I will occasionally re-publish an older post under the heading Throwback Thursday. This one first appeared here on September 29, 2016, when my blog was but a few months young and was noticed by only a handful of fellow bloggers. I have made only a few slight changes to the original. Thank you for traveling … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Did They Dance the Charleston?
October’s full moon has long been nicknamed Hunter’s Moon, as it heralds the beginning of the hunting season in the northern hemisphere. If you pay attention to lunar cycles, you will know that this month’s Hunter’s Moon will not appear until the end of the month, October 28, to be exact, so today’s essay pertains … Continue reading Traveling under a Hunter’s Moon
When I had to cancel my planned trip to Germany in April 2020, little did I know that travel in 2021 would continue to pose challenges. But after not having seen my Dad for over two years, this summer I decided to buy a ticket to fly to Europe, challenges or not. Until I was … Continue reading Travel During Covid
Last week I sang the praises of May travel. The floral profusion which so impressed us was met, if not exceeded, by the plenitude of birds, as we were in Central Europe during the same season as many migrants from Africa. Because most of my previous visits had happened in late fall, I had missed … Continue reading Birding In Germany
I hadn’t paid a vernal visit to Germany for many years, until my husband and I arrived there in early May of this year. Living in the semi-arid climate of Colorado’s Front Range, we are accustomed to many more shades of brown than of green, but the photoreceptors responsible for numerous nuances of that latter … Continue reading Springtime In Germany
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