So fellow travelers, this moment from an evening post dinner walk in Astoria. Sunset boardwalk stroll Cherished moments together Gifts of time and love Walk gently on the path my friends and may adventure find you ready.
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Zen Moment Sunset in Astoria
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 20, 2017
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Spirit of 60 Road Trip Part Nine: The Walk of Sages
So fellow travelers, the lush green winding drive north on the Taconic was the perfect counterpoint to two days of city traffic. It had been raining all morning and cloud dragons of mist sat mysteriously suspended above creeks and rivers in the narrow valleys. a photo taken in Vermont a few mornings later, with the […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 14, 2017
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Spirit of 60 Road Trip Part Eight: With All Due Respect
So fellow travelers, it is most fortunate the evening with Chihuly’s amazing glass art was so vibrant and colorful because the next morning I woke to dense grey clouds which soon gave way to heavy rains. Clouds over Oyster Bay Long Island In one sense the rains felt a fitting mood for my departure that […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 14, 2017
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Spirit of 60 Road Trip Part Three: Pilgrimage to Sagamore Hill
“The only man who never makes a mistake is someone who does nothing. ” Theodore Roosevelt So fellow travelers, I wanted to mark my significant turn of decades by setting a goal focused on something new to experience in my next decade. Given the importance of nature to my well being, the idea of visiting […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 3, 2017
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Road Markers
So fellow travelers, today I stand at the road marker of six decades on this journey of Life. While I’m rarely inclined to make much of milestone ages, I admit approaching this point has felt different. Sunset reflection @ Onondaga Lake It’s not about getting older, that is after all something we do from the […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 15, 2017
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Parting Thoughts
So fellow travelers, one song bird is packed and ready for the next leg of her journey. The image brought waves of emotion. As I sat on the porch in the morning sun to be with the feelings, a bluebird sang out bright and clear. These words floated up on the tears Sunrise comes Bluebird […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 26, 2017
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Lighting Their Path
So fellow travelers, this last day of a long hard school year is filled with some tough goodbyes. There are always shifts in staffing at the end of each year. This time around those shifts are hitting a group of friends pretty hard. Today’s goodbyes are a reminder of another parting tugging at this Mom’s […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 23, 2017
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Threads
So fellow travelers, the importance of family has framed many of the choices I’ve made. Those choices have in turn directed which paths I followed on this journey. Navigating crossroads is rarely easy. In times when we struggle against an inevitable change, our resistance can blind us to possible options. Other times we are so […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 19, 2017
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Camping with memories
So fellow travelers, found this golden washed view of a day’s end in my “drafts and edit” file. It was an auspicious moment which blessed a camping trip taken last year with a dear friend soon after my mother-in-law died. It captures some of the feeling I am often struck by when a trail brings […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 13, 2017
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Solitary Loonacy: One Bird at a Time
So fellow travelers, the preliminary tally results from last weekend’s birding marathon just came out. While my final tally of 73 species is not in the top ten on the team list, I felt a little swell of pride seeing my tally listed higher than several teams of seasoned birders. Not a bad showing for […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 25, 2017
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