The National Park Service was created this month in 1916, one hundred years ago, “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”, and… Read More National Park Service 100th Anniversary – Aug 2016
I must be getting my period. While it would not be uncommon for me to blow a little sunshine up your skirt, I woke up yesterday and, well, things weren’t right. I went for a walk, which always, normally, is a good thing. It seems I woke up with my glass half empty. We were… Read More No – Aug 2016
In our transit south we decided to spend a night in one of our favorite places – Winter Island in Salem, MA. After a gorging meal of lobster at Woodman’s in Essex, I sat out around our campsite and took some photos into Salem Harbor and across to Marblehead – for your viewing pleasure (I… Read More Salem Harbor – Aug 2016
When you are retired every day is Saturday, and this is no exception. I am sitting in our camper up in the White Mountains enjoying a thunderous and continuous rain over a cup of coffee, staring at my new found friend. Unlike our tenting neighbors, we are dry. And unlike our trip to Vermont, where… Read More New Hampshire – Aug 2016
Farms and charm – that is the essence of Vermont. Yes, brooks, streams, stone walls, cows, granges, hippies, cowboys, Subarus, hikers and skiers. But in the end, it is farm and charm. For those who have never been to Vermont, well, sad for you. In many ways this remains the Free and Independent Republic of… Read More Vermont – Jul/Aug 2016