The Story of the Lilac Breasted Roller
The Lilac Breasted Roller, LBR to those in the know, is one of the most beautiful birds on the planet, indigenous to the southern portions [...]
The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game Rarely (if ever) is the picture perfect scene of an iconic location ready for me to walk up and "click" my photo. [...]
The General and the Cheeky Teens
The General I first caught site of him at the tree-line in the distance looking a bit like a large white domed rock. Solid and [...]
Remembering my Dad
Dawn was breaking as we boarded Robert's pontoon boat for a cruise on Canyon Lake. Although I've been to this area many times, I have [...]
The Hunt for Puffins
Puffins are cute birds, so cute that people plan vacations just to observe them. Kathryn and I became such people, planning our vacation to Iceland [...]
Creepy Critters
When I grew up, I was a Tomboy. I loved the outdoors. Growing up in New England I learned to deal with mosquitos, ticks, black [...]
Facing My Own Prejudice
There comes a time when one faces their own biases or prejudices. I am not talking about prejudice such as anti-Semitism or racial discrimination. Those [...]
The Cardinal Rule
“Seeing a cardinal usually means something good is on the horizon, and it urges you to follow your passion and dreams.” We just visited the [...]
The “Harris” Gang
It was a beautiful Scottsdale morning, mid-60s, partly cloudy, light breeze. Kathryn and I had just finished a run (at 60, just bending over to [...]
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch – It’s Beautiful Where We Live
Our eighth installment of our project, "It's Beautiful Where We Live," is the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, just a 40 minute drive [...]