Nature's Canvas

Traveling and learning about other places, here and abroad, is fascinating to me. It’s like I am a sponge soaking up the history, the uniqueness and the beauty of my surroundings. I don’t have the capacity to remember it all any more, but I sure do love learning. I recently had the opportunity to visit […]

Walking along a sugar white sand beach with cool clear teal waves rolling toward me, blanketing my feet, was itself a gift. So was wandering along the sandy paths through woods around a lake and marsh. I was feeling truly blessed by the opportunities that surrounded me on my visit to Panama City Beach. Then, […]

For those of you who don’t know me well, being outside, especially in the woods, is food for my soul. I know that sounds like a cliché, and it is to some degree. It’s hard to describe how it affects me, the way it calms me, relaxes me, and slows me down. There is a […]

While St. Augustine is not the oldest city to exist in North America, it is North America’s oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement. History always fascinates me. And the history continues to unfold. What is present today has been orchestrated by decisions of the past. St. Augustine, Florida, is what it is today because of choices […]

Talk about a new adventure! I had never been to the Grand Bahama Island, nor had I ever stayed in an all-inclusive resort, nor had I ever ridden a fast ferry from Fort Lauderdale anywhere! It was a relaxing, fun, beautiful trip, though the rumbling stomach and dizzy head of motion sickness affected me on […]

Sea turtles have always fascinated me. Actually, all turtles! I had the opportunity when I was living in Lester Prairie to watch a small painted turtle dig a nest in which to bury her eggs. I missed her laying the eggs when my patience waned because the digging was taking so long. I stepped away […]