Category: travel
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Texas Tuesdays Continue… The State Capitol
Upon exiting the aircraft, this New Yorker expected to see cowboy hats and boots throughout the Austin, TX terminal. Emerging from the airconditioned airport, I also prepared for full-on melting in the hot, Texas sun. It was my first of many trips to Texas beginning in August, 2021. Turns out,…
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Texas Pride and Size
If you would have presented me with the 50 state flags four years ago, I would have struggled to identify New York after a half-century of living here. Through process of elimination and knowing the Latin word excelsior (meaning “ever upward”) is plastered on countless NY businesses, schools and many…
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Texas Tuesday – The Backstory
The Summary In the last three years, I’ve been to Texas eight times. Last Spring, I stayed a month. My then-remote position made it possible. Though I have seen and stayed in several Texas cities and towns, the state is beyond enormous and I’ve barely scratched the hot soil. I’ll…
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Stunning Aerial Views
Though impossible to capture how extraordinary the sky looked in real time, I hope you enjoy these pics I took through the window on a recent flight. How clearly the sky reveals God’s glory! How plainly it shows what He has done! Psalm 19:1
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Mistaken as a (potential) Criminal?
On the tail-end of our spring getaway last year, my husband and I overcompensated for airport traffic, giving us two hours before the rental car was due. So, we pulled into a lovely outdoor shopping center. My husband sought food while I scoured sales. Wandering into Talbots, the sales lady…
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Skaneateles Lake
Late last year, we visited the quaint town of Skaneateles, New York. This charming area has an array of restaurants, shopping and beautiful views of the lake. Skaneateles Lake is one of the eleven finger lakes, running approximately 16 miles long, one mile wide, and 300 feet deep at its…
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Forget Your Destination – Commercial Flying is the Real Trip
After several years of fairly regular air travel, cancelled connections and crew no-shows have officially become distant second inconveniences to enduring fellow travelers, giving the term “fly at your own risk” a whole new meaning. I wasn’t surprised when I read about the recent naked man running through an aircraft…
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Texas Take-Off
On a recent flight out of Austin, TX, we were delayed on the tarmac, but the Texas sky made waiting a pleasure. As we finally rolled forward, every angle was spectacular.
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Florida Lightning
Gulf of Mexico, near Sand Key, Florida, 2023. These were shot with just an iPhone. I have traveled frequently to Florida and Texas, and both states have some wild and exciting rain storms!
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Cloud Pillars
On a flight to Texas, I noticed these two, taller cloud formations and decided to share them with you. Blue skies were a mood-lifter as the plane rose up over the dark, dreary New York weather.
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Clearwater Coastline
A photo I took last year, walking down to the water at dusk. Clearwater, Florida, 2023.
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 