Sail off anchor at 6:20, sunrise coming with a flock of white ibises. Clear skies, light south wind. Peaceful morning, quiet enough to listen to the sounds of the marsh. Tack to the east side of…

Long time no blog, once again - as always, I'm mostly posting on Mastodon now, so follow there if you're missing the Content. This is a bit big, though, so it goes here! I was in Prague for Flock…

Some years ago, I travelled to Egypt and visited the Suez Canal—the international water passage that connects the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. While standing on a small pier in Ismailia, I watched…

Karen Blixen had a farm in Aafrika; we have a farrm in the Irish Midlands. Insofar as we are farming, we are organic. We are not Certified Organic because we haven't found the energy to, or seen the…

I do have a bit of a "thing" about removing old leaves from Bearded Iris: this has always been for two reasons, but now it has gone up to three. As soon as a leaf goes yellow-ish, and droops, then it…

Head over here to read David Holmgren's review of my book " The Garden: Visionary Growers and Farmers of the Counterculture. " I often receive books to review from publishers, but recently I was sent…

Ultra wide-angle lens views from Iowa (without the corn): Des Moines, 2023

Lots of notes and observations trimmed down to something comprehensible. Eastern Cottonwood seeds fluttering in the wind like snow. These trees release millions of seeds each season. NYC The brief…

Kyoto

The Donauinsel , Vienna’s Danube Island is a long artificial island, a piece of flood protection that also became a place for recreation. People bike there, swim there, walk there, have a drink…

Earlier this year, I traveled to NYC for work and Hannah tagged along. We got to catch up with a few friends, saw two Broadway shows, and enjoyed the city as usual.

We were not people who noticed the ground. In the city the ground was settled law, something decided long ago by someone else and paved over twice. We walked on it the way we walked on arguments…

Ever since moving away from my riverside apartment in Redmond, Washington, I’ve found myself missing the little moments of unexpected nature that used to punctuate my day. On my walk to work,…

I missed out on years of seeing good birds because not only did I not notice that they brought me joy, when someone did notice, I told him that he was wrong.

In this installment of Curated Routes, we explore the hidden rhythms of West Hollywood. Join me for a beautifully paced afternoon weaving together ethereal tea-infused shaved ice at Mewame, the early…

Mentioning your husband does not work in Peru. Peruvian men almost see it as a perk. The post Getting Hit On Around the World – My Geography of No first appeared on Correr Es Mi Destino.

A secluded beach on the northern part of Ishigaki Island, Nata beach is surrounded by lush jungle. Nata Beach is recommended beach as suitable for swimming... The post Nata Beach appeared first on…

Yonehara Beach sand is entirely calcareous being composed of biogenic remains of foraminifera, fragments of coral, shells and coralline algae... The post Yonehara Beach appeared first on Magnified…

While traveling through Scandinavia with my family, I'm learning that balance doesn't always mean doing less. Sometimes it means being a passenger.

Fields and Homes. Yoshinogari, Japan, 2023.

[Editor’s note: This letter was written by Schiff Sovereign’s CEO, Viktorija, who is originally from Lithuania but splits her time between Mexico and Panama.] The first time I came to…

As someone who's been to the American Sign Museum more than a handful of times, I always find some new nook, ephemera or acquisition.

I inflated the tires of my bike, I saw a bunch of bikes parked without protection, and I continue to love cycling around.

While applying for this visa stuff, I'm seeing passport privilege in real time. I'm handling the paperwork and looking at the Resident Visa Health Check that I need to do. The tests include…

Capturing the essence of travel isn’t just about pointing a lens at a beautiful view anymore; it’s about capturing the...

I’ve been using it for a while now, so I guess it’s a good time to announce the revamp / relaunch / whatever of trailmaps.app.…

Taking a break from the TV and all the fitba, I was out and about this week doing a bit of visiting and looking for ice cream. Fields of grain. Sunny skies. I heard Indigo Buntings on separate…

Ghibli Park is the world of Hayao Miyazaki come to life. It’s beautiful, but confusing, so there are a few things you need to know before your visit to ensure you have the best day. I wish…

Last week I took some days off for a family event. It was a lovely trip. It’s commonplace to dread flying in the United States these days, and so it was terrific that it was uneventful. In…

Some shots around the village this evening.

Last night, as I was drifting off to sleep, I heard a few hikers setting up camp nearby. The area where I camped was large enough to accommodate at least a dozen tents. When I woke up and got ready…

i'll have to look into like a tarp or some other protective cover for when it rains unexpectedly, but it was my first attempt at gardening (with my dad) so i'm just glad we got to see something grow…

Hiking with Wallace, my 6" f/2.8 corrected dobsonian.

“My perfect Berlin weekend” was a regular feature in Exberliner, the English-language city magazine. I was never famous enough to be asked to do one, so I’m writing up my own here to accompany my…

I went to Copenhagen with Mariah and Nick!!!! Yippee!! I’m pretty sure this entire trip came from two of my friends going there last year, and one of them posted a photo of a hot dog to her instagram…

bluesky | mastodon | stickers | commissionsI took a picture of the No Skateboarding sign at Ueno Park a few years ago, and I discovered it again while looking through my hard drive. Then I thought,…

Both sakura and kōyō are worthy travel pursuits. The post Japan’s Best Seasonal Spectacle appeared first on Japan Starts Here.

LLMs have massive blind spots when it comes to planning travel. The post AI Will Ruin Your Trip to Japan appeared first on Japan Starts Here.

At the beginning of the year, I set out to complete a curriculum designed around Birding in my Backyard. As a long-time animal lover, and someone living a relatively sedentary life, I wanted a…

This spring, we moved to Greater Liverpool. Cambridge has been a fine place for many years, but it was time for a change - more scenery, more sea, a proper city. Now, exploring new communities, new…

We are winding down our multi-day stay in Cedar Rapids. I don’t have any particular fond memories of this city, which is also known as the City of Five Smells: Captain Crunch cereal, cooking oats,…

Rhodes Peak Back in 2007, Andy Martin talked me into an attempt on Rhodes Peak in the Galiuro Mountains. He and Bob Packard were going to give it a try and I agreed to go with them. It was April…

you move so quietly, I almost miss you. first, there was an otter – playfully rolling around, moving under the fallen tree that is now a bridge – unaware. the western wood peewees call their name.…

For anyone who still wants to pretend that the grouse shooting industry isn’t responsible for the systematic extermination of Hen Harriers on grouse moors across the UK, here’s the latest catalogue…

During the summer, there are a ton of events and activities in our Downtown, and there is a growing number of evening events. During the winter months, the number of events and activities in our…

Keeping on my run of Yorkshire-based blogs, I've just been back to the historic Yorkshire Dales market town of Settle recently where I had a walk around the compact town centre and checked out…

There is a strand of thought out there that believes any and all legislation to do with seeds is evil and unnecesary. It is wrong. Here’s why. This is not the sunflower we were looking for This…

I wasn’t even planning on bringing my film camera to Ireland. I was only bringing a carry-on for my week-long trip to the Emerald Isle, so I thought I’d save... The post Ireland’s Coast: A…

The rhythms of the weather.

Chiang Dao Itinerary: The Perfect 1, 2 and 3 Day Guide to Northern Thailand’s Hidden Gem I’ve been living in Chiang Mai since 2020, and one thing I’ve noticed is that most visitors barely scratch the…