And I like to play with tails — I will always remember when my kittens first discovered their own tails. They would whirl and twirl in an endless chase after that elusive toy. And since Uma and Emerson are sister and brother, each other’s tails was also fair game. On our first day in South Africa, we headed…

Wildlife Trekker Challenge: Wild Baby Animals — Black on white, or white on black? It’s very hard to say. All I know is that we blend in well amongst the dappled shade. We graze upon the grasses which grow on open plains. When we’re little, we can stand within an hour, but of lions, we’re quite afraid. …

A couple of weeks in photos — Well, by the time you read this, we’ll be in Alaska. I am so excited for our upcoming trip. We’re flying into Juneau tomorrow and then getting on an UnCruise boat for a week out on the water. Then, we have four nights on a little island off of Sitka. …

Wildlife Trekker Challenge: Mother and Baby Animals — While in Bandon Beach, Oregon, last summer, my sister, best friend and I decided to do a whale-watching tour. Did we see any whales? No. But we did see this adorable little baby River Otter with his momma. Our guide told us that he’d been watching them for a week…

She’s going to the Orange County Fair — For years, I’ve been a little in awe of the photographs lining the walls of the gallery at the Orange County Fair. I have long aspired to “one day” have a photo up amongst those pieces. But I’ve never even tried to enter the photo contest until this year. This…

Wildlife Trekker Monthly Challenge: Wild Baby Animals — We are hippopotami, my mother and me. As you can see, I’m still quite tiny — well, as tiny as a hippopotamus can be. My feet don’t reach the murky muck at the bottom of the pond, just yet. And so, I get a ride upon my my momma’s back. …

Six Word Photo Challenge: Freestyle — Whispers of Ancient Sagas Live On A mighty whale? An offering to the gods? A prayer for salmon? We’ll never know exactly what this ancient Tlingit petroglyph, or any of the other forty or so of them scattered across the beach in Wrangell, Alaska was meant to communicate. Archaeologists believe that these carvings are as old…

We were serenaded by this little guy’s song while enjoying a glass of wine — My husband and I have a little deck up on top of our hill, and we love to bring a bottle of wine up there in the evenings and hang out at “tree house level” with the birds and squirrels. …

Wildlife Trekker’s Monthly Challenge: Wild Baby Animals — I spotted this adorable little bird hopping around under the bird feeder, munching on seeds that had fallen to the ground, last week. I was certain, at first, that it was a baby sparrow, but those white tail feathers threw me. The only birds I have seen with feathers like…