A sharing of readings, thoughts, and images. As the long rain falls. The colors of the flowers fade. As the long rain falls,. As lost in thought,. K Rexroth and Ikuko Atsumi. Almost dark, and yet. A short nap, then.

Have a look at the wildlife.

Writing about anything that interests me. The Land of the Free. This morning I got up, showered, shaved, and dressed for work. Sixty Seven years ago today your fathers and grandfathers got up and, along with 168,000 others, crossed the English Channel as part of the invasion of Europe. Take a moment today to reflect on the sacrifices they made for us and say thank you.

Some cool camels just hanging out in the Abu Dhabi desert! Our driver took us off-roading for these shots. It was really cool seeing a mommy camel with her baby in the wild! I was pretty excited to get this shot.

California 1 and the Pacific Coast Highway. Secret Beach in Souda Bay, Greece. Follow The Sophomore Slump on WordPress.

Thoughts on kayaking, science, and life. Winter Sunset at the Reservoir. Spring Blossoms Catch the Evening Light. Apocalyptic Skies Over New York Harbor.

Raising pastured livestock, kids and food awareness. Whoops, I was going to post here more often! The last month has been a busy, happy blur. I moved the first batch of 140 broilers out of the shed and on to pasture early this morning. It is so much easier to handle birds during darkness-either very late or very early.