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stuff.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_3191.jpgIMG_3191Getting toasty on the bottom--time to stir. But I do like a little variegation in mine.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_3190.jpgIMG_3190Sultanas, yes. Raisins, no. But that's just me.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_3189.jpgIMG_3189All tucked in & ready to bake!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_3188.jpgIMG_3188https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_3186.jpgIMG_3186https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_3185.jpgIMG_3185https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_3184.jpgIMG_3184"There's too many nuts in my granola"....said NO ONE EVER.2021-12-15T21:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/12/07/looking-for-light-in-the-dark-season-consider-redefining-light/2021-12-13T23:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/11/30/from-mystery-trip-to-flexericity-trip-the-best-laid-plans/2021-12-02T22:11:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/11/11/are-you-a-mystery-tripper-or-could-you-be/2021-11-22T03:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/11/04/no-pain-no-strain-re-negotiating-the-comfort-zone/2021-11-09T14:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/10/28/now-it-can-be-told-the-case-of-the-missing-blogger-me/2021-11-09T05:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/09/27/emergency-dogblog-or-a-dogs-gotta-do-what-a-dogs-gotta-do/2021-09-29T14:18:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/06/16/equal-time-for-the-better-angels-of-our-nature-2/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/img_20200405_085232.jpghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/img_20200407_174834.jpghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/img_20200405_113929.jpghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/img_20200405_115254.jpg2021-06-16T19:53:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/06/08/ibram-x-kendi-saysthis-is-the-book-ive-been-waiting-for-i-say-yep/2021-06-14T02:56:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/05/19/post-vax-travel-keeping-it-s-i-m-p-l-e/2021-05-26T23:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/04/27/affirming-antidotes-best-books-to-save-your-literary-soul-following-literary-fiascos/2021-05-12T02:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/04/19/hurts-so-good-when-a-books-too-painful-to-recommend-but-too-powerful-not-to/2021-04-22T16:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/04/13/delights-and-downsides-of-dabbling-dilettantism/2021-05-03T17:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/04/06/dogblog-doggone-discipline/2021-04-07T17:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/03/31/road-trip-retro-2018-giving-those-noticing-muscles-a-good-workout/2021-04-03T23:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/03/24/we-interrupt-this-non-road-trip-for-the-stress-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/2021-03-27T02:34:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/03/17/road-trip-retro-2017-now-with-extra-family/2021-03-18T18:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/03/12/road-trip-retro-2016-half-a-ro-tr-is-better-than-none/2021-03-19T01:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/03/07/road-trip-retro-2015-an-extra-helping-of-blessings/2021-03-12T04:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/02/28/road-trip-retro-2014-going-airborne-yep-airborne/2021-03-04T23:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/02/23/road-trip-retro-2013-red-rover-red-rover-drive-us-all-over/2021-02-24T03:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/02/17/road-trip-retrospective-2012-was-all-about-the-colors/2021-02-19T23:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/02/12/not-road-trip-i-lets-get-ready-to-stay-right-here/2021-02-15T22:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/02/07/are-you-my-mommy-this-poem-wants-to-know/2021-02-15T22:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/01/31/me-im-a-good-girl-wait-waddya-meanthat-was-a-rhetorical-question/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/smile-1.jpgsmilehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pxl_20210129_212701799.jpgpxl_20210129_2127017992021-02-02T03:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/01/23/politics-as-usual-the-shocking-cameraderie-of-the-washington-state-legislature/2021-01-22T21:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/01/20/yes-its-a-promo-that-does-happen-here-occasionally/2021-01-20T19:00:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2021/01/15/the-next-right-thing/2021-01-24T16:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/12/30/covid-19-vaccine-its-about-community/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rising-cases-v5_lg.jpeghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/masks.jpeghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/daniel-schludi-magznecmcug-unsplash.jpgFeatured Image -- 4896https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/daniel-schludi-magznecmcug-unsplash-1.jpg2020-12-31T03:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/12/15/working-on-our-core-the-search-for-americas-hidden-abdominals/2020-12-17T03:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/12/07/teaching-an-old-human-new-tricks-dogblog/2020-12-10T02:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/11/27/the-annual-thanksgiving-post-full-of-respair/2020-12-01T02:58:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/11/19/whats-your-position-on-positions/2020-12-01T02:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/11/09/americas-road-ahead-notes-from-a-real-roadie/2020-11-11T03:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/10/29/the-saving-grace-of-tiny-things/2020-10-30T22:27:14+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/10/18/votevotevote-got-it-got-it-got-it-but-then/2020-10-18T23:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/10/11/one-month-till-the-election-mountains-please/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/10.jpg10Thanks, Ironwoman Goddaughter. We needed this. God knows we all need something LIKE this.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9.jpg9In a month this color should be blanketed by snow. But it'll stay with me when I need it most, in the coming dark months.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/8.jpg8Time to head back down...still keeping thoughts at bay.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/7.jpg7****celestial music****https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/6.jpg6Not forgetting the trees for the forest...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/5.jpg5This kind of scene actually hurts to behold.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4-1.jpg4Pretty much muted by joy and gratitude at this point.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3.jpg3Yes! Not all uphill walks are this glorious, so I'll take 'em where I can.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2.jpg2Keep trekking long enough and, with luck and faith, just mayyyybe some beauty will reward you.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1.jpg1What the past 6 months have felt like: carefully picking our way through...2020-10-11T16:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/09/24/catch-22-or-the-starfish-story-a-trashy-tale/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/done.jpgdoneHey, anyone missing a large sailboat?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hill.jpghillMost chunks had to be hauled with ropes. I got the smaller bits, like this sail.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/waiting.jpgWaitingWaiting for Mike to get his drysuit on, and feeling grateful not to be Mike.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/prow.jpgprowYou're not the boss of me, garbage. https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/uh-oh.jpguh-ohShit.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hey....jpghey...Uh-oh.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yesss.jpgyesssYesss!!!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/approach.jpgapproachHere I come to save the day!2020-09-24T16:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/09/17/4712/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/blm-memorial-final-2.jpgBLM memorial FINAL 2Images of POC killed by police created by multiple Lopez artists; memorial created by a small group of Lopezians; image provided by Terrell Carterhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_0761.jpgIMG_0761(image courtesy Terrell Carter)2020-09-17T23:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/09/06/limbo-trying-not-to-go-low/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_20200805_174655.jpgIMG_20200805_174655Like picking blackberries with my sons and turning them into...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1653.jpgIMG_1653Amen! (Photo by Suzanne Strom)2020-09-07T14:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/08/06/afterthought-100-they-all-have-names/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_5297.jpegIMG_5297https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_5298.jpegIMG_5298https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_5296.jpegIMG_5296https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_5294.jpegIMG_5294photo courtesy Iris Gravillehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_5295.jpegIMG_5295https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/painting.jpegpaintinghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_5298-1.jpegFeatured Image -- 46942020-08-06T19:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/07/15/bank-on-this-phone-banking-isnt-everything-its-cracked-up-to-be-its-better/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mvimg_20200509_171608.jpgMVIMG_20200509_171608...pie!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20200502_201348.jpgIMG_20200502_201348Not till you've finished your tally marks.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20200510_124757.jpgIMG_20200510_124757So much darn fun, I can almost forget I'd rather be kayaking.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mvimg_20200509_160352.jpgMVIMG_20200509_160352...noticing wildlife...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mvimg_20200509_151733.jpgMVIMG_20200509_151733noticing wildflowers...