Category Archives: Nature

The Lonely Leaf

Posted on May 30, 2021 by admin

While looking through photos on the computer, I realized that I have often taken pictures of a single leaf. Usually when they look lonely – half buried under snow, dangling from a spider web, or blown off the tree to … Continue reading →

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Icicle Artwork

Posted on February 25, 2021 by admin

A frigid February kept us snowbound for a few weeks as piles of snow blocked in our cars and icicles surrounded our sunroom like daggers . The morning sun glistened through natures artwork. I grabbed a macro lens and started … Continue reading →

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Circle of Life

Posted on August 14, 2019 by admin

There were times on our African Safari in Botswana in May 2019 that we felt as if we had stepped into the Lion King movie.  There were so many animals in all directions, there was literally more to see than … Continue reading →

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Tranquil yet invigorating. A week aboard the beautiful windjammer Angeligue  was truly a unique experience.  We enjoyed viewing the rugged and spectacular coast of Maine as we sailed gracefully around islands and past lighthouses in Penobscot Bay. We gained a … Continue reading →

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Amazon Adventure

Posted on February 4, 2018 by admin

Recent travels took us to the remote Rainforest of the Amazon in Equator. Just getting there was an adventure.  First, a short flight from Quito to Coca, then a bus to the Napo River.  A two hour ride in a motorized canoe down … Continue reading →

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Horseshoe Crabs and a Killer Commute

Posted on June 12, 2017 by admin

One of the world’s oldest natural phenomena takes place in Cape May, New Jersey every spring. During full and new moons and high tides in May and June, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs converge on the Delaware Bay to … Continue reading →

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Fields of Flowers

Posted on April 29, 2017 by admin

The hills in Antelope Valley, California explode with a kaleidoscope of color each spring, and this year has an especially spectacular display due to the heavy winter snowfall after years of drought.   Closer to home a fairy tale setting … Continue reading →

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Canoeing the Peace River

Posted on February 16, 2014 by admin

We escaped one of the coldest and snowiest Pennsylvania winters on record and enjoyed some warm sunshine in Florida this February. After joining the Road Scholar group on a bike trek through the Everglades, we spent our last morning in … Continue reading →

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Wooden canoes in the Adirondacks

Posted on July 22, 2013 by admin

What a beautiful way to escape the mid-July heatwave – a week in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains with our canoe friends.  The annual gathering of wooden canoe enthusiasts took place at Paul Smiths College, a beautiful wooded campus that overlooks … Continue reading →

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Longwood Gardens

Posted on June 12, 2013 by admin

One of the great gardens of the world, Longwood Gardens provides more than a thousand acres of beautiful landscaping and spectacular floral displays.  Located in the historic Brandywine Valley in Chester County, Pennsylvania, it includes a 4 acre conservatory that … Continue reading →

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