This post will attempt to capture our couple weeks bouncing around in the southwest. Or, as we came to describe it, letting our little piñon seed blow where the wind would take it. Picking up on the joyful spontaneity we experienced in Texas, we decided to let “yes” enter the chat and we allowed ourselves… Read More The Great American Southwest Part 1: Carefree Piñon Seeds
We left New Orleans and drove to Austin, Texas. It’s a familiar route for us, and it passed uneventfully. We did try to go through the area known for the famous Blue Bonnet flower fields, but alas, the season was every early this year, and there were none to be seen. Last time we were… Read More Texas Time
We are technically one whole quarter into 2026 and our 3rd season of Faux Birding, but we are really only kicking off the nomading portion of our adventures now. We wanted to spend the first part of this year exploring more of Florida, and for the most part we were able to see and do… Read More Florida Finale: a travel log of sorts
I was reminded yesterday that I’ve been remiss in updating the blog. I guess once I got home and started opening the house again and doing the massive amounts of errands, chores, Christmas decorating, and mountains of laundry I forgot to record our last, unplanned, nomading get-away for 2025. So here’s to completion issues. We… Read More A brief stop in Savannah and then home
Our last days in San Miguel were lovely. It included a holiday and two days off for Larry, so we got to play. Our good friends, Carrie and Max, came down to spend the holiday with their family here, and they were gracious enough to fold us into the bunch. (Carrie and I worked together… Read More Adiós, México
It’s hard to believe that we are entering our final days here in San Miguel. The month has gone by very quickly, and these last few days promise to evaporate just as rapidly. We have a lot queued up between now and when we head to the airport on Saturday. This past week was spent… Read More Our time is winding down
¡Estamos en Mexico! We arrived yesterday afternoon after a long and uneventful day of travel. An extremely early flight out of Nashville had us stay overnight at the airport Hilton (highly recommend!). All aspects of the airport and flight went smoothly. We had a long layover in Dallas, but had lounge access so we were… Read More San Miguel de Allende
In my last post I talked a little about this weird and wonderful thing that we are doing, our version of nomading. It’s not always easy to explain, and it’s definitely not always easy to do. We are figuring it out as we go. Essentially we are living — not vacationing — where we travel,… Read More Weird and wonderful
After returning from St Maarten, we closed the camps and tucked them in for the winter. Then our winding path from New Hampshire to Florida brought us down to Massachusetts (to say bye to Tam and the pups), then Pennsylvania (for a day visit with Milan and Sadie), then to Virginia for a workday, and… Read More Tennessee in three parts
In absence of actual travel, here’s some ramblings on the concept of “home” that I started back in Colorado. The question that used to throw me when meeting strangers is “What do you do?” They are usually just making curious small talk, and I would try to reply simply that I am retired. But often… Read More Home
Empty Nest Wanderings 