So fellow travelers, the adventures of summer are off to a most auspicious beginning. Yeah, I know it is hard to even tell what this is . Here look closer That is part of a whale’s back breaking the surface of the water as it feeds in the channel near Anacapa Island off the coast […]
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Relentless
So fellow travelers, the rain this Spring has been relentless. I tell myself I can’t complain if I truly intend to move to the PNW, so, I take it as a kind of meteorological training program and I say things like, “At least we don’t have to shovel the driveway or brush off the car.” […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 16, 2019
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The Bird in my Heart
So fellow travelers, you know that expression about a bird in hand being worth two in the bush? Well, how many birds would one from the heart equate to? Once a year, since 2006 on the third Saturday of May, I set out on a special birding adventure called Birdathon. Essentially, it’s a 24hr birding […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 8, 2019
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Washed Out
So fellow travelers, last week the weather app on my phone pinged to alert me to a “continued precipitation and flood watch” forecast. Relentless rainfall has washed away all my short and long term hiking plans for several weeks now. No fire tower challenges undertaken, no walks along park paths to look for spring visitors […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 19, 2019
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Easter Blossoms
So fellow travelers, today is Easter Sunday and it dawned appropriately shrouded in mist. Being in a bit of a fog myself lately, this mood of ponderous mystery felt somewhat comforting, as if the gods and goddesses of earth and air had gently acknowledged my dispassionate sentiments. Unable to voice the emotions eddying within and […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 21, 2019
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Season’s Edge
So fellow travelers, this haiku showed up on a chilly walk the day before the vernal equinox. Time frozen in waves Thaw at season’s edge reveals Sleeping memories What looks like waves along the shore are actually frozen layers of water Delilah and I have been walking the East Lakeshore Trail at Onondaga Lake Park, […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 26, 2019
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Birds Doing New Things
While I head out to clear snow (yes it’s still snowing on and off in March- ah Spring in Upstate NY) from my own backyard birdfeeders to keep the early spring migrants well fueled against the return of Winter-like temperatures I thought my Fellow Travelers might enjoy a trip to a bird sanctuary in warmer […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 23, 2019
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Spring Ahead
So fellow travelers, Delilah and I just returned home from a quick walk. It is a luxurious 58 ° , the air smells like spring and the sun managed to sneak in a brief but brilliant appearance before the incoming front from the west shrouded the golden light in deep grey storm clouds. High over […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 14, 2019
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Digging Out
So fellow travelers, Winter Storm Harper has me spending this extended weekend digging out in more ways than shoveling snow. “Pixie Dust ?” Really, Mike Seidel? Because S*N*O*W by any other name is still a four letter word which needs to be repeatedly shoveled. When I sat down to write my end of the year […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 21, 2019
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Reflections
So fellow travelers, 2018 draws to a close and time spent sorting through photos has me reflecting on the vast expanse of experiences this year brought. Sunrise in the High Desert For all the darkness of the low points which framed the first half of the year, I am beginning to glean the significance of […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 31, 2018
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