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_1119.jpgIMG_1119Woo-hoo.2020-07-30T14:22:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/07/07/the-big-antiracism-now-what-can-there-be-angels-in-the-details/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img-22-540x540-1.jpgimg-22-540x540Photo Courtesy of Color of Change.orghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/9780691170831.jpg9780691170831Not gonna lie--it's a tough read.2020-07-07T17:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/06/27/time-tide-and-salmonberries-blessed-be-the-regular/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20200618_132111.jpgIMG_20200618_132111That's more like it.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20200607_155926.jpgIMG_20200607_155926If looks could taste...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20200618_131551.jpgIMG_20200618_131551I know this isn't exactly a glam shot, Tide--but this is you your work attire.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20200618_131646.jpgIMG_20200618_1316462020-06-28T03:16:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/06/18/stand-up-tragedy-when-coping-mechanisms-become-calls-to-action/2020-06-18T21:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/06/10/nuff-said-well-see/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9780525509288.jpg97805255092882020-06-11T14:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/06/02/white-horrified-and-helpless-six-ways-to-find-your-direction/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9780807047415-1.jpg9780807047415 (1)Racism is like COVID, or cancer. If you can't study it and talk about it, you can't cure it.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9781518920356_400.jpg9781518920356_400Start a book group.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9780679763888.jpg9780679763888Better yet, read it with a friend.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9780812993547.jpg9780812993547This book is soul-changing.2020-06-03T02:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/05/26/may-we-be-evergreen/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200526_110226.jpgIMG_20200526_110226Rated "M" for Maturehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200526_111653.jpgIMG_20200526_111653"Let's be fronds." https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200526_110402.jpgIMG_20200526_110402Aren't they sweet? Stop looking at the flowers.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200526_110100.jpgIMG_20200526_110100Awwww...!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200526_111438.jpgIMG_20200526_111438Softer than you can imagine! (Also edible to more than just deer, though some might dispute the idea)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200526_112321.jpgIMG_20200526_112321Not as delicious as you'd hope--but who cares?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200515_151358.jpgIMG_20200515_151358Spotted Coralroot orchid, in its own ray of sunshinehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200517_142346.jpgIMG_20200517_142346Larkspur (with Death Camas)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200515_151248.jpgIMG_20200515_151248Sea pinks2020-05-28T02:44:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/05/18/living-and-dying-without-a-map-companionship-for-people-suddenly-rocketed-to-planet-cancer/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/52494277._uy630_sr1200630_.jpg52494277._UY630_SR1200,630_Photo by Greg Ewert. The man was, among other things, a hell of a photographer.2020-05-20T20:39:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/05/10/virtual-flowers-for-mothers-day-inspirational-chutzpah-that-would-make-mom-proud/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tulip2.jpgtulip2Glory be.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tulip1.jpgtulip1A FIELD of FLOWERS? It really is exactly as beautiful as you'd think.2020-05-10T17:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/05/02/memo-from-dept-of-shameless-self-promotion-have-i-got-a-quarantine-book-for-you/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/authorphotobluepishirt.jpgauthorphotobluePIshirtHey, you know you've been having WAY too much screen time these days. Take a break with a book or three.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/halfcoverwspine.jpgHalfCoverwSpineWhat does "To thine own self be true" really mean, anyway?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/headwindshalfcoverwspine.jpgHeadwindsHalfCoverwSpineWhat if someone hated you just for who you are?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fb-halfcoveraward.jpgFB halfcoverAwardWho hasn't yearned to fly?2020-06-12T00:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/04/25/happy-earth-day-need-to-move-toward-climate-hope/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/518265272_1b354d7190.jpg518265272_1b354d7190Nooooo.... (photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_20200216_103519.jpgIMG_20200216_103519Like planting more of these?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_20200316_141541.jpgIMG_20200316_141541And it's hard to love a dam anyway.2020-04-25T18:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/04/18/my-new-furlough-job-fun-with-elected-officials/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cppartnersmapstateandnational2018-2020.pngCP+Partners+Map+State+and+National+2018-2020Woohoooo! Democracy! At least until I get to back to work at the bakery.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_20200407_175908.jpgIMG_20200407_175908I'm sorry, New York--I wish I could send you some!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lrg__dsc8651.jpgLRG__DSC86512020-04-18T21:15:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/04/08/equal-time-for-the-better-angels-of-our-nature/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_20200407_174834.jpgIMG_20200407_174834Which do you want to focus on: the dark, tangled foreground, or the shining tree?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_20200405_085232.jpgIMG_20200405_085232THIS is relevant: Seattleites being altruistic by staying home, off the freeway. (OK, yeah, also being a little scared.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_20200405_115254.jpgIMG_20200405_115254A not particularly relevant but definitely uplifting photo I took the other day.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_20200405_113929.jpgIMG_20200405_113929Human goodness? Does that mean sunflower seeds?2021-06-19T02:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/04/01/a-coronavirus-serenity-prayer/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/800px-hospital_bed_2011.jpg800px-Hospital_Bed_2011(courtesy Wikimedia Commons)2020-04-02T03:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/03/25/tis-the-season-of-what-exactly-on-spring-food-coronavirus-and-quakers/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_0590.jpgIMG_0590I think I could handle that.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200323_163917.jpgIMG_20200323_163917Like adding sriracha to fresh-picked, steamed nettles to blend with hummus!2020-03-28T03:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/03/19/road-trip-x-days-33-35-boise-to-north-bend-to-lopez-island-aaaaaand-scene/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200317_180606.jpgIMG_20200317_180606We're a cheap date.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200318_133004.jpgIMG_20200318_133004Yeah, yeah, you're welcome. Now how 'bout a wash n wax?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200317_183512.jpgIMG_20200317_183512Who needs a porch when you have a river bluff?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200318_075255.jpgIMG_20200318_075255Up those stairs, it felt like a treehouse.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200317_183013.jpgIMG_20200317_183013ahhhh...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200317_161302.jpgIMG_20200317_161302View from the deck of the main house.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200317_153057.jpgIMG_20200317_153057Not winning any waterfall prizes, but perfectly nice.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200317_152715.jpgIMG_20200317_152715Up on that crag was where we had intended to hike. Look closely; you can see a bunch of people up there.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200316_141541.jpgIMG_20200316_141541Rainbow & all.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200316_141533.jpgIMG_20200316_141533Guess who just won Best Waterfall of the Trip?2020-03-20T23:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/03/15/road-trip-x-days-29-32-kentucky-to-missouri-to-kansas-to-colorado-to-wyoming-forget-scenery-just-get-us-home-please/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200312_162003.jpgIMG_20200312_162003A magnificent beech...one of the trees I do miss, out west.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200312_163049.jpgIMG_20200312_163049The limestone just weeps little waterfalls everywhere.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200312_162823.jpgIMG_20200312_162823Even cooler from below.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200312_162743.jpgIMG_20200312_162743Apparently they have caves there. But the natural bridges were enough for me!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200313_191045.jpgIMG_20200313_191045Like a month of travelin' sunshine! Thanks, Cousin Susi!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200315_180308.jpgIMG_20200315_180308Even better than it looks.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200315_140755.jpgIMG_20200315_140755Balmy!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200315_164922.jpgIMG_20200315_164922I'd hike in there. Just not now.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200314_151702.jpgIMG_20200314_151702What you see is what you get.2020-03-16T14:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/03/12/road-trip-x-days-25-28-durham-chapel-hill-nc-tarheel-fever-covid19-perspective/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/358a4f46-1a0b-400c-85b5-e8dad462ea97.jpeg358A4F46-1A0B-400C-85B5-E8DAD462EA97Keep your chin up, folks.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/57395129-0c01-4214-acaa-3799d44bf837.jpeg57395129-0C01-4214-ACAA-3799D44BF837Thank you.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/84a12756-9633-468e-a765-531d2155af36.jpeg84A12756-9633-468E-A765-531D2155AF36This is what’s known as "teacher pay."