A multi-media account of my travels through life
Yesterday I posted a picture collage from the Lady Bird Johnson Redwood Grove near Orick, California. Today’s collage is also from that beautiful spot but the images are more detailed with close-ups of the fantastic bark and burls that characterize these beautiful beings. ❧
There was once a time in America when no two motels were the same. As the great day of the automobile blossomed so did accommodations for weary travelers. There were many “Mom & Pop” motels that consisted of small cabins, like this one that I found abandoned in north Georgia. Even though there were many styles the colors of green and white seemed a common thread. ❧
Recently I saw an acquaintance whom I had not seen in more than a decade. He had heard about my medical missions from mutual friends and was particularly interested in my trip to Uganda. When I told him how much I loved Uganda he asked why and the answer was quick in coming. “The people. They are noble and good.” Ugandans have a regal bearing that is hard to explain but I feel that several of my pictures captured their spirit. So, for this week of Alice’s WanderLand blogs we will travel to Uganda. Our mission was in Gulu, which is the largest city in Northern Uganda. We saw mainly women and children, most of whom were HIV+ or had AIDS. In four days the fifteen member team would see close to 2,000 individuals. For most it was a routine visit to a medical clinic. Pills were provided to fight intestinal parasites, vitamins were given for the children. But for some this trip to see Western doctors was an opportunity for help. In some cases the result was successful…in others it was far too late. It was a experience I will never forget. ☙
Safe…
Taken in Uganda, 2008.
Maybe it’s the heat, maybe it’s summer wanderlust but I awoke thinking of Scotland. Here’s a picture from my last trip to that charming land. This is the seashore near Dornoch.
With the Myakka River running at flood stage alligators in Myakka River State Park are like kids let out for summer vacation. Throughout the late winter and spring months, alligators were forced into smaller and smaller areas in the Park. It was easy to spot them from the Park Drive bridge. One day last May I counted more than a dozen ‘gators visible from the bridge. They were all pushed into a small remnant of the River. But now! The school doors have opened and the alligators are everywhere! The Park is nothing but water and as you drive along the Park Drive you hear the ‘gators “talking” to each other — a strange snorting noise that those unfamiliar with alligators attribute to bullfrogs. But make no mistake, the ‘gators have courted and the rising waters have been as welcome as Levittown was to the returning soldiers of World War II. Nests are being made, eggs are being laid, and soon the Park will have many new ‘gators to amuse the tourists.
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