I photographed this Monarch on October 18 in my garden. We thought this was the last sighting of a Monarch for the season.


photography – pizza – poetry
Susan and I were watching Rick Steves “France’s Loire: Valley of a Thousand Chateaux.”
It was a fascinating show illustrating both the beauty and opulence of the castles. Some of the castles facts are staggering:
Susan asked me if I ever thought of living during another time as we watched the show. And I answered “I don’t think I have ever dreamed about living during another time. I am happy here and now.”
“But what about doing something in another time, Bruce?”
“Oh,” I said. “I think I would have enjoyed being an explorer, an adventurer. Margo Polo. Magellan. Francis Drake. Daniel Boone. Lewis and Clarke. Howard Carter. Jacque Cousteau. And if I was a woman: Isabella Bird, Sacagawea, Amelia Earhart, Nellie Bly, Beryl Markham. To name just a few, Susan.”
As I thought about adventure and exploration, I came to the conclusion:
“I am an explorer. I am an adventurer.”
On every hike I am always on an adventure. Here at Mt, Evans outside of Denver, Colorado:
When I work in my garden, I am always an explorer. Here, look at the beautiful black swallowtail butterfly I found in my garden:
If you listen you can hear the hummingbird’s wings as it hovers over a zinnia in my garden:
Look at the spider web I found in the park down the street from where we live:
Helen Keller said: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
I choose adventure!
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I do! I have hundreds planted in my garden. This is the first one to bloom.
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