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ed01ddd6-c43b-462f-aba9-62197074edcc.jpegED01DDD6-C43B-462F-ABA9-62197074EDCCAnd as a bonus, meet my amazing mom! (Not pictured: amazing dad)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/e5fa9ab2-01d0-47a0-ae2f-987ff86c6c2c.jpegE5FA9AB2-01D0-47A0-AE2F-987FF86C6C2CHi!!!!!!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/88def466-7fe1-4de2-b6d6-b5f7d1f8d69d.jpeg88DEF466-7FE1-4DE2-B6D6-B5F7D1F8D69DTreat?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/580b262d-a7b5-4280-bf5b-f69b7d012186.jpeg580B262D-A7B5-4280-BF5B-F69B7D012186But I was still gonna celebrate Mama Dip's chicken and Allen & Sons BBQ.2020-03-13T12:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/03/08/road-trip-x-days-21-24-tallahassee-to-sorta-savannah-swamped-by-unexpected-beauty/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200306_181830.jpgIMG_20200306_181830More, more!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200307_084203.jpgIMG_20200307_084203Different! No wee fishies, unfortunately.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200307_082216.jpgIMG_20200307_082216Way to go, northern Florida!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200308_074602.jpgIMG_20200308_074602Woman's got to do what a woman's got to do.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200308_073106.jpgIMG_20200308_073106Okay then.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200308_081002.jpgIMG_20200308_081002Forrest loved the Mate.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200306_151432.jpgIMG_20200306_151432How can I have never run into this pun before?!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200307_084430.jpgIMG_20200307_084430World's coolest jungle gym.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200306_153142.jpgIMG_20200306_153142"That's too much Spanish Moss!" said no one ever.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200306_174040.jpgIMG_20200306_174040Would a nighttime armadillo be too much to ask?2020-03-09T21:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/03/04/road-trip-x-days-18-20-gettin-cushy-in-louisiana-alabama/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200302_173136.jpgIMG_20200302_173136With a rocking bench!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200302_144021.jpgIMG_20200302_144021See the baby? So stinkin' CUTE!!!!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200302_145301.jpgIMG_20200302_145301Don't mind if I do.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200303_073357.jpgIMG_20200303_073357I have no idea what this is. Red iris? Anyone?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200302_142722.jpgIMG_20200302_142722Ahhhh...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/vid_20200302_160000_ls_exported_0_1583288294631.jpgVID_20200302_160000_LS_exported_0_1583288294631We're staying in here!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200302_160332.jpgIMG_20200302_160332We could stay in there?!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200302_090134.jpgIMG_20200302_090134Anyone else think that ocean is awfully close to the road? No? Just me?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200302_081427.jpgIMG_20200302_081427Our ferry's double, passing the other way.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200303_151614.jpgIMG_20200303_151614Why yes indeedy.2020-03-05T19:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/03/01/road-trip-x-days-14-17-fort-stockton-to-san-antonio-to-galveston-dear-ones-in-texas/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200301_135540-1.jpgIMG_20200301_135540 (1)Daaaaang.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200301_135540.jpgIMG_20200301_135540Dang.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2187636528845638666.jpg2187636528845638666The day's smaller catch.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200301_133418.jpgIMG_20200301_133418Take that, Nawleans.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200301_132711.jpgIMG_20200301_132711Wish I had the nerve to paint my house that color.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200301_134242.jpgIMG_20200301_134242The day was overcast. Imagine how this home would look in bright sunshine!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200228_150155.jpgIMG_20200228_150155Big ship, and big pelican! I love those things.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200301_132514.jpgIMG_20200301_132514Ooooh.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/310px-houston_galveston_area_towns_roadmap.gif310px-Houston_Galveston_area_towns_roadmapOh! Okay. Thanks, Wikipedia.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20200229_064703.jpgIMG_20200229_064703Good morning!2020-03-04T02:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/02/26/road-trip-x-days-11-13-the-chiricahuas-period/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200225_083611.jpgIMG_20200225_083611Yes please.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200224_111958.jpgIMG_20200224_111958Here, piggie, piggie! (Just kidding.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200225_121402.jpgIMG_20200225_121402And we even got a few flowers out of the deal.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200225_131254.jpgIMG_20200225_131254Not all the sycamores are this mighty. But they're all this lovely.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200224_114910.jpgIMG_20200224_114910THIS. Hairy piggie!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200224_161721.jpgIMG_20200224_161721Nope. Actually pink.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200225_084221.jpgIMG_20200225_084221Oh, is that all?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190225_112419-1.jpgIMG_20190225_112419See what I mean? But that was last year (snow & all).https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/arizona-nationalparks-map.jpgarizona-nationalparks-mapWaaayyyy down there at the bottom right.2020-02-27T01:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/02/24/road-trip-x-days-6-10-oakland-to-la-to-joshua-tree-to-tucson-making-the-big-left-turn/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/0585d562-fea2-495b-a678-b308939c87eb.jpeg0585D562-FEA2-495B-A678-B308939C87EBAnd now you’re just as sad as we were. Sorry. 😞https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/b71849dc-9bcd-4f28-b9e6-cd8d283ebb87.jpegB71849DC-9BCD-4F28-B9E6-CD8D283EBB87Don’t judge my atrocious presentation—I was in a rush!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/52daa4b9-c68b-42bb-9a72-a4505568d743.jpeg52DAA4B9-C68B-42BB-9A72-A4505568D743In the midst of the desert, you can see why these things are so godly.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/292fed6f-ed5f-4fe3-afdc-f8c5487b730d.jpeg292FED6F-ED5F-4FE3-AFDC-F8C5487B730DI’m okay with just rocks, thanks.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/55636e02-4e08-4965-aacf-e322f79e3d61.jpeg55636E02-4E08-4965-AACF-E322F79E3D61Hey, big guy! We don’t have any of y’all where we live, so thanks for the thrill.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/8a557f49-0bf8-4245-aa01-9f06ddb1c996.jpeg8A557F49-0BF8-4245-AA01-9F06DDB1C996Worth it.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/36c3d1f1-9c7a-47b3-b601-6d40c966c219.jpeg36C3D1F1-9C7A-47B3-B601-6D40C966C219Don’t worry, little waterfall. I’ll never give your hideout away.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/f1cfa737-baa6-423c-b346-0834570e878e.jpegF1CFA737-BAA6-423C-B346-0834570E878ESo much prettier when it’s not on fire!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200220_140301.jpgIMG_20200220_140301Suck it, I-5.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200219_170158.jpgIMG_20200219_170158I'm mellllting...2020-02-24T22:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/02/18/road-trip-x-days-1-5-lopez-island-to-oakland-ca-front-loading-the-greenery/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/f3388554-9742-42d6-9ee5-1ffbc2aa88ef.jpegF3388554-9742-42D6-9EE5-1FFBC2AA88EFGreeeeen. Even the prickly pear is green!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/5b90609d-0bde-45f3-9137-9ef00a262451.jpeg5B90609D-0BDE-45F3-9137-9EF00A262451You see trees. I see sunlight! https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/14bbb5c9-456e-4daf-a706-e98016aeaf74.jpeg14BBB5C9-456E-4DAF-A706-E98016AEAF74It wanted to hug me back, but it was too tall.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1edc192f-fe52-4ea7-8e86-ecee8621d260.jpeg1EDC192F-FE52-4EA7-8E86-ECEE8621D260And this is .... lichen.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/99c6e831-a02c-4f88-953a-df82403d1692.jpeg99C6E831-A02C-4F88-953A-DF82403D1692This ones called lung lichen! Breathe easy.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/4b392d76-43fb-4351-8dd5-246fae1e5757.jpeg4B392D76-43FB-4351-8DD5-246FAE1E5757Ohhhhhk treeeees....https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6a961ba4-3324-421d-8e1d-33c824ae70ce.jpeg6A961BA4-3324-421D-8E1D-33C824AE70CEFlying foam: courtesy Salish Seahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/673051e6-9de9-4199-9d14-45c72edc2162.jpeg673051E6-9DE9-4199-9D14-45C72EDC2162Featuring me, Red Rover!2020-02-19T05:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/02/12/wings-world-goes-mobile-lets-get-ready-to-rrrrrrrrroad-trip/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190305_082515.jpgIMG_20190305_082515Vicksburg, MShttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190213_073011.jpgIMG_20190213_073011Red Rover just can't wait to get on that ferry & hit the rowdy road.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190327_195439.jpgIMG_20190327_195439Home Sweet Lopez Islandhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_0993.jpgIMG_0993Says it all!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_0988.jpgIMG_0988I-70, COhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190320_145540.jpgIMG_20190320_145540Katy Trail, MO.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190316_151623.jpgIMG_20190316_151623Trout lilyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190316_144150.jpgIMG_20190316_144150Dad's bike's electric now. But he's 89 1/2, so, yeah.