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Into the Desert Wilderness๐ŸŒต
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

Mid-winder recess always aligns with peak wanderlust, a breaking point where draining daily life in New York City grows to a frustration level that pervades and my soul needs a deep spring of wonder, nature and night. Respite. This trip I escape to the desert, a place I assumed would Read more…


Full Snow Moon

The first moon shoot with my new telephoto lens. Now I can’t wait for a crisp night with a full super moon. But for now, a micromoon, the only full moon in February:


The Wild Parrots of Green-Wood Cemetery

If you’ve been in the cemetery, you’ve likely heard the parrots that have enormous nest up on top of the main entrance’s archway. With my new lens, I was able to capture them… a bit.


Pieces of the End of 2022 in Rochester

The frigid Lake Ontario We were doing remote control cars. Can you tell? Two-berry pancakes. So pale! I haven’t been satisfied with my pancake making lately. The first ever Wegmans. Vintage delight. I finally won in bowling. I guess I need the bumpers up all the time. teehee Breakfast It Read more…


Staycation: American Museum of Natural History

What better a place to bring kids than to New York’s iconic American Museum of Natural History! The agenda for their maiden visit, the ocean hall and the dinosaurs. Ok, first some space… This was a neat presentation on the Big Bang. ๐Ÿ’ฅ I kind of have a thing for Read more…


September Brooklyn Outtakes {Mostly Pictorial}

Treats hand-off Apologies for tons of selfies, but it has been a while since I cared to dress well. This pistachio chocolate chip cookie from Yard Sale is a new tradition. Merry Merfolk prep Currants I always send him the morning sky. Pad Thai, all the time Fall. Blending in. Read more…


The Sunflowers Fields of Sanborn ๐ŸŒป

The Sunflowers of Sanborn make a great stop on the way west to Niagara Falls / Buffalo area. For one it gets you off the interstate the whole way. And the fields, where you get free roam privileges, are plentiful. But they are very crowded. Here, some images that make Read more…


Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Some Time in Casa de Campo

Casa de Campo is Madrid’s largest park… covering 1535,52 hectares (almost 6 miles). We planned on having a day to explore its many features, but the temperature was just so hot. And the park was not as lush as I had in my mind. In fact the ground had a Read more…


Sunflower Field, Pittsford, New York
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What can I say about sunflowers I haven’t said before? A field of them is one of my special happy places. Their hearty smiles, en masse, feed me. This field in Pittsford, New York, just outside Rochester, required a bit of perseverance to locate. But when we did, I was Read more…


Mono Lake Tufa State National Reserve

Mono Lake Tufa State National Reserve marks the western border of the Great Basin, a region of contiguousย endorheic watersheds, meaning those with no outlets to a river or ocean. The Eastern border is Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Because these waters are at a standstill, a whole range of different natural Read more…


A Walk Through Ancient Trees
Methuselah & The Bristlecone Pines

Ancient Bristlecone Pines are the oldest living organisms in the world. Yes, in the world! Located in the Inyo National Forest near California’s Eastern Sierras, catching a glimpse of them was a definite must for me as I passed through the amazing U.S. 395. To have the chance to walk Read more…


Heaven in California
Alabama Hills Recreation Area

I was overwhelmed with the beauty of Alabama Hills. The images below capture some of it, but not the feel of the air, the scent, the feel that enveloped me. Unexpectedly, I was taken aback by this destination. I hope to return sooner than later. My rental car looking snazzy. Read more…


Wild Berry Coconut Cream Tart

One of the differences between growing up in a rural vs. suburban area is an ingrained sense of boundaries. In the suburbs, where I grew up, nature exists between managed borders, named by an official sign. It’s on the way, in between, with a superficial depth indicative of the priority Read more…


Mendon Ponds Park
Birdsong Fairy Trail ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿงš

Fairy Trails are one of the newest things I hunt for when I travel. They capture a whimsicalness that I find to be reaffirming and balancing. Within the efforts related to their creation, upkeep and popularity, a nurturing of a childish belief in magic, goodwill, and simple wonder. It is Read more…


Summer Nights: S’mores & Fireflies

S’mores on a summer night outside… it’s a love I get to experience far and few between. So the magic stays, never dissipates. But I am not the biggest fan of graham cracker. So more marshmallow, please! But a marshmallow vessel to hold the toasted marshmallow. Rice crispy treats would Read more…


Long Time, No See, Milky Way ๐ŸŒŒ

It has been a while since I saw the Milky Way. So I was delighted to see it immediately as we trekked to the dark secluded sky of Cutchogue’s Nassau Point, on Long Island’s North Shore. Though it sat ontop of one of the very lavish homes in the area, Read more…


Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Sunflowers

What says summer more than a field of bright shining suns smiling your way?! For a teacher, the summer is a means to undo the damage of a dysfunctional school year. And this year was the absolute worst of all I have experienced. So I would seize summer with hearty Read more…


Strawberry Moon

June’s full supermoon, the Strawberry Moon, means summer is a-coming. I want to tell you interesting things about this moon, but I haven’t been able to find anything more than the usual–it’s name is tied to the availability of seasonal fruit. So I am going to make up something about Read more…


๐ŸŒนBy Any Other Name…
Narrows Botanical Garden

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet Shakespeare, of course Roses got me thinking things. Their yonic layers evoke all kinds of rumination. Like why are younger generations so desperate to allow a word to embody them?… to enthusiastically Read more…


Summer On My Mind

Summer is excursions… …with views along the way. The sailors in town for Fleet Week. Road food (Dunkin Donuts LOL) The road before me… Bearing cookie gifts. The irises. Water in any form. In this case, fresh. Chimney Bluffs State Park from Lake Ontario Sand castles. View from the deck. Read more…


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

Though the nearby interstate borders it, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is wild. Wild as in the life within does its own thing, despite your want to observe it. And since this visit was a first, an blind exploration, my next would be with binoculars. For my efforts, a rainbow beaming Read more…


Chimney Bluffs State Park
Wolcott, New York

A Great Lake is a powerful thing. Powerful enough to play about with the land at its will, as if it were some toy in its toy chest. The result, beautiful spires made by partial collapse, persistent peaks that battle honorably before tumbling to shore, tree trunk splayed like pick Read more…


๐ŸŒธ Cherry Blossom Time in
Green-wood Cemetery

Every year I look forward to the cherry blossoms in Green-wood Cemetery. It is a mark of Spring and, in turn, a sign of Summer on its way. Though I was only able to visit early in the cherry blossom bloom, the trees were plush with plenty of pink.


Spring Break Decay-tion
Sandia’s Crest โ›ฐ๏ธ

I don’t mind climbing to the top of a mountain… in a car. And that is where Sandia National Scenic Byway takes you… the Sandia Crest at an altitude of over 10,000. Just a short drive from Albuquerque, New Mexico, the drive offers a view of the entire area. Fun Read more…


Spring Break Decay-tion
Santa Rosa’s Blue Hole

Momentary pause in the exploration of ruins off historic Route 66, this stop–Santa Rosa’s Blue Hole–has offered roadtrippers a retreat from the desert heat for decades. Santa Rosa’s blue hole is exactly how it sounds… it’s blue; it’s a swimming hole. A really deep hole of over 80 feet whose Read more…


Spring Break Decay-tion
Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the country. Such a short drive from Amarillo, I had to visit to emphasize just how far from the urban sprawl I am. Spending the afternoon on some its shorter trails, I was in Read more…