Category Archives: Travel

Clarity

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

Do you find that you go through phases in life where your interests change suddenly? I  do, and I’m moving into another one of those now. I think my recent trip to Costa Rica helped clarify things for me — … Continue reading →

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A Social Butterfly I’m Not

Posted on November 18, 2014 by

As promised, this time I’m showing you butterfly pictures from my trip to the Rio Grande Valley. And I want to talk more about something I mentioned briefly in my last post, the difficulties of traveling and making friends as … Continue reading →

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You Can Take the Girl Out of the Midwest…

Posted on November 12, 2014 by

…but, apparently, you can’t take the Midwest out of the girl. As you all know, I’m a devoted supporter of The Biggest Week in American Birding, the awesome migration festival held on the Lake Erie shore of Ohio each May. … Continue reading →

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It’s a Jungle Out There!

Posted on September 13, 2014 by

Oh my gosh, where do I begin? We recently spent a week birding in Panama, at the incredible Canopy Tower and Canopy Lodge resorts. These two properties are very different in many ways, but share a wonderful hospitality and the … Continue reading →

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Booby Attack

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

No, not those boobies — I’m talking about birds here! (Although I’m curious to see how many hits I get to my blog for the wrong reasons, lol.) It’s finally time for some stories from our vacation on Kaua’i. This … Continue reading →

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Aloha!

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

We’re halfway through our vacation on Kauai right now and my head is spinning from the beauty of this place. I don’t know how I’ll ever put it into words, so for now I’ll just share a couple photos to … Continue reading →

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Where Do I Even Begin?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Well, we’re back home after our five days at The Biggest Week in American Birding. My head is still spinning from all the great birds we saw and the wonderful people we got to spend time with. This event has … Continue reading →

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Birds of the American West

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

Ok, here’s the bird talk you’ve been waiting for and I’ve been dying to write. Two weeks ago we did some birding on our various hikes in and around Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, and the Grand Canyon. Prior to … Continue reading →

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Weak in the Knees

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Program Note: I know there are a few people waiting to read about the birds we saw on our trip out west, but that will be the next post. No birds in this one, but I promise it’ll be worth … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Nature

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Eric and I spent this week visiting some of the beautiful national parks in the American West — Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and Zion — and my mind is swirling with lots of thoughts about “the wild” and how we … Continue reading →

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