Priscilla’s World
Partners in Health, Jan. 22 Report
Dear Priscilla H, Wednesday morning, a strong aftershock earthquake rocked Port-au-Prince, temporarily shutting down operations at the general hospital in Port-au-Prince, as well as several other PIH sites outside the city. Since then additional smaller quakes...
An Eco Route Adventure
Day one we left Quito on our blue bus at 6:00 a.m.; fourteen birders, three guides, Paul, Steve and Juan plus our bus driver, Enrique. Soon the rush of Monday morning traffic thinned and we traveled the black top highway easily. Before long we left the highway to wind...
Weavers come in lots of colors
On the Kenyan coast we saw this finished house of the golden palm weaver. Lots more Kenyan pictures coming here... probably also some from Ecuador!!
Watch for new stories
After Christmas, I'll post some stories about the birds in Ecuador. The most fascinating story is how four antpittas in the rain forest, very elusive birds - impossible to see, got their names. These birds are impossible to see most of the time. Come join me after...
Ecuador Trip
Four members of our family have just returned from a week in the Ecuador Andes.This giant antpitta was a major reason for going to Ecuador. We met a conservation/reforestation project while there that is making a big difference. Saving the wildlife, birds and forest...
a Message of Interfaith Leadership
As the Festival of Faiths keynote speaker, Eboo Patel, author of Acts of Faith and founder of the Chicago-based national Interfaith Youth Core, spoke yesterday evening to a crowd of nearly 500 at Beth Shalom Synagogue. He called for a new generation of interfaith...