August 26th, 2009 admin
I think we all experience that with Ted Kennedy’s death we have passed from an era. It is hard to imagine this nation’s history without Kennedys at the forefront. I know the next generation is alive, well and active. That is different. The task now is to finish the work that Ted devoted his life to…and pass a respectable health bill…and name it the Edward Kennedy Health Bill.
It does seem strange to think of the hole that his passing is leaving in the Senate. Even though he has not been physically present for a time…he has been there in everyone’s imagination.
We move on to another era.
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August 24th, 2009 admin
After several days of watching…and photographing the crashing waves as from Hurricane Bill as it missed our east coast, Kaze and I settled back down to serious writing.
And then yesterday…another kind of wave crashed over us. The New York Times Sunday Magazine was so exciting that we went back to the grocery store and bought six more copies.
The whole magazine is based on a new book by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The magazine is about what women are facing worldwide…and what women are doing about that.
Kristoff and WuDunn start their article in the magazine with this statement: “The oppression of women worldwide is the human rights cause of our time. And their liberation could help solve many of the world’s problems, from poverty to child mortality to terriorism.”
It is an exciting publication…pointing us in the direction we
need to go.
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August 18th, 2009 admin
My friend, Kaze, and I are gazing at the Atlantic
Ocean as we struggle to write stories of our lives.
The intent is another book. Stay tuned and see
what we make happen.
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August 14th, 2009 admin
Finally, the pictures are on Picassa from our Kenya Safari in six albums. The total number is a bit overwhelming and I may be the only one to look at them. I like having them there…and hope you enjoy the virtual safari.
Now the hard part…I want to put together a Kenya Safari presentation for family, friends, and church groups, etc. Whoever shows an interest in this experience. The elimination process gets serious now. An outline I am considering for a show is: • Locations and scenes, • The Big Five – (leopard, lion, buffalo, rhino and elephant), • Other animals, • Birds, • The Masai Village & Celebration. This will be fun to work on and fun to watch.
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August 11th, 2009 admin
It is easy to get swamped by all the digital pictures after a marvelous two weeks in Kenya. I’ve finally put the first batch of pictures from the Masai Mara on my Picasa site…but still have a bunch more to go through. It is a lot of fun, but the hours fly by when I’m at the computer…where does it all go?
This is our sixth trip with our guide, Dave Richards…a Brit who has lived in Kenya for many years now. Not only is he a super guide…he is also a professional photographer and author. I always learn so much when with him. Many of our friends met him several years ago when he visited Kansas City. That visit was at the peak of the snow geese coming through Squaw Creek – up north – so we had a chance to show off our birds while he was here.
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August 6th, 2009 admin
How do you decide which of the 80 pictures of lions are the best two or three? I’m knee-deep in digital photos from our July Kenyan Safari. I have already eliminated several hundred from the 4,140 pics I brought home.
My process now is to put in my Google Picasa Web Alums site one album for each location we went. Then the hard work begins. I’m determined to put together a safari presentation for friends and neighbors…and that will require peeling down to just a few pictures.
Two albums are on Picassa already…our time near Nairobi…and the animals, birds and village in Amboseli National Park. One highlight at Dame Daphne Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphange near Nairobi…our guide, Dave Richards, introduced me to Dame Sheldrick. What a lovely and dedicated lady. While in Amboseli we visited a Masai village … another wonderful treat. Amboseli has five swamp areas that are full of green and water. A big contrast to the surrounding almost desert areas.
One highlight in the Mara was celebrating grandson, Warren’s 11th birthday with the Masai men. Keep tuned for further adventures at Lake Nakuru and in the Masai Mara.
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