Sunset on the Maasai Mara
Doug reflects on a beautiful sunset on the Maasai Mara of Kenya
Serengeti Serpent
We find an African rock python coiled in the acacia tree under which we are having a picnic.
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Most of my recent blog entries are about the new and exciting things that Marcy and I encounter on our travels. I have been so very busy lately and have found it difficult to create a blog entry and despite dozens of drafts about far-away places and interesting scenes, I settled on writing about the […]
Montmartre and the Head of Saint Denis
A cephalophore (from the Greek for “head-carrier”) is a saint who is generally depicted carrying their own severed head. Saint Denis of Paris is the most famous of these.
The Smoky Mountains live up to their name
Last week (mid-March), Marcy and I enjoyed the opportunity to host an aspiring photographer on a photoshoot. We didn’t have to think long about a destination, and despite this being the national-park-road-congesting spring break season, we headed to Cades Cove. As it turned out, the traffic was not too bad, at least at first. We […]
Winter in Yellowstone National Park
Bearly Awake I figured it to be common wisdom that black bears entered winter hibernation and slept soundly until warm weather. However, during our late January-early February trip to Yellowstone National Park, we found a bear den with occupants active in the sunny but single-digit weather. During our visit, our daily routine consisted of cruising […]
