Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. ~Will Rogers After a few weeks of a lot of camping, I am home for a spell, and so it was time to return to the Wacissa. As often happens this time of year, the birds are...

maggie and milly and molly and may went down to the beach (to play one day) and maggie discovered a shell that sang so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles, and milly befriended a stranded star whose rays five languid fingers were; and molly...

I want to fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me... ~Steve Miller This has definitely been the longest interval between paddling trips for me for years, for a couple of reasons. I will spare you my whining about our...

Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone. ~The Dhammapada I was amazed to see a sudden drop in the forecast of overnight temperatures, and so of course I immediately made plans to return to camping, which I have...

Walking through puddles is my favorite metaphor for life. ~Jessi Lane Adams I know it's been too long between posts when people start asking if I have fallen victim to a camera-shy gator or some such. I haven't been paddling for a long time...