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Windjammer contemplation

Seals poke their heads through the waves; Osprey fly high in the starry night; I am between them. ♠ Breathing in the scent of the sea and listening to the lapping water, I sense balance.   ♣ In the wind,

Posted in Just for Fun

Jordan – my first 24 hours

My flight from Istanbul arrived in Amman at 11:55pm. I talked politics with the taxi driver taking me to my hotel. He said he was a Palestinian and Palestine should be for the Palestinians. I countered that the Jews and

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Endearing Elephants

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. —Noel Coward  Riding atop an elephant in a forest, the elephant would uproot a tree for a snack, all without missing a beat. At a Moscow circus,

Posted in Wildlife

I miss Brennivin

Iceland. I ate a chip from a chunk of a 100,000-year old glacier ice. It was served on a tray. I was on a boat (actually an amphibious vehicle) in the glacier lagoon of Jokulsarion. The day was full of

Posted in World Glimpses

Sukhothai Scenes

Thailand. I remember bicycling around the ruins at Sukhothai and the surrounding area. With foot brakes and a low seat, it was just my speed. While in “ruins,” the standing remnants retained enough detail so you didn’t need much imagination to

Posted in World Glimpses