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This collection of
images from a May 2025 trip to Sicily and Sardinia is
not your typical vacation slide show. To
maximize your engagement, follow the instructions on
the second slide which asks viewers to discern how
each image is related to the next.
Suggestion: Use the F11 key on your PC to reduce visual clutter on your viewing screen. Hit ESC or F11 to restore the tool bar. Sicily and Sardinia
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Playing
with Peter My first hike with the man who became my
favorite traveling companion
Nolan Takes Me
Hunting A first-time hunter's thoughts, concerns,
insights, and confessions
Dad's
Perspective on a Daughter's Trip to Peru
Worries and wishes of a parent prior to departure
Harley on the
Bucket List GR's history with motorcycles and a
father-son ride on twisty roads in the Blue Ridge
Mountains in Nov 2023
True
Tales of Adventure in Peru A Father-Son
Expedition involving a motorcycle mishap in July 2024
Squirrel
on the Crescent An enlightening conversation with a
stranger in the dining car on a northbound train from New
Orleans
Fire Tower An
impromptu roadside stop to check off a Bucket List item
Spot
Reports Notes on a backpacking trip with Nog
Will She Let the Cow
Head Stay? Yard sales and family harmony
Wisdom
Hairs A very personal perspective on the role of
hair in masculinity
Prostatectomy Perils
A account of my experience with prostate cancer
Former
Student Freezes Professor's Heart An
account of cryoablation to treat atrial fibrillation
The Scoop on Tissie
On the passing of my favorite aunt as triggered by How
Great Thou Art
Pigs Feet and Wings
A graveside reflection on the life of Margaret Morrison
A Tribute to Joseph
Palmisano A humor-laden graveside eulogy I
wrote and read for my first father-in-law
A Lesson from
Aunt Esther, God Rest Her Pondering the positive
attributes of woman who lived well
Memories of Miss Rita
The beloved barrista of Wofford College
Becoming a
Biology Teacher A tribute to two of my most
influential teachers involving dolphins, water bears,
sea hares & crayfish
Soaring
Spirit A lesson on loss and gratitude
Inheritance
Considering my Daddy's priorities as I make choices
which honor his memory
Seeing Tia in
a Tree Contemplating what persists when life ends,
prompted by a tree near my wilderness solo campsite
A Last
Letter to Aunt Esther An expression of fond
memories and gratitude
In-Laws in Heaven
Imagining how very my very different relatives
experience the afterlife
The
Fairest Wheel Daddy's metaphor for life and the need
to trust the Operator
Regret is a powerful motivator
Prompted by an unanswered phone call
A Lesson on
Imperfection Prompted by a mishap involving
a candleholder
Mamma's Little Green Pot
Fond memories triggered by a battered saucepan
Membership
Drive The need to belong creates puzzling
behaviors
Uncharted Journey A letter to my wife at a
time when the future was unclear
Comparison
is the Thief of Joy Adjusting attitudes to be
satisfied with accomplishments without needing to be the
best
Succumbing to Slumber
Falling asleep during important events
The New Testament
My mother's memory of her father's treatment of a
classmate who stole her ring
Tide Change A
metaphor for a life transition
What Your
Parents Want Simplified to three
things
Interpreting
Grades and Transcripts What these can and cannot tell
you about a person
Dips in Walden's
Pond Deciding for yourself what has meaning and is
worthy of effort
Ways of Waiting The
old and new ways of waiting for news of loved ones in surgery
Names
and Nicknames A letter to my grandson near the time
of his birth (September 2024)
Davis Family
Sayings On the origins of our quirky words and
phrases and the situations in which they are used
Pearls for Christmas
The story behind gifts for my daughters on our first
Christmas after Tia died
Flowers for Tia A
thank-you note essay for those who sent flowers on Tia's
passing
Wallered A strange
family tradition and what we learn when we allowed
ourselves to be battered by waves at the beach