Northern Thailand Traditional Life
A prize rooster in his own cage - Chiang Ban, Thailand (2024)
4 hour layover in Taipei Airport
Some beautiful art in installations throughout Taipei airport!
My Grandfather
Clarence Joseph Donnelly (1904-2008)
He always seemed happiest when fishing!
Egyptian Species Extinctions
Critically Endangered Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), Calgary Zoo (2024)
Canadian Egyptologist - Rexine Hummel
Rexine Hummel (right) is an amazing Canadian archaeologist and ceramicist who specializes in Ancient Egypt. She is the focus of a series of posts that I am writing on Canadian female Egyptologists!
Review: Women in the Valley of the Kings
Women in the Valley of the Kings - by Kathleen Sheppard (2024)
Eight Bells
Winslow Homer. Eight Bells (1886). Oil on canvas, 64.1 × 76.5 cm (25.2 in × 30.1 in). Addison Gallery of American Art.
Midsummer Update - 2024
An update on the restoration project of the 1910 schooner Midsummer - currently undergoing major conservation work in Mombasa.
What’s Your 60?
A beautiful 1000 year old Kapong Tree - at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam (2024)
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As of December 31, 2024 = 558 observations; 368 species
Top Blog Posts of 2024
Thanks to everyone who shared in my writing journey this past year!
Happy New Year!!
Dim Sum Love
I always love a beautiful fish tank! 🐟
This one is at the Silver Dragon Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta.
A VR Experience - Horizon of Khufu
This Virtual Reality experience is an expressive and exciting way to see the pyramids of Egypt!
Thai Sappan Wood Tea
Sappanwood - photo taken near Hyderabad (2024) by Raja Sekhar Chimirala - iNaturalist observation
Excursions in Northeastern Thailand
For two weeks in Northeastern Thailand I managed to see a great deal. This is part II of my excursions.
People we met in Thailand and Vietnam!
The group of our hiking party at Cuc Phuong National Park (Photo by Huyen)