All Here Now

It seems like the more time I am allowed on this earth, the more I think about my ancestors. As a child it's all about the present. And a young adult tends to believe he or she is invincible, and for most of us it's all about us for a few years. But I think later in...

My darling man, Alan, and I, went to Natural Tunnel State Park this past weekend. It was time to celebrate his birthday, and a great opportunity to do things we love to do, like hiking, identifying trees and wildflowers, listening for birds, and learning new things....

I backpedaled fast! Really fast! I couldn't believe it! I was seeing Skunk in the daytime, only three feet in front of me while I was out on my prayer walk one morning last week. OK. Maybe it was more like thirty feet in front of me, but my brain lit up like a...

Our safari guide Wallace told us Zebra is in a group of animals known as the Ugly Five. I didn't think Zebra was ugly at all. But I soon realized he was teasing me. The Ugly Five are considered to be the following: warthog, vulture, wildebeest, marabou stork, and...