Category: Outings

  • Sept. 13 Wild Ink Walk

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    Join me in Charlottesville at the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont (specializing in native plants) during their September Botanical Art Festival. This workshop is focused on close attention to the 5 senses during mindful walking and sitting to spur creativity. Optional prompts for each of the senses, and linked writing and drawing exercises will be…

  • Camping Tales

    Camping Tales

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    After testing many models of “teardrop” camping trailers for a few years by renting them through Outdoorsy, I finally ordered a small Hiker Trailer in Nov 2022 and we drove to Indianapolis to pick it up in February 2023. In the 2 years since buying it we’ve made 11 trips, including the one to bring…

  • Flowers & Snakes

    Flowers & Snakes

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    A recent camping trip to a National Forest area west of Douthat State Park took us up to Bald Knob on one of the prettiest trails I’ve ever hiked – along a creek and through several kinds of terrain, including a recovering burn area that was packed with wild azalea and many birds. This trail…