Swimmin’ Hole

Cascade Falls, SD - 2022 A local told us about a "swimmin hole", 40 miles north of Fort Robinson, just inside South Dakota. After 3 days of high 90's and low 100 temps we were ready to cool off. A spring-fed stream flowing behind a little-used rest stop provided the perfect ending to our four-day …

Copious Sea Shells

Sanibel Island If you like sea shells, Sanibel Island, Florida is your little piece of heaven. Every high tide deposits another thick layer of sea shells of all colors, shapes and sizes. Another wonder of Mother Nature. Thought for the Day: In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.Aristotle

Trash and Treasure

The definition of "ocean" is: "a large body of water", and it has many parallels with the human body.  A living thing, the ocean has a pulse; the tide comes in, the tide goes out, in a never-ending cycle that provides energy for the rest of its bodily functions. This large body will evacuate its …

Worst Job EV! ver

What's the worst job you ever had?  I've had a lot of crummy jobs in my life, but none of them actually made my top ten worst-job list. Throughout my life I've kept a mental log of "worst jobs ever", I guess to help me cope with the crummy job I had at the time. …