Another "from the deck"  Read More

the lure of snow Read More

Lately it's been Daddy Long Legs. They're not spiders exactly but they are arachnids. I think. So much fauna in my house of which to keep track. Read More

Kind of a mashup of my war studies. The Eastern Front, Al Stewart's "Roads to Moscow" are here, but I'm still unraveling thoughts of my own dating back to the end of WWII. I was about two and still have a vivid memory. It must have been intense. Read More

the title says it all Read More

This is not about a particular person, though it's easy to guess who inspired it. Read More

photo to be added... Read More

Another "from the bench." Doves are enigmatic creatures. The SEAO shall not be revealed Read More

This one needs a lot of work and illustrations and I keep thinking of boats I haven't mentioned yet... Read More

my "downer" period Read More

On the Mowry Beach trail - another poem of gratitude Read More

Surrounded by music and art by friends is a nice way to live Read More

Not the Ides of March tune. Learning literary terms which I quickly forgot. Read More

40+ years with NASA and I still get the seasons mixed up. I think this is about Spring Read More

Yes - the mid-70s were the "best of times, worst of times." I'm still not sure which dominated. Read More

From the Deck Read More

This one is for Peter DeVeber Read More

I hesitate to share some things, but most of us have been there, in one for or another, so why not? Read More

Lightning in winter Read More