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190319_172722.jpgIMG_20190319_172722Land Between the Lakes, KYhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20190227_145948.jpgIMG_20190227_145948Guadalupe Mts. National Park, TX2020-02-13T04:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/02/06/ironman-shmironman-new-zealands-coast-to-coast-world-multisport-championship/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/mine.jpgmineThe racer I followed in 2017, Josie, finishing the 70k kayak portion (my photo)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/josie.jpegJosieJosie's finish in 2017. Have a beer! (Photo by C2C.nz)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/nztourismguide.gifnzTourismGuideMap by NZTourismGuide.nzhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/c2c.jpgC2CPhoto by Coast to Coast.nzhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/nzherald.jpgNZHeraldPhoto by NZ Heraldhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/eventfinda.jpgEventfindaPhoto by Eventfinda.nzhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/diversions.jpgdiversionsPhoto by Diversions.nz2020-02-07T04:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/02/01/see-otter-no-sea-otter-so-what/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200129_151603.jpgIMG_20200129_151603https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/brianwotherspoonseaotter.jpgBrianWotherspoonSeaOtterSea otter: CUTER! (photo by Brian Wotherspoon, courtesy Wikimedia Commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/rakillmerriverotter.jpgRAKillmerRiverOtterRiver Otter: cute! (photo by R.A.Killmer, courtesy Wikimedia Commons)2020-02-04T21:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/01/24/adventures-in-past-shedding-you-want-me-to-throw-out-what/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20190722_074432.jpgIMG_20190722_074432Made perfect sense to me at the time!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20190722_091416.jpgIMG_20190722_091416Yep--one of these, every day. Good thing I only had ONE class to prep then! https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20190722_091316-1.jpgIMG_20190722_091316 (1)I taught five--count 'em, FIVE--sections of 9th Grade Civics, each section a complete different planet of kidshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20190722_091928.jpgIMG_20190722_091928My first gig, 1987: Orange High School in Hillsborough NC2020-01-25T03:43:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/01/15/what-rhymes-with-snow-lets-go-and-ego/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20200115_085043.jpgIMG_20200115_085043Sorry, not sorry!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20200115_090348.jpgIMG_20200115_090348Sooooo tempting...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20200115_080453.jpgIMG_20200115_080453Me, not thinking about work right now.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20200115_080315.jpgIMG_20200115_080315Oh MY.2020-01-23T15:22:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2020/01/08/how-to-love-a-country-with-a-little-help-from-my-poets-and-reporters/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/3216753948_4aca6804d5_b.jpg3216753948_4aca6804d5_b"I see you. I need you. I am you." (Photo by TPapi, "Crowds on the Mall," Jan. 9 2009)2020-01-14T15:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/12/31/new-years-intention-spend-time-with-bridge-builders/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190119_090737.jpgIMG_20190119_090737Bridges, please!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/4283800_dbdd7b26.jpg4283800_dbdd7b26(photo by Roger Kidd, courtesy Wikimedia Commons)2020-01-01T00:12:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/12/24/4101/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/hwg_7171.jpgHWG_71712019-12-24T16:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/12/17/4086/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_0477.jpgIMG_0477Happy Winter Solstice! Bring on the light!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20181227_095840.jpgIMG_20181227_095840Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/33806400_1848739155185188_5359502836126187520_o.jpg33806400_1848739155185188_5359502836126187520_oVita's in a sunnier season. (Sorry, not sure whom to credit photo to--it's from their Facebook page.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/002.jpg002Winter is beautiful. Winter is beautiful. Winter is beautiful...2019-12-19T15:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/12/03/eyes-white-open-count-me-in/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190325_083012_1.jpgIMG_20190325_083012_1https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2989.jpgIMG_2989https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_1034.jpgIMG_1034https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/geesaman.jpgGeesamanLike this photo of a friend who's a public high school teacher. With, yep--a Subaru. 2019-12-04T03:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/11/26/your-basic-old-school-thanks-giving-post/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/image-2.jpgimageDid I mention hammocks?2019-11-30T16:14:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/11/19/my-conscience-speaks-in-joan-baezs-voice-and-i-dont-care-if-thats-weird/2019-11-20T03:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/11/12/confronting-amazon-adventures-in-moral-cowardice/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/amazonsmile_logo_titleonly-1.pngamazonsmile_logo_titleonly (1)2019-11-13T02:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/11/05/trying-on-wine-or-a-taste-of-tasting/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/image-1.jpgimage (1)Soooo tempted! Too bad I'm such a sensible person.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_20191102_141632.jpgIMG_20191102_141632The fact that I was more enamored of the labels than the actual wine should have been a clue.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/image.jpgimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_20191102_110106.jpgIMG_20191102_110106https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_20191102_134600.jpgIMG_20191102_134600https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_20191102_075401-e1572998919549.jpgIMG_20191102_075401https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_20191101_152454.jpgIMG_20191101_1524542019-11-06T22:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/10/29/handwritten-recipes-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-even-when-theyre-vegetarian/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191010_143036.jpgimg_20191010_143036https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191010_143059.jpgimg_20191010_143059https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/aa77b7a1-014d-47aa-bc0b-6108bbb910db.jpegAA77B7A1-014D-47AA-BC0B-6108BBB910DBIt even includes illustrations!2019-10-30T14:27:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/10/21/what-are-we-actively-avoiding-paying-attention-to-a-love-letter/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191020_140459.jpgIMG_20191020_140459This particular demonstration was led by a synagogue from Seattle.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191020_140949.jpgIMG_20191020_140949Self-explanatory.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191020_134524.jpgIMG_20191020_134524Most of these protesters are from Seattle, I'm sorry to say--not Tacoma.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191020_133939.jpgIMG_20191020_133939ICE's Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.2019-10-23T00:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/10/15/americans-of-conscience-checklist-for-those-of-us-who-cant-keep-up/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/4125757252_232b949c78_b.jpgP1020868Let's go, America! (photo by finn, courtesy Wikimedia Commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2223169444_93d7f9f8c2.jpg2223169444_93d7f9f8c2My own little bit for America (photo by SweetShutter, courtesy Wikimedia Commons)2019-10-16T02:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/10/07/need-a-little-harmony-with-your-outrage-try-windborne/2019-10-08T03:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/10/01/hashtag-shoe-bling-or-when-life-gets-too-heavy-be-stupid/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191001_192948.jpgIMG_20191001_192948...now you REALLY see me.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191001_185452_1.jpgIMG_20191001_185452_1Now you see me...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20191001_165438.jpgIMG_20191001_165438***bling!***2019-10-02T02:39:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/09/23/o-canada-a-letter-of-gratitude/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190912_120638-1.jpgIMG_20190912_120638The famous Lake Louise. See if you can spot the tiny red canoe.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190908_194731.jpgIMG_20190908_194731Welcome home.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190909_114150.jpgIMG_20190909_114150The Mate at Washington Pass Overlookhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190917_151816.jpgIMG_20190917_151816Maligne Range...rock from 600 million years ago, upliftedhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190917_102450.jpgIMG_20190917_102450Can't...stop..photographing...water!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190917_102652.jpgIMG_20190917_102652Hard to tell where sky ends and water begins. (Jasper)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_1041.jpgIMG_1041The Inkpots, Banff.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190912_112323.jpgIMG_20190912_112323Lake Agnes in Banff.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190912_120638.jpgIMG_20190912_120638The famous Lake Louise, from on high. See if you can spot the tiny red canoe.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_20190916_080232.jpgIMG_20190916_080232...Nature WILL know what to do.2019-09-26T14:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/09/11/martha-and-peters-excellent-aldabra-adventure-part-viii-final-installment-nightmare-crabs-and-sybaritic-cuisine/2019-09-12T01:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/09/05/martha-and-peters-excellent-aldabra-adventure-part-vii-blistered-bottoms-and-happy-new-year/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/369222_s76_77_037.jpg369222_s76_77_037Not actually sure where this is, but the photo's too dramatic not to usehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/369222_s76_77_083-2.jpg369222_s76_77_083 2Dad goat-watching on Dune Jean Louis2019-09-06T04:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/08/29/martha-and-peters-excellent-aldabra-adventure-part-vi-drunken-christmas-and-tortoise-sex/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/369222_s76_77_011-1.jpg369222_s76_77_011 (1)This photo doesn't seem to be relevant to any of the narrative, and I want to know why. Is that a giant bat?!2019-08-30T14:42:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/08/21/the-time-has-come-really-or-does-anyone-else-have-this-hanging-on-to-old-stuff-way-too-long-thing/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_20190821_145131.jpgIMG_20190821_145131Et tu, biking tights?