Tag: Nature
Photo: Pocket gardens bring green into a NYC summer
Oases of green tucked here and there around New York City offer respite from summer heat. This was the view from my bench in...
High on Wadi Rum
Jordan’s Southern Desert casts a spell on all who visit. Rugged, barren and awe-inspiring, the desert of T. E. Lawrence and the Great Arab...
Fit as a fiddle for autumn
Leaves are turning and beginning to fall, darkness comes early now, and the evenings are getting downright chilly. Despite some warm afternoons, autumn really...
August comes to Switzerland
This drowsy month is one of birthdays (Switzerland’s, mine) and the pinnacle of summer here. It can be cool and rainy, but is generally...
Along the Frick Valley’s cherry trail
The Fricktaler Chriesiwäg (Frick Valley cherry trail) is a family-friendly introduction to an easygoing landscape. Last week, I sampled its virtues just in the...
One perfect day on the Bodensee
Last Saturday, I packed sunscreen and a camera and joined an organized group outing to Mainau Island, Germany's "flower island" on Lake Constance (a.k.a....
