Vacations & Breaks

Boardwalk — Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware.

Raymond Pool from the Raymond Observation Tower. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware. Road trip, November ’24.

Beaver Moon. Road trip, November ’24 — After three days traveling followed by a very busy four days, we were ready to just crash. We stopped for three days in a hotel on the outskirts of Philadelphia to regroup and make some outline plans for our route home.

We’re off on our travels again. On the road again — This time, it is to a four-day business event in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Following this, we will take a slow, as yet undecided, route home.

Sign by Jim. Another commission. +1

A change of plan — Here I am enjoying the sunset and beer on the deck at the cottage.

Trout Fishing on Spring Creek, Rockbridge. I took a break from looking at all the cool cars to watch some trout fishing below the mill pond. Ava Hometown Hotrods Festival — 100 Mile Cruise, stop at Rockbridge.

Ava Hometown Hotrods Festival — 100 Mile Cruise, stop at Rockbridge. +1

Ava Hometown Hotrods Festival — 100 Mile Cruise, stop at Hodgson Mill.

Ava Hometown Hotrods Festival — 100 Mile Cruise, stop at Hodgson Mill. +2

Ava Hometown Hotrods Festival — 100 Mile Cruise, stop at Hodgson Mill. +1

Jim’s 1978 Chevrolet Scottsdale Pickup. Ava Hometown Hotrods Festival — 100 Mile Cruise, stop at Hodgson Mill. +1

Ava Hometown Hotrods Festival — 100 Mile Cruise, stop at Hodgson Mill.

Lanie — Just Lanie being herself. Walk by the creek.

Welcome to Eastney Beach — No trip back home to Portsmouth would be complete without a visit to the beach — Ginger was getting her nails done, and I spent an hour on the beach and even went for a swim.

Selby Abbey – North Transept window. Selby, North Yorkshire.

Rood screen detail — Selby Abbey. Selby, North Yorkshire.

Selby Abbey with visiting German choir. Selby, North Yorkshire. Being here took me back to my days working for The Diocese of West Missouri. One-minute read.

Selby Abbey, stained glass window. Selby, North Yorkshire.

Selby Abbey, South Transept window. Selby, North Yorkshire.

Selby Abbey, North Transept. Selby Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey and current Anglican parish church in Selby, North Yorkshire.

Curtain — Netherwood Hotel & Spa. taken for no other reason than I liked the texture and the light.

Lounge — Netherwood Hotel & Spa. I liked the light, colors, and ambiance of this room.

Lounge — Netherwood Hotel & Spa. I liked the light, colors, and ambiance in this room.

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