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_20190820_123816.jpgIMG_20190820_123816Stop laughing. They're COMFY.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_20190821_161147.jpgIMG_20190821_161147No, I am NOT trying duct tape on this.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_20190821_161124.jpgIMG_20190821_161124Might've used a bit more Velcro than needed, but man--it did the trick for years!2019-09-15T13:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/08/14/peter-and-marthas-excellent-aldabra-adventure-part-v/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/369222_s76_77_016-1.jpg369222_s76_77_016 (1)Unfortunately, no pics of turtle-wheelbarrowing, so here's another look at Harry.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/369222_s76_77_066-2.jpg369222_s76_77_066 (2)Harry prepping his delicious stew.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/369222_s76_77_073-1.jpg369222_s76_77_073 (1)Their hut--complete with tortoises, who also appear to enjoy the shade.2019-08-19T22:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/08/07/peter-and-marthas-excellent-aldabra-adventure-part-iv-tortoise-tickling/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/369222_s76_77_017-1.jpg369222_s76_77_017 (1)Visualize this ancient coral as you read the next paragraph. Ouchie!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/369222_s76_77_082-1.jpg369222_s76_77_082 (1)In case you suspect I might be making this up: here's my mom, tortoise-tickling.2019-08-06T03:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/08/01/parents-gone-feral-peter-and-marthas-excellent-aldabra-adventure-part-iii/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/369222_s76_77_009.jpg369222_s76_77_009Or let you grab them to take their picture!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/369222_s76_77_028.jpg369222_s76_77_028This stuff, right, Mom?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/800px-aldabra_islands_seychelles_76.jpg800px-Aldabra_islands_seychelles_76Courtesy Wikimedia Commons2019-08-01T21:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/07/23/parents-gone-feral-peter-and-marthas-excellent-aldabra-adventure-part-ii/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/369222_s76_77_038-1.jpg369222_s76_77_038 (1)Home, sweet home...?2019-07-25T14:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/07/16/parents-gone-feral-peter-and-marthas-excellent-aldabra-adventure/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pandm.jpgPandMDad and Mom, ready for some serious goat-watching actionhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nordvaer.jpgNordvaerMom with the freighter Nordvaer2019-07-19T03:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/07/11/defending-what-the-chicago-defender-defended-the-need-for-a-non-dominant-lens/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9781555976903.jpg9781555976903Image courtesy Indiebound.comhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/08defender-02-superjumbo.jpg08defender-02-superJumboImages courtesy of New York Times and Chicago Defender2019-07-17T17:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/07/01/thats-dirt-not-blood-on-my-hands-but-yes-i-perpetrated-a-mossacre/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_20190611_143037.jpgIMG_20190611_143037Oh dear God, not the grasses!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_20190606_131807.jpgIMG_20190606_131807But you tough little rhizoids? Kinda cheering for ya now.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_20190606_131636.jpgIMG_20190606_131636Coming for ya, whether you like it or not. Me--I don't like it anymore.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_20190606_131736.jpgIMG_20190606_131736Fare thee well, ye feathery and ye silky-fronded alike!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_20190612_131345_1.jpgIMG_20190612_131345_1Can't call myself brave 'cause I'm not afraid of heights. But I did move...let's say...cautiously up there.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_20190606_131717.jpgIMG_20190606_131717Like so.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_20190606_131624.jpgIMG_20190606_131624Committed to getting rid of THIS.2019-07-02T03:24:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/06/14/a-lance-leafed-stonecrop-by-any-other-name-would-smell-as-sweet-maybe/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_160440.jpgIMG_20190531_160440Hello, Fred. Or Cindy. (Or Menzie's Larkspur, actually. No, I am NOT showing off.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_155015.jpgIMG_20190531_155015Non-native, I'm pretty sure. Do I care? Nope. Just wanna KNOW ITS NAME.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_161814.jpgIMG_20190531_161814Photo credit: My Special Treehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190602_154444.jpgIMG_20190602_154444Some people--and lots of deer--actually do.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_161546.jpgIMG_20190531_161546Caught MY eye, anyway. Silky-soft too.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_155916.jpgIMG_20190531_155916Or better yet--don't. Let's just keep this rarity to ourselves, shall we? Cactus in the Northwest!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_154138.jpgIMG_20190531_154138Seriously, Mr. Hooker? Couldn't you have named this flower after your wife or something?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_160348.jpgIMG_20190531_160348Not a bad life down here.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_155339.jpgIMG_20190531_155339Ready for my close-up.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_154800.jpgIMG_20190531_154800The rest of the year, they're just brambles.2019-06-15T09:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/06/07/people-are-hard-to-hate-up-close-move-in-and-eat-lunch/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unnamed-1-1.jpgunnamed (1) (1)Look at all these folks leaning in!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unnamed-3.jpgunnamed (3)Nothing like breaking bread...or deviled eggs, or salad, or brownies...together!2019-06-08T23:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/05/31/sisters-weekend-not-pictured-sisters/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190520_172016.jpgIMG_20190520_172016I completely support this statement.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190522_140921.jpgIMG_20190522_140921I think these crazy giants are from South Africa...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190521_144410.jpgIMG_20190521_144410I've been in many aquariums. (Aquaria?) Never saw anything like this anemone before.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190521_144840.jpgIMG_20190521_144840Mesmerizing.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190521_083106.jpgIMG_20190521_083106Or...not.2019-06-14T03:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/05/16/pen-is-a-verb-too-but-addiction-is-only-a-noun/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/hpl_140423_002-m.jpgHPL_140423_002-MRemember these beauties? (Photo courtesy of Harvey Levine, MyAntiquePens.com)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/trunkojournals.jpgTrunkOJournalsYeah...but now I'm gonna need a bigger steamer trunk.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190502_130735.jpgIMG_20190502_130735Purple, and green? Be still, my heart!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_0265.jpgimg_0265A couple years of my life in here...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/flair_.jpgFlair_Back then I bought these pens one at a time. A pack like this would have sent me into paroxysms. 2019-05-17T15:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/05/09/athletes-and-other-workers-during-ramadan-this-non-muslim-woman-takes-her-hat-off-to-you/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_0594.jpgIMG_0594You guys are my heroes. Need some pie for iftar?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_0613.jpgIMG_0613Get in there, vitamins! I need you!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_0417-1.jpgIMG_0417Get in there, vitamins! I need you!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_0417.jpgIMG_0417Eat up! This has to last you 18 hours.2019-05-09T15:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/05/02/on-hugs-embracing-ambivalence/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/plants_at_queen_sirikit_botanic_garden_-_chiang_mai_2013amanda44.jpgPlants_at_Queen_Sirikit_Botanic_Garden_-_Chiang_Mai_2013Amanda44"Oof...I wish she'd stuck with the handshake!" [Photo by Amanda44, Courtesy Wikimedia Commons]https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/adorable-care-carrying-edwardeyerpexels.jpgadorable-care-carrying-EdwardEyerPexelsLike this. [Photo by Edward Eyer, courtesy Pexels.]2019-05-03T23:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/04/25/sleeping-cuties-when-your-scientist-fathers-life-work-makes-you-go-wow-but-also-awww/2019-04-26T03:12:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/04/19/national-poetry-month-and-morning-meditations-a-happy-confluence/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc02081.jpgDSC02081How my brain feels when NOT insulated and reinforced by poetry.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc02093.jpgDSC02093Hello.2019-04-23T03:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/04/14/a-writers-greatest-gifts-time-and-critique-so-why-not-writeaway/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/download-2.jpgdownload (2)Carolina-ish enough for ya?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/download-3.jpgSAM_0150.JPGOK, you can close your mouth and get back to writing now. Dinner's at six.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/download.jpgdownloadJohn & Mimi: ready to read, write & listen (and drink wine)2019-04-14T22:16:03+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/04/08/when-routine-is-anything-but-finding-a-daily-path-that-requires-open-eyes/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/00000img_00000_burst20181108114558980_cover.jpg00000IMG_00000_BURST20181108114558980_COVER"No man is an island, let that be my prayer/ no matter how alluring be the shore..."