Around Here – Late Nov 2016 Around here I’ve been quiet online because I’m happily buried in photos, observations, notes and research. This is my happy place and sometimes I just get lost there. There’s a piece I’m working on with details on the development of...
Trumpeter Swans – Fall 2016 Trumpeter Swans return to winter in Yellowstone every year. Back in the 70’s they were fairly rare to see in the summer as they are now, but I do remember my ‘extra grandmother’ (my grandfather’s first cousin) being so excited to get...
Letter From Home: The Huntley Horn I’m proud to announce the arrival of another book in the Etsy Shop: Letters from Home: The Huntley Horn 1944-1946 compiled and edited by Margie Raben Jones. You can now own a small part of Wyoming history from World War II (that also...
Yellowstone is Closed for the 2016 Summer Season So grateful to be able to spend the last three days of the Summer 2016 season in Yellowstone. Other than the northern part of the park (from Mammoth to Cooke City), the rest is now closed to the public. I have to say...
Mirrors Surrounding Us The world is a mirror for each and every one of us. If we are brave enough to really look – not only at the light we see, but also the shadows – then and only then can we grow as individuals and, ultimately, as a society. The country is divided,...
In the Silence Have you ever really heard total silence outside? Maybe it was after a big snowfall that absorbed and muffled all sound. Winter is a great time for silence to show up. The other day I went into Yellowstone and with the wind calm, the lake was, too. I...
