The Adventures of Travel Penguin

I can tell if the barnyard is home to pigs, chickens, cows, sheep, or horses - from the smell alone. Honeybees smell, actually they stink. I...

  There is a challenge in taking 10,000 photos a year, for a few decades, and painting 15 or 20 canvases a year, and buying a few things ove...

  Where have I been this week? A long walk along King Street in Alexandria, the treadmill at the gym, the pool, the Alexandria Farmers Marke...

 

Our fears and insecurities are the biggest thing that limit what we accomplish in our lives. Don't get me wrong, I knew very early on th...

1: When was the last time you visited a Zoo?  2: What is you favorite animal at the Zoo?  3: How close do you live to a Zoo? 4: Should we ev...

Portraits were a new endeavor for me this year. I had never really painted them before. And portraits challenged me. The masters can vary sh...

I was there to spend time with family.  I was not there to judge, the housekeeping, the house, the food, the dog, the politeness of the kids...

Doc Spo's post about hair ten days ago, triggered a lot of memories for me. Without going into my hair struggle, it reminded me of some...

Where have I been? On Thursday I flew from DCA to IND, Indianapolis, Indiana. I went to the museum at the speedway. Then drove out to Greenf...

The Original is back on display in the Museum  A Reproduction  Clothing Worn By George Washington   Upper Garden Bacon in the Maken