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_20181224_152652.jpgIMG_20181224_152652I'm lucky to live in a place where scenery itself can inspire. But this view is NOT available to me first thing in the morning; it takes a 25-minute drive to the ferry dock. Not to mention clear skies.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_20190327_170341.jpgIMG_20190327_170341Home, for me, begins with a ferry ride.2019-04-10T03:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/03/28/road-trip-ix-days-41-43-moab-to-lopez-island-home-and-the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-avocados/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190327_195043.jpgIMG_20190327_195043Home.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190312_154756.jpgIMG_20190312_154756OMG, those eyelashes!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190320_145540-1.jpgIMG_20190320_145540the Mate meets the Mighty Mohttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190303_162407.jpgIMG_20190303_162407Aww...they probably ran out of time to finish decorating, but hey--viva recycling!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190226_143600.jpgIMG_20190226_143600Where have you been all these road trips?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0976.jpgIMG_0976Photo credit--and cake credit!--to my friend and fellow Tarheel fan, Cynny Scotthttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190220_115641.jpgIMG_20190220_115641remnants from the Woolsey Fire in Malibuhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190223_122840-1.jpgIMG_20190223_122840Sunny, snowy?! saguaros in Tucsonhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190218_093541.jpgIMG_20190218_093541approaching Los Angeleshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190319_173230.jpgIMG_20190319_173230Thanks, cuzzes!2019-03-29T20:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/03/25/road-trip-ix-days-38-40-denver-to-moab-meccas-crowded-who-knew/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190325_083012_1.jpgIMG_20190325_083012_1One last morning hike before we have to go... :(https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_094112.jpgIMG_20190324_094112No room at the inn for these ol' lovebirds.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_093212-1.jpgIMG_20190324_093212You--keep walkin'.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_095044.jpgIMG_20190324_095044Pine Tree Arch is one of my favorites, mostly because it's off the main trail. We actually had it to ourselves!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_081948.jpgIMG_20190324_081948And this is Balanced Rock. Not sure where the name comes from. https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_090536.jpgIMG_20190324_090536...please allow me to introduce you!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_093212.jpgIMG_20190324_093212https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_170241.jpgIMG_20190324_170241Sun started disappearing. Scenery stuck around.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_155425.jpgIMG_20190324_155425Yes!!!! 7% grade...but the scenery takes your mind off the grind.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190324_155420.jpgIMG_20190324_155420I'm sure mountain biking is fun. I'm equally sure that I would kill myself if I tried to do it.2019-04-08T15:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/03/21/road-trip-ix-days-33-37-kentucky-to-kansas-bluff-buffs-sharing-our-love-of-sandstone/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190320_141957.jpgIMG_20190320_141957Something like thishttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190321_131803.jpgIMG_20190321_131803Buddy!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190321_132448.jpgIMG_20190321_132448I mean, it's not a wheat field, but it'll do.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190320_152955.jpgIMG_20190320_152955Free air for your tires and everything!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190320_141048.jpgIMG_20190320_141048You can see I-70 crossing the Mighty Mo in the backgroundhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190320_152301.jpgIMG_20190320_152301Mud nests. Not pictured: otters, and Lewis & Clark.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190320_145540.jpgIMG_20190320_145540Ahhh...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/00000img_00000_burst20190320152902383_cover.jpg00000IMG_00000_BURST20190320152902383_COVERAnd such a cute name too.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190319_143020.jpgIMG_20190319_143020Yes! Spring's a-comin!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190319_150021.jpgIMG_20190319_150021No sandstone? No problem.2019-03-22T13:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/03/16/road-trip-ix-days-27-32-durham-and-chapel-hill-n-c-country-roads-make-me-run/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190316_104220.jpgIMG_20190316_104220Thanks for all the miles I've run past you while you were running past me!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190316_150531.jpgIMG_20190316_150531Bluets, or Quaker Ladies. These always reminded me of my mom.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190316_151623.jpgIMG_20190316_151623About as showy as they get...hiding in some invasive periwinkle leaveshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190316_151603.jpgIMG_20190316_151603Like the Trout Lily. Spot one...and suddenly they're everywhere!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190316_151518.jpgIMG_20190316_151518I'd show an even steeper hill, but I didn't feel like wading across New Hope Creekhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190316_144150.jpgIMG_20190316_144150My dad, at 88 and a half, on his bike--he finally switched to an electric wheel a few years agohttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190316_151413.jpgIMG_20190316_151413Hard Climb Hill--putting the "mont" into Piedmont2019-03-17T12:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/03/10/road-trip-ix-days-23-26-the-appalachian-ocean/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190306_140525.jpgIMG_20190306_140525Thanks. You too.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190309_143609.jpgIMG_20190309_143609"Foggy Mountain Breakdown," anyone?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190306_185418.jpgIMG_20190306_185418Waves at sunsethttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190307_070206.jpgIMG_20190307_070206Waves at sunrise (taken through the window of Amicalola Lodge)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190309_071214.jpgIMG_20190309_071214Sometimes a sea of fog.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190308_103125.jpgIMG_20190308_103125Height doesn't matter.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190307_081526.jpgIMG_20190307_081526Amicalola Falls State Park, Georgia...near the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.2019-03-14T14:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/03/06/road-trip-ix-days-17-22-dallas-to-north-georgia-crossing-the-south-while-reading-u-s-history/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_082515.jpgIMG_20190305_082515Notice the dead man at lower right. Not too glorious.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_150854.jpgIMG_20190305_150854Me trying to show how steep the drop ishttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_150925.jpgIMG_20190305_150925You get the idea.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_152009.jpgIMG_20190305_152009Steep ridges!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_133857.jpgIMG_20190305_133857Got any bread you're not using?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_155812.jpgIMG_20190305_155812You can just barely make out our cabin & car in the trees.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_142206.jpgIMG_20190305_142206Lake Tranquility, with blooming maplehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_082412.jpgIMG_20190305_082412Monument to fallen Confederate soldiers--both sides have monuments, but I only captured this one's imagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190302_102444.jpgIMG_20190302_102444Love!!!! https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190302_094131.jpgIMG_20190302_094131They had great moves!2019-03-08T22:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/03/01/road-trip-ix-days-11-16-tucson-to-central-texas-why-have-i-never-heard-of-this-park-before/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190228_112703.jpgIMG_20190228_112703Sighhhh.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190225_170824.jpgIMG_20190225_170824With faithful Red Rover in the backgroundhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190225_181753.jpgIMG_20190225_181753G'night...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190225_113557.jpgIMG_20190225_113557Can't...stop...taking...pics!!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190225_115130.jpgIMG_20190225_115130Me in The Grottohttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190225_112441.jpgIMG_20190225_112441The Mate above Echo Canyonhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190225_112546.jpgIMG_20190225_112546Different flavor of mushroom?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190225_112419.jpgIMG_20190225_112419Enough of these to make giant mushroom soup.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190225_164611.jpgIMG_20190225_164611Hoodoos in my happy place!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190223_121056.jpgIMG_20190223_121056Now THIS is winter desert. Right?2019-03-02T22:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/02/22/road-trip-ix-day-6-10-la-to-tucson-climate-change-and-other-extremes/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_0971.jpgIMG_0971Seriously.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/00002img_00002_burst20190221132514_cover.jpg00002IMG_00002_BURST20190221132514_COVERHurry up, my legs are freezing.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190221_125424.jpgIMG_20190221_125424Last little blob of sunshine...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190221_122746.jpgIMG_20190221_122746Ocotillo cactus blossominghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190221_120452.jpgIMG_20190221_120452Isn't this gorgeous? Anyone know what it is?