by Priscilla H Wilson | Jun 15, 2015 | Writing
Rodney, Kaze and I stroll on the walls of the ancient city of Avila. These eleventh century walls bristle with bastions, towers and battlements and are some of the best preserved in Europe. Kaze is living in Madrid in 1986. Rodney and I have attended an ICA conference...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Apr 19, 2015 | Birding, Family, Photography, Writing
Early in April I go to the Wild Bird Center to buy seed for the clear plastic bird feeder stuck on my third floor apartment window. When I start to refill the feeder I am startled to see a bunch of scattered wispy weeds. I wonder, is someone building a nest? I put the...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Mar 27, 2015 | Aging, Death, Family, Writing
Another dear friend and colleague died this week. Betty Pesek and I first met on the west side of Chicago in April, 1967 at the Ecumenical Institute. Forty-eight years ago this month. In early 1967, staff at the EI developed a tactic they called “the Trilogy” to...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Mar 20, 2015 | Birding, Photography, Writing
My sister, Pam and I spent a day this week driving around the 3,400 acres of Squaw Creek’s wetlands. We anticipated seeing thousands of Snow Geese. We drove and drove…finally one lonely Snow Goose sitting by the side of the road. We assumed he(she) was ill...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Mar 7, 2015 | Faith, Family, Writing
My husband, Rodney had a knack of being humorous, gracious, giving and satirical all at the same time. International Women’s Day is tomorrow, March 8. Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for the internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Feb 24, 2015 | Birding, Family, Photography, Travel, Writing
Our friend and guide in Nairobi, Dave Richard’s wrote a detailed report of the Wilson Safari in 2014: “At the end of July Priscilla Wilson and her family arrived for another safari and on the following afternoon we visited the Nairobi National Park....
