“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” ―…

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” ― Ansel Adams I love the mountains. I grew up traveling…

“A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller I love Helen Keller’s quote above. It seems to…

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the…

The Forum, Pompeii, Italy, with Mount Vesuvius volcano in the background The day I visited the Lost City of Pompeii was an ominous day, threatening rain as I walked the…

Oliver Wendall Holmes Jr. 10 Favorite Places to Visit in Italy Pisa, the Italian Riviera, Switzerland, and Home to Prague: a photojournal Italy: Tuscany and Rome, a photojournal EAT, STRAY,…

“It starts with a dream. Add faith, and it becomes a belief. Add action, and it becomes a part of life. Add perserverance, and it becomes a goal in sight.…

There’s no place like home. – Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz A long time ago, I grew up in New York City. Not the kind of growing up made of…

I might know a thing or two about being a hillbilly. Much of my growing up took place in the Ozarks of Arkansas catching crawdads and eating black-eyed peas at…