Author: Neil

  • A short 45 minute drive to Joshua Tree, CA left me time to enjoy the $4.99 Breakfast Special at the Joshua Tree Saloon before meeting…

  • A few days ago our realtor Eric Meeks, (who, with his wife and fellow realtor Tracy Wrubeleski, helped us find our home in the desert)…

  • One of the many highlights our our first Christmas season in the desert was a visit last night to view the Wild Lights display at…

  • Today I met up with a group to hike up to a calcite mine and through some slot canyons west of the Salton Sea on…

  • After a great morning bike ride, with a coffee stop in La Quinta Village, it seemed like a good afternoon for a return trip to…

  • It has been a while since my last post and I’m not sure where to start other by saying this will be a brief recap…

  • July 10-15 Garry and Lynda arrived first, followed by James then Peter and Brenda. As Dave was not scheduled to arrive until later we assembled…

  • July 8-10 A latte to go from Second Cup was my final purchase before heading out onto the highway. I was on my way to Jasper…

  • For many years we haven’t had many birds or other critters visit our backyard – perhaps because of roaming cats. This summer we’ve had a…

  • Ugh! The alarm was telling me it was 4:30 am. what had I been thinking! I wanted to capture some waterfowl in the early morning…

  • I have recently visited Elk Island National Park, just east of Edmonton, on two occasions about a week apart. My first trip was largely to…

  • My latest project has been to learn a bit about wildlife photography. While much of the basic knowledge and skill that applies to any other…