April 25, 2019
When you drive all day, the path of your thoughts can be amusing. Like this morning–I took a picture of this stop sign in Marfa before I hit the road. I thought I could get it printed all nice and big for my classroom. But as the day progressed, the Read more…
April 23, 2019
Today ended with thunder and lightening and torrential downpours, telling me “Stay put and get some sleep!” Ok, I had to say. Lightening when the sky is this big is its own draw, but I suppose I won’t run out at midnight tonight. Maybe at 11 though… I set out Read more…
Balmorhea’s wonderful freshwater pool filled with fishies is part of the San Solomon Springs and helps several endangered species of fish survive… and take little nibbles of me. It was a magical afternoon surrounded by these little guys and their cute faces. I took these pictures and video with my Read more…
Terlingua is one of the coolest places I’ve ever been. So I’ll let the pictures show you why. It’s “up my alley” (as my Dad says) in so many ways. My accommodations… a tipi at Buzzard’s Roost. My tipi: La Luna Inside, way too much animal for a vegan. The Read more…
April 22, 2019
While I rest, here is a collection of gorgeously dilapidated places of Western Texas–where you can wander freely through the rambles, where an expanse of space allows the abandoned to live on. These pictures were taken in Fort Stockton, Marathon, and Terlingua. Terlingua’s are part of its Ghost Town. More Read more…
Day 1 in Texas: Wild flowers say, “I do what I want!” And then I show up after to take a bunch of pictures. Like the orchids and sunflowers, they join the ranks of my Favorites Things… for their evocative power, their dismissal of the rules, the color they spew Read more…
April 19, 2019
My second astrophotography excursion would be in Western Texas, within the deepest and darkest sky of the state–inside Big Bend National Park. As important as packing is some advance research regarding dark sky conditions at the time of my visit. I am sharing my resources here to help make the Read more…
February 24, 2019
Rock Creek Cemetery is an 86-acre rural cemetery in Washington DC with some very haunting sculptures. With so many outstanding works registered with the Smithsonian’s Save Outdoor Sculpture initiative, it would be foolish to think that I wouldn’t drive the hour south from Baltimore to see some the gorgeous aged Read more…
What a wonderful coincidence that the day I tripped to Baltimore, Maryland was during the extended Maryland Vegan Restaurant Week! I had a big list of eats and sites to see, starting at SweetSide for a croissant. The SweetSide is a delightful bakery that is pretty much akin to sweets Read more…
February 20, 2019
I was on my way home… but not without hitting some pretty awesome vegan options as I headed south. Starting in the Lake George section of New York. I was delighted to find an all-vegan sandwich shop so close to my motel room, Birch Bark Eatery. Oh how I love Read more…
I want to apologize. Perhaps you came here to my blog to look at food, but all you keep seeing is mournful angels aged to a bright turquoise. And boy (sorrynotsorry) there will be a lot more of that in this post about Albany Rural Cemetery, a gorgeous sprawl of 467 Read more…
February 19, 2019
With “Big Ice Cream” beginning to offer dairy-free options, vegan ice cream… or, as Ben & Jerry calls in Non-dairy Frozen Dessert… is sweeping the nation. So I visited the Ben & Jerry Factory while it was only 20 minutes away to have the breakfast of champions: an ice cream Read more…
My only full day in Vermont would be full of trudging about in the snow… which is the only way to do Vermont in the winter. After staying in Barre overnight, I took advantage of my locale by throwing in a early morning stop at a unique tourist attraction, Barre’s Read more…
In case you are ever near Nashua, New Hampshire and are a vegan on a road trip, let me tell you how perfectly Pressed Cafe will serve your breakfast purposes. First, good coffee. Bring in your thermos to top it of so you are good for the rest of the Read more…
February 18, 2019
Ice Castles is a man-made tourist attraction made entirely of water, the brainchild of a California ex-pat who relocated to Utah and needed a way to get his six cooped-up kids out of the house. His ice castles became a neighborhood draw and, in 2011, he brought his castles to Read more…
February 17, 2019
In Somerville is Arts at the Armory, who just so happened to be hosting a vegan shop-up as I was passing through. Well then. Don’t mind if I do… I was pretty much famished, which made finding parking and dealing with the crowds a bit trying. But it was love Read more…
The New England is so rich with history… being the whole birthplace of the American Revolution and all. And when one leaves Brooklyn at the crack of dawn, a time when the Brooklyn Queens Expressway is not a killjoy, you can get North swiftly. So swiftly that you’ll have hours Read more…
October 7, 2018
Another perfect day inside Autumn. Today on Hawk Falls Trail in Hickory Run State Park in White Haven, PA for waterfalls and foliage. The glorious mist on a beautiful early Fall day Waiting for everyone to leave… …because I wanted to go in! Ok, so it’s cold but it might be Read more…
October 6, 2018
Autumn is my favorite time of the year! Though we are not very far in, today was a celebration of all the best parts of its edible goodness. Starting at Stone Bridge Farms in Acushnet, Massachusetts. Visiting a cranberry bog is a kind of new addition to my bucket list, but with autumn here Read more…
August 30, 2018
Missing the road this summer, I’ve dug into the archives for some old roadside attractions… from a time of no blog, no Instagram. The Spindle, or car shish kabob, was disassembled in 2008.
August 25, 2018
The final installment of 5 Boroughs in 5 Days might very well be the best. The Bronx. Let me show you why, starting with some sustenance to energize the hours to follow. Vegan options are sprouting up all over the place. Manhattan and Brooklyn get widespread vegan exposure, Queens and Read more…
August 23, 2018
The V.V. Manhattan tag count is pretty darn high on this here blog. And though I have been escaping into Manhattan since I was just a girl, there is always more to see. And though we’ve grown apart, I would spend a day with her, tucking our past away and welcoming Read more…
August 22, 2018
Queens has plenty of beautiful things to see, though I don’t spend much time there. More often it’s the chunk of traffic between me and my family or some errand on Long Island. But today, a deep dive in. My first stop would require binoculars, my camera, and a hefty dose Read more…
August 17, 2018
I can count the number of times I’ve been to Staten Island on one hand–exactly! But hey, how often would you want to visit what was once the world’s largest garbage dump? The tremendous Fresh Kills landfill was only closed in 2001, not that long ago. Now add to that Read more…
August 16, 2018
I was so happy to learn that the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is *free* before noon on Fridays. With my free Fridays dwindling, I set out to beat the rain. The grounds are gorgeous, lush and teeming with color, texture, activity–and it’s totally possible to see everything in several hours, unlike Read more…
August 6, 2018
The vegan omelet at Invitation V Our final stop, Dugout Végane Pastry The only vegan macaron I got to eat in French Canada Passionfruit tart with brûléed meringue Borders A late lunch in Troy at The Shop. Vegan spare ribs: whiskey barbecue glazed housemade seitan, garlic sauteed chard, yuca fries Read more…