Winter Skies
Winter has come. It is cold, but the skies are still beautiful! Me alone with the sky! Even an uneventful sunset should not be taken for granted! I am heading…
Leaving Cow Country – and They Don’t Seem to Care
Boy I miss my pickup truck, and I never had this problem of collecting too much stuff when working overseas. I come to a client’s site with whatever I can…
Back in the Center of Meat Universe
Still two hours of driving and I can't wait for the sun to sink away into darkness! It’s amazing when heading west on I-80 – it always seems to be…
Let the Migration Begin
For the Sandhill Cranes, the Platte River is a brief stop-over to refuel on last season’s corn crop. They are named for their preference to gather on the foliage-free sand…
Frozen
Last Friday at 4:00 a.m. my home security system alerted me that the temperature in my house was 40° F. My furnace stopped working, and I was 1,500 miles away!…
A Taste of India in Blacksburg
I can't imagine having a fine meal without an equally fine wine - moderation is best - meaning two glasses are perfect! We got our first dusting of snow here…
Dreaming Forward
Gaeta, Italy 2008 - I took too much for granted while in Italy for nine months! It was another lazy weekend that slipped by too fast. I think that I…
Day 4 – Indianapolis to Piney Point
The DC Beltway after nine hours of driving with one headlight - yes it looked just like this! The last leg of the cross-country drive was incidental, short of a few…