A wonderful blur: 2014 highlights
We’re not superstitious, but 2013 was not a good year for us, being deeply marked by the deaths of both of Steve’s » Read more
Nihon-Go! Part 2, Kyoto
It had been 20 years since we spent any significant time in Kyoto, the historic capital of Japan for over a millenium » Read more
Nihon-GO! Part 1: Art pilgrimage to Naoshima Island, Japan
Preparing for this trip to Japan required both mental and physical origami. The mental gymnastics? Only coordinating 3 different itineraries (for Steve, » Read more
South of France summers: On Jean Cocteau’s trail
The South of France seems to summon the very essence of summer: blue skies, sidewalk seating at cafes, winding narrow back roads » Read more
White sharks: Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Rolling, rolling, our boat, the Horizon, tosses us from side to side as though possessed as it plows its way southwest from » Read more
Enigmatic Iceland: Part 3
We had been planning our second trip to Iceland for 3 years, ever since the organizers of the radiology meeting we were » Read more
Enigmatic Iceland: Part 2
We found Reykjavik and Iceland to have both some surprising culinary delights, as well as a certain repetitive monotony. This post will » Read more
Enigmatic Iceland: Part 1
Our recent trip to Iceland, the second in 3 years, has spawned such a torrent of words, thoughts, reflections and images, that » Read more
A summer Sunday at Santee Lakes: June 2014
Our friend and photo gear guide extraordinaire, Steve Cirone, introduced us to the denizens of Santee Lakes a few years ago. Steve » Read more
West Fork Elegy, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, June 2014
West Fork of Oak Creek has long been one of the most popular hikes in Sedona, and justifiably so. Even getting to » Read more