Lots more photos and reflections to come

A We've had a wonderful trip around the Argentinian Lake District, across to Chile and down the Carretera Austral, returning up the Ruta 40 on the Argentina side, now back in Buenos Aires for a few days before returning home. Gravel roads, dust, isolation, fiords, mountains, Valdivian rain forests,...

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Bariloche, Argentina Lake District, Patagonia

View from Cerro CampanarioPosted with Blo...

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A wish for a greener 2015

I wish you and yours a wonderful and bountiful New Year!!A frosty reddish leaf lettuce.Winter vegetablesHere in Florida, even here in North Florida where we receive several killing frosts each winter, we can grow most cool weather crops right through the winter. In most of the country, gardeners spend...

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Speaking out

Senator Rob Bradley and me.The 2014 Clay County Delegation hearingEach year the 3 elected officials to the Florida legislature representing Clay County—a senator and 2 representatives—hold a hearing before the legislative session begins. This year the committee work begins in January and the general...

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Journeying

I went on a wonderful trip a couple of years ago to visit naturalistic gardens in Germany.  (This group of posts reflects on that trip and beyond).Traveling solo creates a different experience than traveling with others, and I've thoroughly enjoyed it, spending reflective time as well as active...

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Winter

This is a good time of the year, for me, as we move through the "holiday season" and pass through the Winter Solstice, in the Northern Hemisphere. Here in the Southeastern U.S., we have 4 distinct seasons, to be sure, but winter isn't normally too difficult, unless you're high up in the mountains (Southern Appalachians). Many of you, who might read this, are in MUCH farther northern areas than...

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More holiday thoughts

This is really another test Blogsy post.Here's Woody on the trail. It's hard to leave him at home, when we're traveling, but he's always in good hands. Posted with BlogsyGeez, it actually worked!...

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