I write about things, people and places I wish to remember.
View from the Mountain of the Dead, Siwa, Egypt (2025)
A Sand County Review
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There - by Aldo Leopold (1949)
For the Love of Greece💙
I have visited Greece 5 times since 1992, and the last time was a decade ago (2014). Following is my description of this latest excursion.
Photo: Agios Ioannis Chapel, Skopelos
Canadian Egyptologist - Rexine Hummel
Part III - Sinai
Photo: Rexine at the Temple of Hathor, Serabit el-Khadim (DD, 2004)
Haikus for Nature II
Results for my #WhatsYour60 - February, 2025
A bitter cold February walk across the Bow River! -25C
Canadian Egyptologist - Rexine Hummel
Rexine Hummel on her first dig in East Karnak in 1976.
Northern Thailand Traditional Life
Traditional fishing net for small fish - on the Ing River, northern Thailand (2024)
The New Civ - What I Like and Dislike…
Civilization VII - First Impressions
Love the look of Hatshepsut!
Ancient and Modern Egyptian Species Extinctions
Basilosaurus skeleton at Wadi al Hitan, 2015
Some notes about the presentation I gave on January 30, 2025.
Happy Lunar New Year
Thanks to my colleague, Ruiping, who brought me back this carved memento from China.
Northern Thailand Traditional Life
A prize rooster in his own cage - Chiang Ban, Thailand (2024)
4 hour layover in Taipei Airport
Some beautiful art in installations throughout Taipei airport!
My Grandfather
Clarence Joseph Donnelly (1904-2008)
He always seemed happiest when fishing!
Egyptian Species Extinctions
Critically Endangered Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), Calgary Zoo (2024)