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190221_122522.jpgIMG_20190221_122522These pool little golden poppies are too cold to open!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190221_122102.jpgIMG_20190221_122102We are so lucky to be able to walk so safely into the desert like this. Think of all the people for whom the desert means danger.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190220_115641.jpgIMG_20190220_115641I can only hope these folks can recover their lives.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190220_115602.jpgIMG_20190220_115602I'd seen it on TV. But it's so different when it's all around you.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190220_114156.jpgIMG_20190220_114156Part of one of Alisha's pieces that survived the fire2019-02-24T02:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/02/17/road-trip-ix-day-1-5-making-the-familiar-strange-from-lopez-island-to-coast-redwoods-to-oakland-to-pinnacles-national-monument/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190217_142941.jpgIMG_20190217_142941I feel ya, flowers! Hang in there!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190217_143109.jpgIMG_20190217_143109Oh HAIL yes.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190217_135744.jpgIMG_20190217_135744Uh-oh.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190217_140017.jpgIMG_20190217_140017Did I mention this is the High Peaks Trail?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190217_134450.jpgIMG_20190217_134450Whoa.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190217_132841.jpgIMG_20190217_132841Don't know why tunnels are so fun, but they are.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190217_125439.jpgIMG_20190217_125439Like...moss! Vertical moss.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190216_153837.jpgIMG_20190216_153837And thishttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190216_153916.jpgIMG_20190216_153916More of this, please, America!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190216_153728.jpgIMG_20190216_1537282019-02-18T04:52:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/02/12/road-trip-ix-lets-get-this-brrrr-party-started/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190211_141547.jpgIMG_20190211_141547"Go on, already...we'll take care of this place while you're gone."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190211_142559.jpgIMG_20190211_142559G'bye, Gorgeous...see you in the spring!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190211_143408.jpgIMG_20190211_143408...and even kelp!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190211_143119.jpgIMG_20190211_143119...and reindeer lichen...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190211_140629.jpgIMG_20190211_140629...and moss...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190211_134939.jpgIMG_20190211_134939Snow falling on cedars...and salal...and bracken...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190211_151244.jpgIMG_20190211_151244The Mate cleared out our bike garage in order to load up Red Rover without getting snowy.2019-02-22T04:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/02/07/return-to-kiwiland-part-vi-middle-agers-20something-a-trip/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pict0004-8.jpgPICT0004 (8)Every little town had one--still does!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mvimg_20190124_135008.jpgMVIMG_20190124_135008in Motuekahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190125_150819.jpgIMG_20190125_150819Pun intendedhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mvimg_20190124_085759.jpgMVIMG_20190124_085759Happy to embrace his Hiking Heritagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190123_103309.jpgIMG_20190123_103309Tramping around an inlet along the coastal trackhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190123_100909.jpgIMG_20190123_100909Cleopatra's Poolhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190125_152135.jpgIMG_20190125_152135The Mate, enjoying the lack of mosquitos.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190125_140131.jpgIMG_20190125_140131Yeah, this'll do.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190122_141950.jpgIMG_20190122_141950Maybe a little less sun for us oldsters.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190122_141158.jpgIMG_20190122_141158This is the same beach he ran on in 1997!2019-02-08T15:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/02/01/return-to-kiwiland-part-v-in-the-high-country-better-sheepish-than-cowed/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190115_185922.jpgIMG_20190115_185922Ah, the fleeting bliss of being up top. Okay...down we go.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190115_190748.jpgIMG_20190115_190748At least the view was nice. Too bad I had to keep eyes down to watch my footing.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190115_185356.jpgIMG_20190115_185356Spoiler alert: it did.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190115_185656.jpgIMG_20190115_185656Oh great--alpine plants. Did I mention I was up near 5,000 feet?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190115_175436.jpgIMG_20190115_175436Impossible to capture the steepness of this slope in a picture. Let's just say I ALMOST said farewell to my water bottle.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1-matagouri__discaria_toumatou_-1.jpg1-Matagouri__Discaria_toumatou_ (1)THIS bloody stuff. (Photo credit: Taranaki Educational Resource)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190115_121838.jpgIMG_20190115_121838I know, right? If you book a stay in that wagon, this spot could be yours.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190115_121541.jpgIMG_20190115_121541Available for booking now!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190115_061809.jpgIMG_20190115_061809Just as cozy as it lookshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190114_195515.jpgIMG_20190114_195515Two generations of the Innes family, plus other guests on their deck2019-02-13T02:53:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2019/01/05/return-to-kiwiland-take-2-authors-cut/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2807.jpgI love me some tree ferns.Tree ferns there WILL be. (I love me some tree ferns.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2860.jpgAoraki, Mt. Cook--as seen from the highway (zoomed in)Aoraki (Mt. Cook)? Could be!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2833.jpgBeautiful, though sadly infested with invasive plantsRugged rivers? High probability.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2839.jpgAs always...never far from sheepThere will always be sheep.2019-02-01T15:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/12/28/celebrating-family-piety-in-the-church-of-the-great-outdoors/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181227_095840.jpgIMG_20181227_095840...and all praise.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/branches.jpgbranches...and praise.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ferns.jpgfernsGlory be...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181227_093336.jpgIMG_20181227_093336Amen.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hiking.jpghikingEasiest liturgy in the world.2018-12-29T12:22:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/12/17/confessions-of-an-imperfectionist-part-4-hey-i-meant-to-do-that/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181113_134817.jpgIMG_20181113_134817https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181113_134850-2.jpgIMG_20181113_134850In fact, it's pretty gorgeous. Yeah, I meant to do that.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181113_134850-1.jpgIMG_20181113_134850https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181113_134924.jpgIMG_20181113_134924But y'know, when you step back...it's not so bad.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181113_134850.jpgIMG_20181113_134850All those wrinkles? Meant to do that. Yup.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181113_134903.jpgIMG_20181113_134903Go ahead. Look closely. Sigh.2018-12-18T03:30:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/11/19/nothing-gold-can-stay-including-it-seems-me/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/a5706405-0560-4807-b5f4-83d3569606a9.jpegA5706405-0560-4807-B5F4-83D3569606A9This is, of all things, humble asparagus, gone to berry, and reveling in the afternoon sun.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/204a4c7a-facb-4ad4-8516-bee9939ab250.jpeg204A4C7A-FACB-4AD4-8516-BEE9939AB250Even the lowly blackberry plays with its palette in November!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/76cb77bc-6ae9-483b-b010-97051a7f08d2.jpeg76CB77BC-6AE9-483B-B010-97051A7F08D2Madrona (the magnificent)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/4488b0bd-8724-42bb-a244-92343f37b98e.jpeg4488B0BD-8724-42BB-A244-92343F37B98ESnowberries with rose hipshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/e305ef9f-c976-4b2b-9b38-ba150db930ab.jpegE305EF9F-C976-4B2B-9B38-BA150DB930ABHawthorn berrieshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/f1c4c573-b740-4dda-b6cd-26cdcab1c10a.jpegF1C4C573-B740-4DDA-B6CD-26CDCAB1C10Ahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/542bb109-916a-4a52-9de9-0dad23c02dab.jpeg542BB109-916A-4A52-9DE9-0DAD23C02DABhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ef7e3540-b9c2-4354-b4ed-95824931bf3f.jpegEF7E3540-B9C2-4354-B4ED-95824931BF3Fhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/b82bac2e-ddac-4b76-960f-3ce9bdee3682.jpegB82BAC2E-DDAC-4B76-960F-3CE9BDEE36822018-11-22T15:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/11/12/darkness-cannot-drive-out-darkness-the-jewish-nurse-shares-his-story/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/45721847_10218148199244316_4938227597348700160_n.jpg45721847_10218148199244316_4938227597348700160_nFrom Ari Mahler's Facebook page2018-11-13T15:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/11/02/pie-decorating-anxiety/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/donepie.jpgdonePieBlackberry-strawberry, in case you were wondering.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/withbraid.jpgwithBraidCautiously optimistic...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/braid.jpgbraidRustic is good. Rustic is good. It's a PIE. Rustic is good.