AUSTIN, TX, DECEMBER 26, 2024 – I returned to Austin just in time for the holidays, and so did some of …
Best Laid Plans, part 1
I set out on an 8-week pilgrimage to Thailand to rediscover my writers soul after not doing any serious creative work for 40 years. I was inspired by an account of John le Carré’s adventure in the Golden Triangle and naively thought I could recreate it. But three bad disks in my back betrayed me.,
Downy Woodpeckers
These cuties are about a third the size of a Red-bellied Woodpecker, but just as beautiful. They’re always very happy …
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
BANGKOK, THAILAND, July 18, 2023 —As I checked into probably my favorite hotel in Asia, the Stable Lodge on Sukhumvit …
Red-bellied Woodpecker
That’s what this guy is. A Red-bellied Woodpecker. Which is an odd name, considering that he and his mates are …
Great Blue Herons
I first ran into one of these stately birds at Blanco State Park, and have since seen his cousins wherever …
Lesser Goldfinches, a love story
These cuties (male and female) started showing up at the feeder last week. They’re very small and apparently fearless, and …