An appropriate name for this steaming mountain! This guy looks like he’ll surely disappear into the crevices of this volcanic landscape, doesn’t he? But he didn’t. He was just hiking, along with maybe 30-40 others, who were all scattered across this steamy mountainside of Kerlingarfjoll, or Witch Mountain, located deep in the Interior. The entire […]

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  • Kris Koeller - Excellent shots.

  • admin - thanks, Kris!

  • Mom - Kim, these are amazing shots. I can’t believe the amount of time to research all these various places. And after the research making all the contacts, then arranging transportation to see all the area. Bonus you girl are truly an artist. I love the gift that you were blessed with. Keep the art coming beautiful daughter. I love you so much.

  • admin - thanks, ma!

A woman rocks her granddaughter to sleep in a hammock, where all children sleep with their parents until the age of 2. Here in this region of the Caribbean there are 365 tropical islands, some so tiny a single coconut tree sprouts and nothing more. All islands are owned and operated by these native people […]

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  • Vania - Your photos are beautiful! These people are in the San Blas Islands of Panama. My mother is Colombian, but was raised in Panama. Nearly everyone who comes to the U. S. from there brings at least one beautiful handcrafted mola with them.

  • admin - Thank you!! Yes, it is the San Blas islands, or Kuna Yala…where there are 365 islands in that little slice of paradise!

Say what?!  Snow, in MAY?? An unprecedented snowfall blanketed my home town of Rochester, Minnesota yesterday–15 inches! And it didn’t stop there. According to my Dad and brother-in-law, who were up by 5am snow plowing out the parking lots of their respective businesses, the snow continued throughout the day and piled up to an incredible […]

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It’s time! April 30 marks the end of winter, and Prague’s annual Paleni Carodenjnic celebration commonly known as Witches’ Night. Locals dress up in costumes like our Halloween, and parade down the street burning paper witches. The Astronomical Clock, in the picture above, is an iconic sight in Prague’s Old Town. Visible to all who […]

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  • Smithg576 - Appreciating the time and energy you put into your blog and in depth information you provide. It’s good to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same unwanted rehashed information. Excellent read! I’ve saved your site and I’m adding your RSS feeds to my Google account.

  • admin - Thanks so much! Glad to know someone is reading it!! 🙂

Later that same morning (see last blog entry Reflection of Lion’s Head) as we were about to leave this ocean pool, we saw a group of people gathering on shore, some with drums and some wearing red religious robes. So of course we stuck around.  It soon became clear that a baptism was going to take place. We […]

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  • Paul Willson - Amazing pics esp with the 12 apostles in the background!

  • admin - Thanks, Paul! Yes, it was pretty special to witness. And how fitting that the 12 apostles were there too!

  • david joel - Lovely photo and heart connection. I can almost feel the wind in my face and hear the waves crashing on the shore.

  • moshin nobel - this is a very beautiful photo. the reds and the oranges that mix in with the blues and purples are so stunning.

  • admin - Thank you David and Moshin! Love coming across special moments like this…

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