Tag Archives: travel

As The Music Plays #17 — Vincent

Posted on 10/27/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

This is a series of posts about the music I play while writing. This time I’m up to Don McLean and his song, Vincent. Released in 1971 on McLean’s album AmericanPie and as a single in 1972 it quickly went … Continue reading →

Posted in As the music plays | Tagged art, As the music plays, Don McLean, music to write by, painting, travel, van-gogh, Vincent, vincent-van-gogh | 15 Comments

As The Forest Burns

Posted on 09/22/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

I live in the west. Cowboys, cows, range land and endless clear skies. Do you remember watching the TV show Bonanza? It’s just one mountain range to the west of where I am currently typing this post. Did you ever … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged car journey, forest fires, life, nature, travel, wild fire, wildfire | 22 Comments

Wednesday — Where Have You Been?

Posted on 07/31/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve been away from working on the blog. Here’s a couple of pictures of what I’ve been up to: On Sunday, 7/21 we had a thunderstorm that dropped three inches of rain, with hail and wind in about an hour. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged flashflood, flood, flooding, Santa Cruz, thunderstorm, travel, water | 30 Comments

Friday Wisdom — Traveling

Posted on 05/10/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

Well, we got back late last night after a full 24 hours of airplane travel and collapsed into bed. When I woke up this morning I was happy to note that I’d actually managed to change into some pajamas the … Continue reading →