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a tavola
Not a bad place to take a rest stop from the hike along the cliffs of Cinque Terra From a grey morning in Scotland to this in one day? I should have thought all roads would lead to Cinque Terra, except that you can’t build a road on these cliffs. The trains tunnel through them. …
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Mi piace Toscana!
overlooking Chianti
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Rome
Wow! I woke up each morning saying, “This isn’t Kansas!” How did a boy from western Kansas end up presenting an academic paper at The Grandeur of Reason conference, just outside the Vatican? The heart has reasons the mind knows not… It was a great event. I especially enjoyed meeting people for Italian coffee, and…
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Summerland, Wonderland & Seattle
Highlights: time with Jillian, Natalie & Ryan. Jillian graduated! Congrats, Jillian! Bruce, Linda Jake and Ryan each did a little biking. Bruce enjoyed two Mt Rainier trips: cross-country up Mt Ruth with Ryan, and Summerland on the Wonderland Trail with Jake. Sunshine and friends brightened our visit. Mt. Rainier… was glorious. …
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Homework
just a quick note here to let you see what I’m up to at home… Benji relaxed while I did some yardwork: Jillian ran really fast 🙂 I saw the spine surgeon, and he and all the radiography technicians really liked my pictures:
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Back in the Saddle
Brian, John and David treated me to the best possible ride, which got me back in the saddle again for the first time in 10 months. Thank you, guys! It couldn’t have been a better day. Thank God. I am so fortunate to be able to ride with you!
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Run, Jillian, Run
For the fourth year in a row, Jillian will be representing BCS at the State Championships (Tacoma; May 23-24). This year she is anchoring both the 4×100 and the 4×200.
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Netherlands
Incredible variety of God’s creation. He must be a God of infinite imagination, for that seems to be what life is all about. Unending adventure stories and surprising beauty. How can so many different colors of life and experience emerge from the dust of the earth?
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Trafalgar Square
Spring Break rendez-vous with Jillian & Nana in London.