of the year out of Bar Harbor, Maine in mid-May. The guide had promised that we would see lighthouses, harbor seals, bald...
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Why September is the golden month
September in the Shenandoah Valley. My wife caught the moment perfectly. We sat on our back porch enjoying our usual simple Sunday supper. “It’s really still,” Neva said. In response, I looked up. I am...
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Finding a new sanctuary
Big Meadows. Not long after we moved to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley more than two years ago, I sought a nature spot. I wanted a place where I could practice my photography, quietly watch birds, or...
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Enjoy each moment as it occurs
I didn’t realize how much I charged through life until I couldn’t. Getting a new knee will do that to you. Much like my late father, I wanted to get as much out of life as I could. Dad would come home...
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The joyous return of the migrating birds
As the colorful leaves fade and twirl in the wind, another splash of luster arrives to dot the landscape. Migrating birds appear to see the winter through. I relish their return. Many of the birds, of...
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Red and Red
I have lived long enough to know that photography is as much about timing as it is photographic skills. Had I not looked out the window at precisely the right time, I never would have seen this male...
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A Shadow of Itself
This beautiful male pileated woodpecker was only concerned about one thing: breakfast. The early morning sun, low in the southeastern horizon, brightly highlighted North America’s biggest woodpecker...
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A Tangled Web
Birding and photography go hand-in-hand. Binoculars and a camera are essential tools for me to hone my dual hobbies. I heard the Red-winged Blackbird singing before I spotted it in this dead tree with...
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Everyone needs a sanctuary
Everyone needs a sanctuary. Recent research shows that connecting with nature helps humans in multiple ways. Nature helps heal, soothe, and restore individuals from pain, stress, and depression. We...
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Trailing the Trawler
The timing couldn’t have been better. With the late afternoon sun shining brightly, this shrimping trawler headed for port to unload the day’s fresh catches. Clearly, the boat and its crew weren’t...
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Lunchtime
I caught this male northern cardinal chowing down on safflower seeds that I had set out for the few birds that will eat them. European starlings and common grackles won’t touch the seeds. So if they...
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The best time to enjoy nature is now
“There’s a hawk in the backyard,” my wife hollered from the other end of the house. I rushed to where she was. The bird was on the ground near the line of evergreens that divide our yard from a...
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