Sharing photos and stories from my travels.
A few months before our scheduled move to France, we were at our nephew’s birthday party chatting with the mom of one of his friends when she asked us what was new. We had met her before at these events and always enjoyed chatting with her. We told her about my upcoming retirement and our... Continue Reading →
Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. Michael Palin The beautiful village of Gordes, Provence, France.
A few years ago I posted several blogs focusing on specific colors; blue and green are a few I focused on. However, I kept putting off sharing photos in pink since it’s not one of my favorite colors. However, spring makes me think of pink with the abundant beautiful cherry and magnolia blossoms found at... Continue Reading →
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain (or possibly H. Jackson Brown Jr.) Visiting Crichton Castle with... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow, April 22, 2023 is Earth Day, a day set aside to bring awareness to the damage that has been inflicted on our suffering planet. In honor of this important day, I am sharing some photos of the amazingly beautiful places around the globe I have been fortunate enough to have visited. Grand Teton National... Continue Reading →
To move, to breath, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live. Hans Christian Anderson Forty-nine Palms Oasis, Joshua Trees National Park, CA
We enjoyed a visit to the Rodin Museum and gardens on our trip to Paris last month. We have visited this beautiful museum multiple times before but never tire of seeing the works of France’s most famous sculptor. Housed in a stunning manor house built in 1732, it was called Hôtel Biron when Rodin rented... Continue Reading →
theTravelsketcher found this door challenge when browsing through posts on Jetpack, and thought I might be interested since I love taking photos of doors. So here’s my entry for today. I love this gnarly old door in Avignon, France. The smaller door in the center reminds me of something from the Lord of the Rings... Continue Reading →
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home. James Michener Jogyesa Temple Chrysanthemum Festival, Seoul, South Korea
Travels Through My Lens 