REFLECTING ON LONG-DISTANCE TRAVEL
After another very great Gate1 Travel fly-drive deal for Italy, Marcy and I find ourselves back in Montecatini Terme – a town about 25 miles west of Florence. We are very travel-weary but I think we have gotten used to the rhythm of how it feels to do a 30 hour turn-around from Knoxville to Europe. I would […]
Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day and The Ring of Kerry
Waterville is is a small town situated on Ballinskelligs Bay on the Ring of Kerry N70 route. Our bus stopped here for lunch on a (surprise) cloudy, cool and misty day, but this was a colorful, friendly town with lots of photo opportunities. Our first mission was to find a grocery store to replenish our fruit and vegetable […]
Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day and The Cliffs of Mohr
I went through my portfolio of Ireland pictures in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and I came up with such a random collection of scenes and subjects that I figured I would serve up posts in several batches throughout the day. Come back and see the rest of the posts, I promise not to overserve. […]
Oblivious
“A Face in the Crowd” is this week’s WordPress photo challenge — I knew right away where to take this one. It was the most beautiful of days in one of the most beautiful of places on earth. Giant’s Causeway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the coast of Northern Ireland. Even here, […]
Photo Challenge: Tour Guide – Morton’s Overlook
This week’s WordPress photo challenge is entitled: Tour Guide and asks “What do you love about where you live? Show us!” As I commute home this time of year, the clear air gives me a great view of the Smoky Mountains looking directly at the peak where the photo below was taken last October. It is […]
THE PERFECT BLOG POST
“I wrote some lines once on a time In wondrous merry mood, And thought, as usual, men would say They were exceeding good.” – The Height of the Ridiculous, Oliver Wendell Holmes There was no small energy expended Saturday fretting over publishing a new post in this blog space. It wasn’t so much writer’s block, […]
