Travels with Tricia

Tag: nature

  • The Perfect Skopje Excursion: Exploring North Macedonia’s Matka Canyon

    Though I love the energy and cultural offerings characteristic of large cities, I’m most at home in natural settings. During my childhood, I’d go “on safari” in my backyard, passing away hours hiking and hunting for fossils and critters. It comes as no surprise, then, that during our travels to North Macedonia’s capital city, Skopje, I…

  • A bee approaches a branch of purple wisteria flowers, in Perast, Montenegro.

    Photo du Jour: The Flight of a Bumble Bee – Perast, Montenegro

    In the sleepy town of Perast, Montenegro, we were drawn to a canopy of wisteria, intoxicated not only by its delicate perfume but also its enchanting lavender hue. The symphony of hundreds of bees at work enhanced the moment.

  • Photo du Jour: Spring Blooms – Keukenhof Gardens, the Netherlands

    In celebration of spring’s return here in Croatia, (and hopefully soon for those of you in chillier climes), I share this image from my photo archives, taken at the magnificent Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands.

  • Cross country ski tracks cut through the snow in Oberammergau, Germany. Forested mountains are overhead.

    Oberammergau, Germany: Snowy Vignettes from an Alpine Paradise

    Having “escaped” winter by spending five wonderful, but scorching months in Southeast Asia and India last year, I must admit—it’s been a bit of a shock wintering in the German Alps these past months. Fortunately, there are the visual elements that make sidewalk slips, shoveling, and shivering so worthwhile: chalets peeking out from under snow…

  • Frost adorns a window in the German village of Oberammergau.

    Winter Wonderland Wisdom

    “Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.” Henry David Thoreau With craggy mountain peaks and evergreens on the hillsides dressed in a confectioner’s sugar-like snow to command one’s attention, it is easy to miss the smaller details of winter in the alpine village of…

  • The “Laughing” Wild Horse in Nevada

    I grew up in a part of the United States that’s very different from the high desert of Nevada. As a result, it’s been a joy to get to know the flora and the fauna unique to the rugged American West. From geckos, coyotes, and snakes, to sagebrush, tumbleweed and saffron-colored rabbit brush, I’ve emitted many…