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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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kentucky

A Monastic Path into Nature

August 01, 2023
Tags: monastery, kentucky, attention, landscape, agriculture

Looking at the Floor

July 31, 2023
Tags: kentucky, church, floor, monastery, christianity, american culture, evangelicalism

The Real Capital of the Country

July 25, 2023
Tags: kentucky, monastery, church, evangelicalism

The Kentucky Hills

July 25, 2023
Tags: kentucky, landscape, monastery, books

Visiting the Abbey

July 24, 2023
Tags: kentucky, church, monastery, cemetery, worship

Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani

July 24, 2023
Tags: kentucky, monastery, sign, tourism

The Sign of Democracy

July 22, 2023
Tags: kentucky, democracy, Abraham LIncoln, national parks, house

A Lincoln Temple

July 22, 2023
Tags: Abraham LIncoln, temple, kentucky, preservation, history, democracy, public space

The Lincoln Trail

July 22, 2023
Tags: kentucky, democracy, Abraham LIncoln, tourism, evangelicalism, map

The Process of Moving

July 21, 2023
Tags: travel, kentucky, alcohol, city, tourism, sign

Trying Something Different

July 21, 2023
Tags: kentucky, alcohol, history, place, travel

Dragons = Dinosaurs

May 17, 2023
Tags: kentucky, museum, sign, creationism, medieval

Getting Used to Dinosaurs

May 17, 2023
Tags: kentucky, museum, sculpture, garden, creationism, dinosaur

Price of Entrance

May 16, 2023
Tags: kentucky, sign, museum, vacation, money

The Creation Museum

May 16, 2023
Tags: kentucky, museum, creationism, sign, travel, american culture