Scenic Sunday
The Adventure Continues… Constitution Day
I haven’t been able to blog on a regular basis lately (although I still hope to get back to a more normal routine at some point), but a few months ago I made a note in my calendar to feature this specific episode of Visiting on September 17. It’s now been 238 years since the U.S. Constitution was signed by […]
Scenic Sunday
Buc-ee’s Fort Worth, July 2025
I may never in my life see the inside of another Buc-ee’s store — and I certainly never expected to visit the one in Fort Worth, Texas. The company has stores throughout the much of the U.S., from Florida to Virgina, from Wisconsin to Arizona; thus far, there are no locations in the Pacific Northwest or in California. I’ve since […]
Pictures on the wall
I’ve been taking a break from blogging lately as I process the radical shift my life has taken recently. I do hope and plan to get back to my more normal posting routine and content in the future, but until then I hope you’ll bear with me just a bit. I’ve had quite a lot on my mind, and I […]
There are no words
I spent some time this morning at New York Creek on Folsom Lake, just listening to the wind and remembering all the times I’ve visited this spot with the Big Guy. The last time was in October 2024. We haven’t had much time for trips to the lake this year, traveling back and forth to Texas with the passing of […]
Memory Monday: Scenes from Soda Bay
Between 2014 and 2016, the month of May meant spending a week with the Big Guy and his parents at Soda Bay in Lake County, in the shadow of Mt Konocti. Rather than drive around and explore as I tend to do nowadays, my outings were restricted to walking distance from the area where we were staying, which happened to […]
In old Grapevine
We were in Grapevine, Texas, on business on this particular afternoon in June 2025, and the weather was quite warm. So while there wasn’t time for a lot of sightseeing, I did manage to take a quick stroll down the street and take note of a few historical details. I later realized that I had been here at least once […]
The Adventure Continues… Model Boats
The world has changed quite a lot since this episode of Visiting first aired in November 2002; but the Orange County Model Sailing Club is still going strong and continue to meet on a regular basis at the same lake where Huell encountered them. I can’t help but admire all the hard work and serious attention to detail that goes […]