Rotary Park, Wentzville, MO~
We are under attack by summer tanagers.
They hate the Airstream. They peck at the roof, flutter against the windows, claw at our screens and sharpen their bills on our propane tanks. If we step outside it’s all Alfred Hitchcock for a moment before they retreat to the treeline.
We have absolutely no idea [...]
Rotary Park – Wentzville, MO~
We made it to St. Louis in one piece, more or less.
Our water pump is in need of some therapy. It rained nearly the entire way here and our front window leaks. The floor is sagging. These are just a few of the joys of being on the road in a [...]
Ft. Myers, FL~
***Edit: After a number of concerned phone calls and a couple of e-mails I find it necessary to include the following disclaimer: The photos in the gallery below were taken with a powerful zoom lens from an observation deck at least a story above the subjects being photographed. The photographer (read: me) was [...]
BIG PINE KEY, FLORIDA-
We are traveling in the rain. We have been traveling in the rain for 6 days. It has rained on us for 6 nights and we are settling in for more. It is wet.
Incredibly, Atlanta has made headlines for its continued drought. We have brought rain here. It started to rain on [...]
U.S. Highway 41~
Dromedaries in a field
A small crowd of twenty-somethings waving American flags and Ron Paul For President signs at a major intersection in Georgia
The Florida State Line
Floyd’s Diner
Signs of life: political, legal and personal
Prices going up, going up, going up …
Rain for six solid days
Giant’s Camp, Gibsonton, FL
Showbar, Gibsonton, FL
A mysterious tree blight
The End [...]
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