Category Archives: Reflecting

The Presence of Photography

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! As part of striving to be a traveler rather than a tourist and wanting to be awake to the wonders of life as I walk this planet, I take photographs to aid … Continue reading →

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Walking in the Woods on Bainbridge Island

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! I keep my sanity in this crazy world by trying to walk in the woods on Bainbridge Island every non-rainy day. I love the immersion in the deep greens on my walk … Continue reading →

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May Day Protest Seattle 2025

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! I joined the May Day 2025 protest march in Seattle that started at Cal Anderson park on Capital Hill. My favorite message from the day of passionate speeches and a committed mass … Continue reading →

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Resilience Building

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! I love the following quote from Enlightened Aging: “The path to healthy aging is not centered on the consumption of health care services. The path is instead centered on developing the ability to … Continue reading →

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Alive Day – April 7

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! Every year on April 7th I celebrate my Alive Day. April 7th in 2018 is the day I should have died in an auto accident on I-90 east of Seattle. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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A History Lesson at Chateau Franc Mayne

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! On our visit to France in Fall 2024, we wanted to experience both the right and left bank wine Chateaus of Bordeaux. We sought recommendations from our host Valentino at Chateau Tanesse … Continue reading →

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Courting by Flute

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! After taking several photos of Horseshoe Bend near Page, AZ, I was ready for a craft beer. Consulting Google Maps I found that Grand Canyon Brewery had a restaurant nearby. I settled … Continue reading →

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Touring the West and Southwest United States

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! During the February gray, cold, rainy season in Seattle, I had enough. I had to go find some sun and 80 degree weather. At this time of year, about the only place … Continue reading →

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Planning a Trip versus the Synchronicity of Travelling

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! I am planning our next trip to Europe – our fifth in the last four years. I never realized how much harder it is to plan a lengthy leisure trip … Continue reading →

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Why I/We Travel – Part 2

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the Coup in the United States! In a previous post I shared that I travel to experience the colors of a new/old country and the movement and colors of their cultures.  Recently, Maria Popova shared a post “Goethe on … Continue reading →

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