Mission (partly) Accomplished

There were a number of reasons I picked “Monterey Peninsula” out of my very full Where Should We Go Next hat last Thanksgiving.  Lots of interesting Nature -  - and different sorts of Nature from what we have down here in Alabama.  The sea. And missions. I had two in mind, in particular: Carmel and San [...]

Butterflies are Free

  ..or are they? Pacific Grove – where we stayed over Thanksgiving break – has an interesting recent history. The town began as a Methodist summer camp and has evolved into an admittedly dense, but still relaxing town on the peninsula. Apparently the butterflies find it so! For Pacific Grove is one of the spots [...]

Life, wild and otherwise.

Last Thanksgiving break, we headed to California. Again…why? Again…I’m not sure. A span of time appears on the horizon.  Possibilities whisper. Where have we never been?  Where would be…interesting?  (What is “interesting?”  Different people will answer that differently.  For us – a 51-year old history and religion dork and two energetic little boys – the [...]