After Several Wrong Turns …
… I landed at LaGuardia Airport.
Read MoreA Park by Any Other Name
No matter the name, it probably didn’t smell as sweet as Juliet’s rose.
Read MoreConey Island Baby
Hot dogs changed our plans.
Read MoreGotta Go, 2020
In these days of Covid, there are new considerations even for outdoor activities. For instance: will my favorite park be open? Or: which location is empty enough to keep safe distances, but not so empty that it is unsafe?
And the most important of all: is there a bathroom?!
Read MoreA Tale of Two Pubs
Nope, not talking about those pubs.
Read MoreA Wander Among the Willows
It’s embarrassing, actually. It’s right there, so close that through our apartment window we can see the treetops. But in these last 20+ years, we visited only once.
Read MoreGoooood, goooood, good! Good Migrations!
Waterfowl has always been my "thing." Many happy, youthful days spent at duck ponds started me on this path and when I began watching birds, my love of ducks (along with other water birds) grew -- they are large, somewhat slow-moving, sport great colors, and have easy dispositions for observation. Plus, they like the water, and so do I.
Read MoreDia Nueve -- Adios Mis Amigos
(Well, all trips come to an end, and as I now post the last entry, I say farewell to Costa Rica -- for now....) This was our first "proper" trip to a place south of Texas (a couple cruise vacation stops don't count, now matter how adventurous we may have been).
Read MoreDia Ocho -- Safari Night
(Costa Rica is months ago, but I am determined to have it stay in the forefront of my mind by spacing out blog posts!) We've moved from the very comfortable surroundings near Manuel Antonio and traded them for a cabin about 1 1/2 hours north along the coast outside the small town of Tárcoles.
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