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Walking Away From the Law
I have 269 days left of the practice of law; not that I’m counting. I will be fifty-six at the end of the year, which means I’m leaving the practice during my peak earning potential. I could go to another … Continue reading
Posted in Early Retirement, Great Bear Rainforest, Law, Lawyer, Photography, Retirement, Spirit Bear, Travel, Wildlife Photography, Writing
Tagged Alaska, Blogging, British Columbia, Digital Photography, Early Retirement, Great Bear Rainforest, Leaving the Law, Nature Photography, Photography, Recovering Lawyer, Retirement, Spirit Bear, Wildlife Photography, WordPress, Writing Life
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Spirit Bear
To atone for my earlier post snafu, I bring you one of my prize photographs from my trip to the Great Bear Rainforest in September 2013. The Great Bear Rainforest, in British Columbia, Canada, is one of the largest coastal … Continue reading
Yin & Yang
Posted in Great Bear Rainforest, Travel
Tagged animals, Black Bear, British Columbia, Great Bear Rainforest, nature, Nikon D3200, Photography, Spirit Bear, Travel, white spirit bear
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Waiting to Exhale
I posted a status on Facebook last night at around 8:30 pm: “Almost. Just a few more hours. I’m not going to say anything more, lest I jinx us.” Which apparently was enough to set off a giant sobbing jag. … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Rescue, Cats, Great Bear Rainforest, Photography, Travel
Tagged Alcoholism, Animal Rescue, animals, British Columbia, Cats, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Great Bear Rainforest, Grief, Lightroom, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Spirit Bear, Stray Cat, Stray Cats, Travel
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Restoring My Soul
I’m lying on the sofa in baby cat’s room. She’s cuddled up to me, purring, as I write. If I go too long without petting her or kissing her head, she presses her wet nose into my arm. The little … Continue reading
Posted in Great Bear Rainforest, Grief, Nature, Sophie, Travel
Tagged Alaska, Animal Rescue, animals, Bella Bella British Columbia, Canada, Cats, Death, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Great Bear Rainforest, Grief, Grieving, Grizzly Bears, leukemia, mental-health, nature, Nursing home, Ontario, outdoors, Rainforest, Sailing, Spirit Bear, Stray Cat, Travel, white spirit bear
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When the going gets tough . . .
. . . the tough plan a vacation and start a new hobby in connection therewith. In connection therewith? Lordy I do need a hobby. And a vacation. Last year I went on a gourmet cooking vacation in Tuscany. I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Great Bear Rainforest, Grief, Living Life, Love, Travel
Tagged Alaska, Bella Bella, British Columbia, Emerald Isle Sailing, Great Bear Rainforest, Hiking, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Ketchikan, ketchikan alaska, Labor Day, Lake Superior, nature, outdoors, Pacific Coast, Photography, Spirit Bear, Travel, vacation, white spirit bear, Wildlife
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