Travel Theme: Animals – Singing Koi
I am thrilled to introduce what is quite possibly the world's first ensemble of singing carp. They are called Koi in Japan, you know. Unfortunately their album is not quite ready for…
Charlie Pass – My Favorite Spot
My favorite spot? That’s easy. Charlie Pass, where I can slow down, find solitude, and reconnect with nature. Something special happens here where the sun, sand, and surf meet. Something…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine – Free to Travel
As I reflected on the theme of this week’s Photo Challenge, Mine, I asked myself what I truly cherish. What is my most prized possession? Interestingly, what I appreciate more…
Travel Theme: Foliage – Bamboo on Fuchsia
I was stopped dead in my tracks recently by this image at a nearby botanical garden. A clump of bamboo unhappily growing in a bed in front of a fuchsia wall caught my attention.…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
A solitary fisherman on Halong Bay, in Vietnam, surrounded by limestone karsts. Little has changed for centuries. Though small groups of families raft their floating homes together into small communities life…
Travel Theme: White – Cattleya Orchid
The delicate, exotic orchid is the most highly coveted flowering plant. It is said to represent strength, love, beauty, and luxury. The cattleya orchid is the queen of orchids, the corsage…
Durga Puja, the Worship of the Hindu Goddess Durga, Returns to Calcutta, India (part 2)
The Durga Puja (Pujo in Bengali) is celebrated in various parts of India in different styles, but not on the grand scale of the Festival in Calcutta. This year's celebration will be…
Travel Theme: White – Did You See It?
Did anyone else see this unique cloud formation drifting over the Friday afternoon sky? In honor of the UN’s International Day of Peace, I would think. You didn't see it?...…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
Finding a few moments of solitary time in crowded Kolkata, India, a city of over 15 million people is no easy task. But this man has done just that. He…
Travel Theme: White – Pray for Peace
Lets all pray for peace today and everyday. See what others are doing for this week's Travel Theme: White. UN’s International Day of Peace