Bonus Content

Natural and manmade wonders inspire my inner storyteller. The pictures are real (cross my heart), but the rest may or may not be made up.

These bricks have seen it all. Horse drawn carriages. Hobnail boots. Nike sneakers. They lead up to a building that was a Victorian-era hotel, a temporary hospital, a mental health asylum, and now a school for missionaries. Oh, if bricks could talk, the stories they would have to tell.

The Shape of Rain

Did you know leaves are waterproof? Thanks to my 8th grader, I also know this is an example of hydrophobic molecules. #sciencerocks

Whitecap

The Elusive Legged Tadpole

Fairy Metropolis

The Mysterious Ruins At MacArthur Log

Ever watch those dramatic history shows? The announcer tells you the story of an ancient civilization. Simple words transform a pile of rock in the home of ancient people with strange and dangerous customs. Let’s flex some imagination muscle and write our own. My Pick While hiking with my dog, I saw a hold-ridden log.…

Lichen Forest

Mothra, Jr.

When I grow up, what will I be? A butterfly? A moth? A gigantic poisonous monster ready to devour the world and all who in habitat it? The possibilities are endless.

Purple is the New Idaho

Think about the last time you did something boring or ordinary. Could it be more interesting? Think like a fiction writer. Now can you imagine how it might be improved? My Pick Digging up potatoes becomes a treasure hunt. And possibly some gratitude for not having to rely on my own farming to eat. Want…