I returned from my birding trip to Costa Rica in February of 2023, determined to upgrade my photography equipment, and skills.  While I managed some good shots with my Nikon...

High School Reunions are not ordinarily my cup of tea, especially when it is not my high school that is doing the reuniting.  But Dorothy's 55th Reunion was uncharacteristically enjoyable,...

When Dorothy and I returned home from our trip to the Grand Ole Opry, I was very disappointed with the photos I took, especially the selfies I took with Sean...

This blog begins with me joining up with my group from Tropical Birding Tours after spending a couple of days in the San Jose area of Costa Rica on my...

Ever since I dipped my toe into the fascinating world of bird watching, I had heard rumors that the birds of Costa Rica were a must see.  When I took...

A couple of weeks ago I was talking with my good friend Tom Reiser and he mentioned that his grandson Teddy was attending the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas. ...

In March of 2020 Dorothy and I took a little trip to Rockport, Texas to celebrate our 46th Anniversary.   We enjoyed our time on that trip and while there learned...

Not much good came from the Great Covid Pandemic of 2019.  But for me personally, it resulted in one good thing--  I took up birdwatching. ...

Early June of 2022 in Central Texas was hot and, for the most part, dry.  As a result, the bird watching in my neck of the woods was definitely subpar,...

For quite some time I have entertained the notion that someday I would take a raft trip down the San Juan River and see some of the rock art and...