Stories, photographs, travel notes, and safari reflections from Doug & Marcy

Heavenly Sunlight

Marcy’s Blog Maybe it’s yet another sign of getting older…there are a lot of those these days. As I came upon one of my favorite early morning spots yesterday, overwhelming nostalgia took over, and I was flooded with memories stretching way back to my early childhood. It came to me instantly upon seeing the beautiful […]

Who Knew???

I find it almost unbelievable that we have lived here for just shy of 40 years now and are still discovering special things that our area has to offer.  Sure, we have always enjoyed the Smoky Mountains, have frequently taken advantage of our Tennessee state parks, and camped and hiked with our family through the years, […]

EDINBURGH EVENING

On our second evening in Scotland, we attended a dinner theater in Edinburgh with our tour group.  It was a great opportunity to get to know our fellow travelers and also provided a prime chance to sample haggis, a savory pudding containing sheep heart, liver, and lungs that is actually cooked inside the sheep stomach […]

MEMORY LANE

43 years ago, we came to San Francisco on our honeymoon. We loved it then and still love it now! Our jam-packed week in California comes to an end tomorrow as we head back home at 6:00 am. Just a few pics from today…

A THANKSGIVING TO REMEMBER

A very different Thanksgiving! Our children and their families were unable to join us for the traditional Thanksgiving dinner because they were enjoying the day with their in-laws. Knowing that I would probably feel a little glum and lonely, I thought it would be the perfect time to check off a bucket list item…hiking to […]

PARTING SHOTS …

Time for parting shots… Very long one ahead of us tomorrow as we leave the cottage at 6:45 a.m. and arrive in Knoxville at 11:00 p.m. We visited the osprey nest again today and saw the male fly in with a small rabbit for his growing family. I decided to try again for a better […]

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