Getting Ready for Our First Safari
Ready or not, we depart Saturday, July 25th, on our first safari to the Maasai Mara in Kenya, Africa. This is not your grandparent’s Sunday outing at an animal [...]
Our New Pet
'Twas the night before our vacation, all packed and ready, when we heard some scratching noises from the laundry room." We do not own a [...]
Butterfly Collecting
When I was young, much younger than yesterday, my dad and I would go butterfly hunting. He would furnish me with a net and a [...]
Lions and Tigers and Flamingos?
There is nothing worse than going on an African safari without proper preparation. We'll need to get a lot of shots (not the photographic kind [...]
Steppin’ Out…
Turtles love the spring as much as we do. If you thought our winter was bad, can you imagine spending it in the cold muck [...]
Turkey Love
It is rare to see wild turkeys courting and even rarer for them to let anyone near. While driving to shoot turtles and frogs, we [...]
Treasure Hunting
Did you know that butterflies taste with their feet and smell with their antennas? Did you know that butterflies are solar powered and that their [...]
The Butterfly Trainer
Have you ever trained a butterfly? And if you did, what would you have them do? They really can't bark or roll over or fetch [...]
The Lost Sheep
The Canadian Rockies are known for many things. They are comprised of rugged mountains, icefields and glaciers, alpine meadows, and turquoise colored lakes. All are [...]