transformation betwixt land and sea

Plankton are abundant here. “It smells very biological,” said one man I met in the sparsely filled parking lot. One area in particular did smell like the brew of a million creatures. The South Slough Reserve is so understated, I think it goes unnoticed by the crowds. It was America’s first estuarine research reserve, established… Continue reading transformation betwixt land and sea

England smells different and other facts

The US verses the UK. Similar but different. At first glance, birds, squirrels, knobs, switches, levers, handles, toilets, breakfast, trains, blackberries, hotel lights…. seem the same. Quickly, they turn out not to be the same. Right away, crows are different. Or, rather, they have Jackdows, which look like crows. They are among the crow family.… Continue reading England smells different and other facts

The journey before take-off

You don’t simply board a plane. You walk ride a subway escalator elevator airport shuttle train more elevators, escalators, go down hallways. More elevators, escalators , stairs walkways to the line to get on the plane. You walk into a tube and wait. You find your seat you wonder if this flight is still a… Continue reading The journey before take-off