The end of one year, the beginning of another

Dirty words that I have come across often in 2004:

Collateral damage

Friendly fire

Suicide bomber



And what about "smart bombs" ? Smart bombs! Just think of the people who come up with these terms. Let us hope that there is an end to them.


A few photographs taken by me during travels far and near.


Chapelle St. Jean between Castellane and La Palud, Provence, France


Pajaro Dunes, California 


Berry Creek Falls, Big Basin State Park, California 


To all visitors to my musings---the regulars, occasional, and the accidental: Stay well.