It was serendipitous that I ended up at the FDR memorial on Monday. After an absence of many years. I … More
Author: FreeGNV
It’s official GNV, flying pig sighted
Well, I guess we really do need to have a Flying Pig Parade in GNV. I mean, now we’ve got … More
One fine day on two fine trails
We are visiting my daughter in Bethesda for Thanksgiving. Today was a fine day,. Cold but big sun. And as … More
Here’s what’s on stage in GNV this holiday season
I wrote this piece for the Gainesville Sun. Reposting it here in my blog. A first meeting of future in … More
The problem with Alice
My friend Shelley Fraser Mickle has written a lively biography of Alice Lee Roosevelt. I wrote this piece about her … More
In which I finally find myself fallen into good company
To the sea, son, to the sea. Every bit of water you ever seen on land is going – or … More
Ceasars head: The man. The dog.
Veni, vidi, vici. Being a classical sort of guy I thought I’d kick off this photo-essay about the view from … More
Finally! Proof of my humanity
Well, it finally happened. Somebody attested that I am human after all. And it’s not like I haven’t been telling … More
We were young once, and fearless
Those guys up top? They were the founders of the Shining Rock Orienteering Society getting ready to push off for … More
The river of many returns
The first time I camped on the Mills River, in the Pisgah National Forest, was maybe a quarter century ago. … More
