My vacation trip was a solo excursion to Tanzania in December, just before Christmas. I have always been intrigued by two things associated with Tanzania: the Great Migration, which crosses the Serengeti, and cheetah, the spotted beasts who sport such explosive grace. This December was…
Seals and Sea Lions As it turns out, in the water, sea lions are active and playful. On land, they are curious at times, but mostly slow and sleepy. And extremely photogenic. Most of these are photos of sea lions, with a couple of images…
Giant Tortoises They are, in my view, the rock stars of the Galápagos Islands. Here is some Wiki information about them. Some other interesting facts: They can live upwards of 180 years; A typical diameter is about a meter (3+ feet); They can weigh about 500 pounds.…
I have a guilty secret — I ♥ iguanas! I didn’t know this until I traveled to the Galápagos Islands. Well, actually, I fell in love two days before, in the city of Guayaquil, where one can encounter iguanas sauntering around a city park, as…
I am not a bird lover. When people say “what kind of bird is that” I really don’t know. (Unless it is a penguin — they are kind of obvious.) But I do like taking photos of birds. So here is a set of photos…
Warning: not for the faint of heart! While whale watching, we got to see something really cool and extraordinary. A big heads up to our captain, the proprietor of the Monterey Bay Whale Watch Center. She turned us out further into the bay to see “something interesting”…
For the past few years I have spent Christmas with my friends Elizabeth and Rusty, and their children Katy, Margaret (super-duper god-daughter no. 1) and Sam (fantastical godson no.2), sharing the holiday spirits with their extended family and network of friends. This year, sometime before…
