Just like massaging crème brûlée or chocolate mousse over my taste buds, reading Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May feels like following a string of lights to a dreamy seating area. It’s fascinating how someone’s thoughtful observations—especially their attunement to the natural world and its impact on theirContinue reading “Proof of Life”
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The Woman Near Custer (Book Part 25)
Previous Stepping out of the Crazy Horse monument’s museum, the sauna-like heat blasts away the lingering chill from my skin. As I walk to my car, weaving through a parking lot filled with Harley-Davidsons, I glance to my right, soaking in the final moments with the mountain. Custer State Park is nearby, but paying theContinue reading “The Woman Near Custer (Book Part 25)”
Cross Country Move: Buffalo, WY to Sioux Falls, SD – Day 4 – 4.6/5 Stars
“I’ve missed good thunderstorms,” Dave says after we all count from the lightning strike to the cracking thunder. The count is 7 to 11 seconds or the presumed distance in miles it’s away (light travels faster than sound, you know?). Entering the Needles Scenic Byway near Custer, South Dakota, it was all too obvious fromContinue reading “Cross Country Move: Buffalo, WY to Sioux Falls, SD – Day 4 – 4.6/5 Stars”
Cross Country Move: Bonney Lake, WA to Coeur d’Alene, ID – Day 1 – 3/5 Stars
What a whirlwind. For what should have been a five-hour drive turned into six due to road and Spokane traffic, we didn’t arrive in Coeur d’Alene until 6:30 pm. Unfortunately, the tiny parking lot and the two-story building didn’t match the 18-story, marina-adjacent, dreamy waterfront resort I expected. The two names – Coeur d’Alene ResortContinue reading “Cross Country Move: Bonney Lake, WA to Coeur d’Alene, ID – Day 1 – 3/5 Stars”
What’s Hiding in Horsethief Lake (Book Part 24)
Previous The Boy Scout on steroids leans his khaki-colored, wide-brimmed hat out the window. Since I’m over this line of cars waiting in a tourist trap, I don’t readily hand over my credit card but ask, “How close can I get to the faces?” “Usually, you can go up there,” he points to a spotContinue reading “What’s Hiding in Horsethief Lake (Book Part 24)”
The Survival of the Fittest Exhibit: Nurturing Nature’s Resilience
We only protect what we love, we only love what we understand, and we only understand what we are taught. Jacques Cousteau Front row in a cozy 50-seat auditorium at Atlanta’s Fernbank Museum of Natural History, my family and I had the wonderful opportunity to witness a live animal encounter presentation that left a lastingContinue reading “The Survival of the Fittest Exhibit: Nurturing Nature’s Resilience”
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