Another Look, Southern Utah
I’ve posted a similar photo from Southern Utah, but this one was filed in the wrong place somehow, so it got passed over. I think it is worth a view as well. Water was a little more plentiful in that area ten years ago.
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San Sebastian, A Mental Revisit
A quick mental revisit to San Sebastian, Spain. It’s a beautiful seaside town on the Bay of Biscay near the French border that we visited during our 2014 Spain road trip. I could certainly physically visit there again. This photo is just after sundown along the Oaritzun Ibaia (Oaritzun River). My thoughts are with all…
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Short Stop Off Interstate 10
Van Horn, Texas, was just a short stop off Interstate 10 as we were heading west early in 2016. The RV park was a dusty dirt lot almost full of long-term pipeline workers building a pipeline in the area. In 2016, you could travel from one end of the town to the other in about…
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Lone Tree In Spain
Lone trees in the fields of Spain, particularly on the central Meseta plateau, are iconic landmarks that provide critical shade and refuge for pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago and for local wildlife in otherwise barren landscapes. These solitary trees can be species such as the Holm oak (Quercus ilex) or the Chestnut (Castanea sativa)….
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Fanciful Friday: Shifting Sands
“Deserts are not the barren wastelands we often think they are. They are filled with a unique beauty, a rich diversity of life and a profound sense of peace.” – Edward Abbey This week, “FancifulFriday” has taken yet another different direction—one that is more thoughtful and a bit more serious, although not too serious. I’m…
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Morning Wildflower
“The earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson This photo, along with the ones in a couple of previous wildflower posts, was made in the same general area of Keystone State Park in Oklahoma while we were RVing 11 years ago. I didn’t do much with the photos at the time, but with more…
