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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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cave

Come Discover

April 15, 2023
Tags: wisconsin, cave, map, nature centers, nature, children

Heavenly Aid

July 30, 2022
Tags: Egypt, icon, prayer, sacred space, saint, cave

What I Saw Inside

July 30, 2022
Tags: Egypt, icon, relic, cave, preservation, history, saint

Stay in Your Cell

July 29, 2022
Tags: Egypt, cave, desert, christianity, spirituality, relic

Arriving at the Cave

July 29, 2022
Tags: Egypt, desert, cave, relic, graffiti, saint

Hope in English

July 23, 2022
Tags: cairo, Coptic, bible, identity, language, cave, church

Another Cave, Another Meaning

July 22, 2022
Tags: cairo, Coptic, church, cave, sculpture

Signs Even Here

July 19, 2022
Tags: cairo, church, Coptic, cave

Back to That Most Famous Cave

July 19, 2022
Tags: cairo, church, sculpture, outsider art, bible, jesus, cave

The Largest Church in the Middle East

July 19, 2022
Tags: cairo, church, cave, bible, Coptic, saint
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The Wonder Cave

September 04, 2018
Tags: shrine, outsider art, wisconsin, catholic, cave, stone