“Whatever walk of life you are in, we hope you come witness the next migration with an open heart and open mind to see what inspiration might come your way.” (Josie DeVault) As Ruth and […]

“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.”(Charles Dickens) Ruth and I enter the latter stages of our first U.S. road trip in 2021, feeling fortunate that the end of winter’s […]

“What we have been pleased to call “solid Earth” is not as solid as we thought. It is energetic, dynamic, and fundamentally restless.”(Jonathan Weiner) Let’s take a glimpse today at our restless earth that seems […]

“Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our state’s beauty, the opportunity she affords, and the independent spirit of her citizens.” ( Tom McCall) […]

“You wouldn’t think such a place as San Francisco could exist. The wonderful sunlight here, the hills, the great bridges, the Pacific at your shoes. Beautiful Chinatown.” (Dylan Thomas) Spring’s arrival in the San Francisco […]

“One person’s weed is another person’s wildflower”(Susan Wittig Albert) Have you ever felt like you could hold an exciting conversation with a flower or tree? For as humans, the natural landscapes that we encounter every […]

“I love driving; Driving along the California coastline is the best drive in the world.”( Al Jardine) It’s cold and very windy today in Morro Bay along the California Central coast. That’s not very inviting […]

“Some men fish all their lives without knowing it is not really the fish they are after. (Henry David Thoreau) Ruth and I have now reached the point in this road trip where each passing […]

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ( Anatole France) Ruth and I rolled into Southern California on I-10 a few days ago to start our coastal road trip […]

“No one thinks Las Vegas is real: it is illusion, but visitors willingly suspend disbelief and pretend.” (Hal Rothman) One constant form of sensory excitement that typically intensifies as Ruth and I visit Las Vegas […]