This year’s Thanksgiving Nature Extravaganza started on Tuesday and finished on Saturday morning. The goal is to stuff as many nature adventures into Thanksgiving week as possible. This year included:
Lazy Blog Posts
The Dalmatian Coast and Beyond
We spent 18 days in September and October 2025 in six countries: Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Italy, Greece and Turkey. We started in Split, Croatia for a few days, then eleven days was on a cruise ship, then we spent another few days in Istanbul. Key observations: By any reckoning, the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia is […]
Making Moon Water at Siesta Beach
We tried it on the night of the super blue moon and filled pickle jars from Publix.
Gulfport Geckofest
A fun way to hang out in Gulfport, which is a great place.
The Baths at Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
This was a welcomed retreat in the middle of a long bike ride on the GAP trail. The Healing Waters of Berkeley Springs: A Naturalist’s Immersion There is something ancient in the sound of a spring. Long before science measured temperature and mineral content, the bubbling voice of water rising from the earth called to […]




