earth hour
It is one of those gimmicky, celebrity-driven, feel-good, substance-lite events … But at least it’s something. At least it makes us stop and change our behavior, even for an hour, and think about our...
View Articleeaster sunrise
Two photos from Easter Sunday morning one just before sunrise, and the other just after …
View Articlea spring delight
I have been experimenting with our new digital camera, the camera I plan to use extensively this summer during my sabbatical. This is a photo of the phlox and daylily shoots growing at the foot of our...
View Articleheaven can wait
I don’t expect to go to heaven. At one time I did. At one time, making myself worthy of heaven was the focus of my life. From early childhood, I learned what it meant to ask Jesus into my heart with...
View Articlekilauea erupts
My wife and I were on the big island two months ago and visited Volcanoes National park. We saw some lava flows but nothing like this!
View Articlehe swam!
Today we took two of our grandsons and our two dogs for a hike in the woods. On the way back home, Toby (our six-month-old Australian Shepherd) jumped in the pond that borders our house and swam after...
View Articlemy favorite hiking companions
My two hiking buddies, Stoney (9 1/2 years old) and Toby (9 1/2 months old), on the way up Blue Hill.
View Articlelet the mountains (and the people) be!
I have just returned from a nine day stay in West Virginia, enjoying the “wild and wonderful” landscape and doing work to help a low income family in Summers County. The people of West Virginia are...
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