Eclipse 2017

A beautiful sense of wonder on the University of Maryland campus today.

Colombia

Colombia has everything one would hope to experience--glorious mountains, verdant forests, beautiful beaches, and exceptionally kind people full of life. We spent 17 days traveling through Medellín, Jardín, Guatapé, the northern mountains and beaches of Magdalena State, and Cartagena de Indias. We barely began. I hope people release any outdated ideas of what they think this country is and see for themselves its extraordinary beauty.

Girl in front of Fernando Botero's Mujer con Espejo (Woman with Mirror), Medellín

Metro station at Botero Plaza, Medellín

Kids playing in the street, Jardín

Young love at the old city wall, Cartagena de Indias

Visit through the Great Lakes Region

Girl and pelicans at the shore of Lake Michigan. Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

The escarpment at sunset. Niagara, Wisconsin.

Dianna in the old-growth forest of the Sylvania Wildlife Area. Ottawa National Forest, Michigan.

lily pads

While walking over a low bridge at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center I noticed these decaying lily pads emerging from and reposing beneath the surface. The late afternoon sun cast dramatic shadows over gentle ripples and they undulated in dreamlike movement.