Tag Archives: travel

There’s No Place Like Home

Posted on August 5, 2018 by

A week ago we were just getting back from Orcas Island, where we watched whales… …explored trails… …and enjoyed the beauty of land and sea. And while our trip was beyond wonderful, I think Dorothy was right when she said, … Continue reading →

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Same Kind of Different As Me

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

There’s a popular book that bears the title Same Kind of Different as Me, as well as a movie based on the book, but it also seemed a fitting title for this post. While in Orcas Island, I would wake-up … Continue reading →

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A Little Horsing Around

Posted on November 16, 2016 by

While visiting my daughter this past weekend, we took some time to hang out with the horses that roam the fields on Berry’s mountain campus. Right away, I recognized a fellow that I’ve seen on several previous visits who seemed to … Continue reading →

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Herons and Egrets and Gulls, Oh My!

Posted on October 29, 2016 by

I think as a finale for my Dauphin Island trip, I will simply share a collage of some of the birds that we saw as we walked along the bay in the late afternoon/early evening hours each day.  I’ll include a white … Continue reading →

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I Call Them All Otis

Posted on October 26, 2016 by

Dauphin Island is known for its abundant Pelican population, and since it seemed like they spent their days simply “sittin’ on the dock of the bay” – I took to calling them all Otis! When these birds weren’t lounging on the … Continue reading →

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A Well-Fed Fellow

Posted on October 22, 2016 by

I just got back from spending a wonderful week at Dauphin Island.  My parents invited me (and my camera) to accompany them on a trip in their RV to this barrier island that sits between the Gulf of Mexico and … Continue reading →

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Tybee For Two

Posted on March 6, 2015 by

Tybee for two – that would be my husband and I  spending the past two days together on Tybee Island.  What a blessing to get away for awhile.  To hear the sound of waves lapping at the shore is nourishment … Continue reading →

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