Saving The Kimodo Dragons! I had no idea you could get up close and personal with Kimodo Dragons, but that incredible experience has led to their threatened demise! Steps are now underway to protect a magnificent creature, who has been… Read More ›
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“Hitch Hiking” #11! Our Rattlesnake Encounter In Beverly Hills – Hiking Shocks And Hitchcock’s “Psycho”!
Time For A Hike – And A Rattlesnake Encounter! For this latest edition of “Hitch Hiking”, my wife Alex and I had a SHOCKING brush with danger while hiking just miles from our home in Beverly Hills California! Franklin Canyon… Read More ›
99-Word Flash Fiction: Eminent Domain (Or, Why I’m Moving Out Of My House)
Flash Fiction With A Tarantula Twist! First of all, thanks to Charli Mills and the Carrot Ranch Literary Community for allowing me to participate in a great bit of “flash fiction” – each week, Charli sends out a call for… Read More ›
The 5th Annual Bloggers Bash! Five Reasons To Love Social Media! Previewing London’s Big Basher Event!
5 Things I Love About Social Media! I was prompted to consider something “in the key of five” by the Bloggers Bash site: as they celebrate their fifth year, the call went out to post using “FIVE” as a prompt…. Read More ›
Red Rock Magic In Sedona Arizona! Feel The Spiritual Vortex! See Incredible Sandstone Formations!
Behold The Natural Wonder Of Sedona! I took this breathtaking shot last fall during a trip through the magical town of Sedona Arizona. Sedona is an Arizona desert town south of Flagstaff surrounded by breathtaking red-rock buttes, steep canyon walls… Read More ›
Southern California’s Incredible “Super Bloom”! Here’s Where You Can See Nature Spectacularly Showing Off!
Behold The Super Bloom! News coverage has been intense for the past few weeks as California’s “Super Bloom” is in full – well, BLOOM! Not sure what I’m referencing? Here’s a clue: As USA Today reported last weekend: It started… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” #10! Hiking The French Riviera! Hitchcock’s “To Catch A Thief” Cannes Caper!
Welcome To Cannes France! You might have heard the name before, but now it’s time to pound the pavement in one of the most gorgeous areas of the world! Cannes is located on The French Riviera, and this sleepy resort… Read More ›
“American Nomads!” This Wednesday Bookmobile Hits America’s Open Roads! Wanderlust And Escape!
Time To Hit America’s Open Roads! There is nothing more liberating than to hit the open road and see America’s majestic “wild wild west”….with some of the world’s most stunning imagery… Time To Meet Some “American Nomads!” This week’s “Wednesday… Read More ›
“Castaway!” Wednesday’s Bookmobile Follows Lucy Irvine To A Deserted Tropical Island – For A Year!
Looking For The Ultimate Escape? For one determined young woman, that “ultimate escape” involved a year on a deserted island! For this “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile”, I want to focus on Author Lucy Irvine’s incredible life and the books she wrote… Read More ›
America’s Notorious “Wicked City!” Welcome To Jerome, Arizona! Houses Of Shame, Dance Halls And Gambling Hells!
Welcome To “Wicked City”! Well, it looks pretty serene now, but recently I toured America’s most notorious town, known as “Wicked City”! This plaque explains why: “A Lawless Town Of Wild Women And Hard-Drinking Men…” Just my kind of place!… Read More ›