Merry Christmas, family and friends!
The greatest joy of life is our relationships with family, neighbours, friends in many places. Merry Christmas!
My Faith, My Family, and then there's Birding
The greatest joy of life is our relationships with family, neighbours, friends in many places. Merry Christmas!
Is the seasonal story of the Christ a bite of energy that we can consume with a quick gulp? Or is it an exquisite gourmet experience with all the complexities and intrigue of a carefully-crafted holiday feast?
On a day when election results are pending, on a day when uncertainty hangs like fog, on a day when fears rise like bubbles on soup, on a day when tensions are like a balloon with a nail pressing in on it, on a day when we wonder if reason and common sense will ever break through the overcast sky again–I have some thoughts I’d like to share especially with those who claim to be followers of Christ. As I consider being vulnerable while attempting to share life, encouragement and hope with those in my faith community world-wide, I decided Read More
I live with an eternal effect of the impact and legacy that my mother lived and breathed and taught without fail. I celebrate that today.
Rita and I just spent a few weeks visiting our daughter and her family in Scottsdale. We took time to do a good bit of hiking, traveling, birding and photography. Arizona has a wealth of diverse landscape and habitat, and attracts a huge variety of birds. We really enjoyed the hiking and exploring that this beautiful area offers. My favourite on this trip was Cave Creek Canyon, in the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal. I added nine lifers to my list on this trip, my favourite being the Lucifer Hummingbird. All the photos are taken by me, and are not to Read More