Join Thor and me as we gather beach pebbles from nearby Pacific Northwest beaches and enjoy the lively sea creatures. …of cabbages and kings — No, wait, wrong story. This one takes Thor, Bear dog, and me to a favorite nearby hike, from Rosario Beach, along Bowman Bay (top photo), and to Deception Pass. We were …
Join me for a hike down memory lane to my first trip to Greece, backpacking around the islands. NOTE: Next week I’ll have an update on our home-building saga. Meanwhile, a bit too much “Life” is limiting my keyboard time. So here goes — hold your breath and jump into the time tunnel: My very …
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Join Thor and me as your virtual Thailand vacation continues with a tour via longtail boat of the dramatic sea stacks of Phangnga Bay. NOTE: It’s been another week of lots of “Life,” so I hope you enjoy this rerun of Thor’s and my Thailand trip, just as the pandemic was starting to unfold in Asia. We …
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Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we continue our “Geezer Adventures” with an end-of-summer hike along the Lake Ann Trail in the Mt. Baker Wilderness. NOTE: This summer Thor and I finally decided that we’d had enough with our continual rehab of various body parts, and needed to get back to our nearby mountains. …
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we log another Geezer Adventure on the Chanterelle Trail above Lake Whatcom. This week we were all set to tackle another challenging hike to the glacier near the peak of Mt. Shuksan, and we figured we’d just go as far as we felt able. A friend had …
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we repeat one of our favorite hikes, Chain Lakes in the Mt. Baker Wilderness. A bit too much “life” going on this week. Last week, Thor, Bear dog, and I enjoyed another Geezer Adventure with a moderate hike and fabulous swimming in the mountain lakes below Ptarmigan Ridge, …
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Join Thor, Bear dog, and me for a rerun of one of our favorite hikes to the Goat Mountain overlook and a celebration of wildflowers. Continuing our Geezer Adventures, Thor and I assessed the state of our aging bodies, and in between physical therapy appointments, seized the day for a return to Goat Mountain. We …
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Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we renew acquaintance with a favorite hike in the Mt. Baker National Forest. Thor and I finally decided that we’d had enough with our continual rehab of various body parts, and needed to get back to our nearby mountains. We are now becoming experts at “geezer adventures,” or …
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Our half of Massachusetts is now in severe drought. (See here.) The picture is one I took of a corn field in Concord, MA. It’s not supposed to look like that. We’ve had droughts in the past and managed to cope with them. My son was born in a drought. That year we Ben was …
Since the pandemic has crimped a lot of travel plans, why not escape with Thor and me as we wistfully revisit some of our favorite beaches on fabulous Rhodos? NOTE: Of course, Thor and I had to make another trip to Greece, as he’s fallen as much in love with the islands as I am. …
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Can you say Tame? Originally published 2012 by Phyllis Irene Radford We feed the birds. A cache of sunflower seeds resides in the biggest plastic bucket we own right beside the back door. During bear season—April to November—we bring the feeders in at sunset. Bears don’t just steal the seeds, they trash the feeders. This winter …
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we continue to visit the highlights in our new “neighborhood” while we progress toward building a waterfront home. NOTE: People have been asking to follow our progress as Thor and I pursue our quest for our dream home with sunsets over the Salish Sea. So starting with my post …
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I was a little late to the party – I found mention of Peter Wohlleben’s “The Heartbeat of Trees”, published in German in 2019 and in English only last year, and being the treehugger that I am the title sang to me, of course. Just a little poking around revealed that Wohlleben had written …
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