Pine Marten

“Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time.” –Katrina Mayer While hiking in Custer State Park, South Dakota we say rustling in the trees. We stopped and after…

Florida Sunrise

Staying along the Atlantic coast in Florida you are afforded some beautiful sunrises.  Captured this years ago walking on the beach in the morning.  Grateful for the seagull…

On a mission

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. – Anne Frank While driving into the hills of Northern Laos, heading to a…

Rose Bouquets

Growing up my mom really liked the singer Eddy Arnold. When I looked at this photo I was reminded of his song that starts “I’m sending you a…

Pula Arena

This is (a portion of the) Pula Arena, a Roman amphitheater located in Pula, Croatia. It was constructed between 27 BC and AD 68 and is one of…

Bear Tipi

At the end of our road trip to Badlands National Park in South Dakota, we made our way north through the beautiful Custer State Park and up into…

Queen of Missions

Several years ago while visiting California colleagues for my youngest son we stopped at Mission Santa Barbara. I learned this building is often called the Queen of California…

Badlands Sunrise

“When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.” – Cuban Proverb I woke up very early while visiting Badlands National Park last summer to experience the sunrise over…

Hmong Village

“The world belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.” – Dalai Lama Captured this image…

Pink Roses

There’s so much to see and enjoy all around us. While on a bike ride through a neighborhood not far from home I saw this rose bush. I…