Harvesting and cooking with a Bunya nut.
Arriving at Long Timber
It was a long journey from Wisconsin to Texas to Portland, Oregon to Sydney but finally, I arrived in a magical place. Long Timber is near the glasshouse mountains not far from the Australian Zoo in Queensland, Australia. Ascending up the driveway.I will be sharing highlights of this in depth Australian adventure over the next … Continue reading Arriving at Long Timber
Virgin Australia
Virgin airlines 90 minutes Sydney Airport lines and waiting Finally Australia sky So blue Clouds white Water blue Rippling Sunshine bright Warm arm Shade up Tray up Land approaching Plane descending Ears popping Seatbelt fastened Wing flaps up Plane sways Lower we go Water closer Plane tilts Levels off still closer Sunshine Coast Sand beach … Continue reading Virgin Australia
Being in Sydney
View from balcony Hotel Urban at St. Leonards Through the trees and roofs one can glimpse the harbor and the bridge. I can feel the city vibrating around me. On this trip the beauty of the city is no longer in the tourist views but the joy of the residents. The runner on the shaded … Continue reading Being in Sydney
Unnecessary Stress
Everyone knows traveling is stressful, last year I nearly missed the last leg of my flight home from Australia because I scheduled too little time between planes in San Francisco. This year going back I decided to eliminate that source of distress. Arriving at the San Francisco airport in the morning for my evening flight … Continue reading Unnecessary Stress
Friends at Beacon Rock
The greatest honor is for a friend to share their home with me. The greatest gift is when they share their favorite place. Today my dear friend took me on her favorite hike here near Portland Oregon. It is winter here raining and snowing at higher elevations. She said "You have to climb Beacon Rock, … Continue reading Friends at Beacon Rock
A New Year, A New Adventure
I'm in the air again. Traveling, being, hopefully belonging everywhere and nowhere. A friend said, "i'm so glad I don't have to travel anymore." I don't have to travel, but I need to travel. I travel not to see but to be. I want to be with my grandkids. We had a four month be … Continue reading A New Year, A New Adventure
Flying, over the road this time
Flying, flying high in the sky Crowding through crowds on the ground. Not driving just gliding, sitting, waiting anticipating worrying Would my carry on get on? Would too big people sit next to me squeezed in tiny seats? Landing take off body tense sensing danger fight or flight while belted in my seat. Air pressure … Continue reading Flying, over the road this time
Finding Mother’s Gravestone
My brother and I drove from Frazee, Minnesota to Gray Eagle, Minnesota, another town off the beaten path. We drove across lovely verdant farm fields the road curved up and down gentle hills. The corn was green and tall, the soybean fields often had corn that had come from last years crop. We arrived in … Continue reading Finding Mother’s Gravestone
Chasing the Past – Frazee, MN
My brother and I drove from 510 to Frazee, Minnesota. For one year we lived there, my mother, two brothers, and I. Mother worked as a housekeeper for the widower Dick. Dick had one young son, Hank, a little bit younger than me and another who had just gone off to college. We lived in … Continue reading Chasing the Past – Frazee, MN
Visions from Two Continents. 