Redemption!
What better day to take steps towards redeeming myself for neglecting my nearest National Park than the National Park Services' 100th Birthday?! On our last trip to Cuyahoga National Park, if I'm honest, I felt like we had hit all of the high points and there wasn't...
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Neglect
We have a tendency to neglect those people and places closest to us. I am embarrassed to admit I have long-neglected to get to know my nearest National Park, Cuyahoga Valley. I'll in part blame growing up about as far away as you can get within the State of Ohio,...
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Mother’s Day Traditions
This year we decided to try something besides the normal Mother’s Day brunch. My Mom’s bestie, Gail, has a family home in Naples, Florida. Not one of those crazy McMansions but a wonderfully comfortable home base for relaxation and tons of beach time. The three of us...
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I am Not Lost
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken,...
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Meli Goes to DC
By the time I was 3 months old, I already traveled through 4 States and our Nation's Capitol! Mom and Dad wanted to go to DC to support their photographer friend from Hawaii, Bruce Omori of Extreme Exposure. He won a place in the Nature's Best Photography Exhibition...
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