May 4, 2018
A Queer, Delightful Feeling
My mother and I both have husbands who do not much care for visiting museums and famous monuments, or gardens, ancient ruins, and...
Oct 29, 2017
In Search of Grace: A Review
In Search of Grace is a contemplative, generous, and strangely reassuring read. It is Reason’s offering towards a new order of things. I am
Nov 17, 2016
The Avatar
I’m generally a watery person, but I’ve always liked forests and in my fourth decade of life I have especially come to appreciate the...
Nov 9, 2016
Deafened by Nature
I recently returned from a two week visit to the heart of Manu National Park in southeastern Peru. Cocha Cashu is the name of a small...
Aug 21, 2016
The Joys of Camping Wild
I have my husband to thank for introducing me to wild camping. Our first trip together, twenty-five years ago, was to somewhere in the...
Jul 12, 2016
A Boy and His Toadlets
When it comes to nature, there is nothing that pleases my son more than small creatures. One of my earliest photos of Luca shows him as a...
Jun 1, 2016
Communication
The torrential rain that delayed our departure from camp at last dwindles to a fine mist. Half an hour later, a watery sun glints on...
Mar 28, 2016
Stars in Our Eyes
We went camping to Paracas over the Easter weekend. After the usual last-minute irritable rush to pack the car, we threaded our way to...