A year ago autumn, Eagle and I visited a camp on the Wisconsin River. This was the view from Blackhawk Island. Where does the cliff stop and the mirage begin? For more equilateral photos from near and far, see Becky’s Squares. ¡Olé! –Rebecca
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I found uplifting news this weekend about an annual festival in the City of León, the State of Guanajuato, México. According to the Balloon Federation of America, the Festival Internacional del Globo de León (FIG) is one of the top three events of its kind in the world. It is the largest hot air balloon […]
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A year after my life changing trip to Spain, I had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with a group from the University of Minnesota. We were traveling to San José to support a student center for a cadre of university students who grew up in Puerto Limón on the Eastern Coast. These students […]
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I had a leisurely morning and first checked my email at 10 am. Quite a delay when good news was waiting in my inbox! I clicked on the post notification of my blogging friend, Carol Anne at Therapy Bits to read about Who Won the Week. I saw the name Rebecca…I read on. My eyes […]
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Before we went to the Island of Puerto Rico for our honeymoon, I’d made a list of sights that were must sees. The enormous radio telescope was one we didn’t want to miss. The Arecibo Observatory has nestled in the karst* region of Puerto Rico since 1963. (*A karst is a natural sinkhole.) For 50 […]
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Do you miss the surprises of traveling, matching wits against a novel situation? I do. In 2005, we learned a lot on our trip to the Yucatan Peninsula. In Mérida, I was researching articles for a translation. I’ll save that story for another Thursday. When my work was complete, we bought bus tickets for the […]
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