Okay, we live in the woods of Missouri and camp in the woods. Ungracefully, this tick year sucks. Worst ever. We have tried a lot of things but this works best for us: Ben’s works on clothes. On skin we use Wondercide. It smells good, it’s oily …ticks don’t like to crawl on oily and […]
We crossed this bridge with the camper just a few short weeks ago. It’s an historic, skinny old steel bridge. I could just see Model T’s crossing it in my mind’s eye. It’s very narrow with a kink (like the old Chain of Rocks Bridge near Cahokia Mounds in EC IL). We have crossed this […]
It’s already two trips back, but before I forget, I wanted to share this seasoning salt we found on our latest Kentucky caves trip . We made long forays into rural areas on that trip …traveling through lots of Amish country. We stopped for lunch one day at an Amish sandwich and bakery shop. This […]
I love living in the woods.The sun lights a momentary, singular pathOf beauty A snapshot in timeFor those thatAcceptTheGift This moment is goodThis moment is goodThis moment is good SometimesThat isEnough
If there ever was such a club, I would want to attend one that started the camp across the river in Columbus Belmont State Park in Ky. I would call this the mysterious IL Photography trip (even though I was starting in Ky). Columbus Belmont is a decidedly old and unfussy park but it has […]
There is no denying that camping is a terrific way to unplug, meet people and ground ourselves with nature. I don’t pay much attention to the news after having lived through riots down the street, where I saw truths that negated the narrative…and then seeing what was created for the news. It’s a little like […]
This morning a, rarely seen in these woods, Tananger struck our high window despite our reflector decals. He looked dead. He sat for hours barely moving. It’s a sauna out there so I scooted in a dish of water and a word heaven-bound for his recovery or easy passing. I watched, I prayed, I felt […]
We live in the woods. We camp in the woods. Both involve campfires and sparky campfire tending. I have a coat for that. This coat is silk and about 30 years old. Someone gave it to me. It has so many holes that it’s almost more patches than silk. I take it camping because of […]
Our latest trip approached 4 weeks out. I looked at our calendars and well, it was a “go or be held back” kind of decision. We are spontaneous by nature and traveling Casita small has always facilitated easier last minute plans and no reservation flying. Yes even in ‘20-23. Then there was a new inexpensive […]
Our latest home base is in the woods of northern Ozark Plateau. We are surrounded by mature Oak, Hickory, Walnut, Dogwood, Redbud and Eastern Red Cedars, etc. Our little woods are a living partner in our lives. We have healthy populations of Owls, Hawks, Blackbirds, BlueBirds, Downy, Snowy, Hairy and Pileated Woodpeckers. We have Nuthatches […]
zen and the art of little house travelling 