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/paperleaves.jpgpaperLeavesDid I mention visual arts are NOT my thing?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/leaves.jpgleavesI think these are Doughtree leaves, from the family, uh, Crustia.2018-11-03T14:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/10/27/speed-is-my-bicycles-middle-name-embracing-the-electric-wheel/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/mvimg_20181003_140242.jpgMVIMG_20181003_140242Where the electricity meets the road!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181003_140252.jpgIMG_20181003_140252That's the battery pack. Needs recharging about every 20 miles. But since I only use juice a minute at a time, usually...20 miles is forever!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181003_140229.jpgIMG_20181003_140229Looks pretty much like a bike, right?2018-10-28T00:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/10/21/my-big-backyard-part-iv-travels-in-british-columbia-and-now-for-something-completely-the-same-and-different/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181008_165223.jpgIMG_20181008_165223"Please"???? When's the last time you saw a US campaign sign say "Please"?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181008_163652.jpgIMG_20181008_163652...this cranberry bog! Didn't know they grew in the Fraser Valley; our Washington cranberries are all out near the coast. Not pictured: field after field of blueberries, all in festive autumnal red.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181010_111812.jpgIMG_20181010_111812...the pool above it! Words like "entrancing," "emerald," and "crystalline" come to mind. Sometimes cliches are apropos.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/mvimg_20181010_113430.jpgMVIMG_20181010_113430Think this waterfall is pretty? Just wait for...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181010_115126.jpgIMG_20181010_115126I don't think these are the actual "Golden Ears," but I'll take 'em.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181009_114012.jpgIMG_20181009_114012Not aspen, but a relative: black cottonwood. Or so we were told. Doing its October job.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181009_114055.jpgIMG_20181009_114055Did I mention it was a rather foggy day up there?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/mvimg_20181008_145820.jpgMVIMG_20181008_145820It'll all be over soon, guys. Thanks for all your hard work.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181011_092059.jpgIMG_20181011_092059I canNOT resist a good fungus shot. And why should I?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181011_085616.jpgIMG_20181011_085616The backdrop: Manning Provincial Park. That's tomorrow's trip. Meanwhile, we had fun getting lost while trying to hike around Hick's Lake. Dumb Americans.2018-10-21T16:11:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/10/01/fighting-the-empathy-dearth-how-do-we-feel-what-has-not-been-ours-to-feel/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/woman7bwanterblackbird.jpgWoman+7+B+W+(anter+blackbird)Layla F. Saad, photo by Anter Blackbird on Saad's bloghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/christine_blasey_ford_swearing_in.jpgChristine_Blasey_Ford_swearing_inDr. Christine Blasey Ford swearing in (courtesy Wikimedia Commons)2018-10-01T16:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/09/25/my-even-bigger-backyard-part-3-british-columbias-big-ol-vancouver-island/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180912_0839471.jpgIMG_20180912_083947https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180912_190929.jpgIMG_20180912_190929Home.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180911_115652.jpgIMG_20180911_115652"Tent, shment."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180912_083947.jpgIMG_20180912_083947Must...cross...suspension bridge over ridiculously deep gorge!!!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vid_20180912_083919.jpgVID_20180912_083919Elk Falls, falling.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180911_145328.jpgIMG_20180911_145328The rare British Columbian Boobshroom in full fruithttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180911_144621.jpgIMG_20180911_144621Who needs maple leaves when you have this?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mvimg_20180911_153610_2.jpgMVIMG_20180911_153610_2These guys usually have red caps! Is this the Black Panther version?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180911_104459.jpgIMG_20180911_104459Don't think I've ever noticed maples changing color outside-in like this. https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180911_105134.jpgIMG_20180911_105134Their version of the dogwood...and, I THINK, BC's provincial flower (too lazy to fact-check this)2018-09-27T02:13:17+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/09/20/my-even-bigger-backyard-part-2-british-columbias-cortes-island/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mvimg_20180908_114310.jpgMVIMG_20180908_114310I'm not kidding! Those are barnacles growing there.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mvimg_20180908_105347-1.jpgMVIMG_20180908_105347 (1)...in a SALTWATER WATERFALL. A saltwaterfall! Have you ever heard of such a thing?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mvimg_20180908_105334.jpgMVIMG_20180908_105334...is no creek at all--it's the ocean! Rushing at very low tide from an inlet out to the bay...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mvimg_20180908_105355.jpgMVIMG_20180908_105355Oh, it looks like bridge over just another creek. But that creek...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180908_153517.jpgIMG_20180908_153517One of many cool buildings on their forested campus...who wouldn't want to study something in here?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180909_160142.jpgIMG_20180909_160142The view from outside our cozy roomhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180909_085028.jpgIMG_20180909_085028I just could not make myself stop taking pictures of that garden. Anyone want to volunteer-garden there? Send in your application!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180909_155836.jpgIMG_20180909_155836Must...eat...kale!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180908_153700.jpgIMG_20180908_153700Nor do we have cedar trees anywhere near this old. OK, Cortes, you got us badly beat in the tree department, bless you.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180908_130844.jpgIMG_20180908_130844Granted, I've never seen a 5-fingered Madrona, even on Lopez!2018-09-20T03:50:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/09/16/my-even-bigger-backyard-part-i-british-columbias-quadra-island/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180906_142903.jpgIMG_20180906_142903Lovely place for a stroll, eh.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180906_153706.jpgIMG_20180906_153706Our kind of island, Quadra.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180907_101554.jpgIMG_20180907_101554They call this the Octopus Tree. Wonder why.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/original_1540dfab-d131-4867-b64f-6e8c833d8d16_img_20180907_102147.jpgoriginal_1540dfab-d131-4867-b64f-6e8c833d8d16_IMG_20180907_102147Smaller than our Salish Sea ones. Typical? Unusual? Don't know.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/original_5e280f37-c0da-4606-a04d-33d3a50cc62c_img_20180907_102201.jpgoriginal_5e280f37-c0da-4606-a04d-33d3a50cc62c_IMG_20180907_102201Ahhhhh...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180906_113417.jpgIMG_20180906_113417Not pictured: me taking a skinny-dip in that lake back there!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0926.jpgIMG_0926Hard to take selfies with an ipad, turns out.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180905_122711_1.jpgIMG_20180905_122711_1Interesting note: no anemones in the tidepools, but lots of oysters!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_20180906_154249.jpgIMG_20180906_154249https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mvimg_20180904_164810.jpgMVIMG_20180904_164810OK, Campbell River...creepy, but cool.2018-09-17T03:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/08/31/luis-urrea-and-the-serendipity-of-inspiration-with-a-side-of-humor-and-grace/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/luis_alberto_urrea_2015tx-bkfst.jpgLuis_Alberto_Urrea_2015TX BkFstLuis Urrea at the Texas Book Festival, 2015 (courtesy Wikipedia)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookcover.jpgbookcover2018-09-02T15:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/08/24/are-you-blackberry-or-salal-wild-ruminations-on-wild-berries/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_1519.jpgIMG_1519Easy to ride past.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_1518.jpgIMG_1518I usually chew a sweet mouthful, then spit out the pulp. Hard to do that with pie.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_1517.jpgIMG_1517These guys2018-08-24T22:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/08/14/when-horizontal-space-disease-spreads-to-your-calendar-it-isnt-pretty/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gautam-buddha-statue-500x500.jpggautam-buddha-statue-500x500(Courtesy IndiaMart.com)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sugarpond.jpgsugarpond(...although they do have nice stuff...(Courtesy Sugar Pond, Wikimedia Commons)2018-08-15T13:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/08/10/in-the-woods-we-return-to-reason-and-faith/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0895.jpgIMG_0895Y'all come back soon, hear? (Yes, please.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0884.jpgIMG_0884Smoke from fires further northeast just made us grateful to be there at all.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0777.jpgIMG_0777Goat Lake, far off but calling to us...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0818.jpgIMG_0818Larkspur thriving under the harshest conditionshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0853.jpgIMG_0853Goats + Rocks = Goat Rockshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0825.jpgIMG_0825A whole goaty family!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0807.jpgIMG_0807Goat! (Allison's camera has a great zoom)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0816.jpgIMG_0816This section's called The Knifehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0899.jpgIMG_0899Up above 7,200 feet--still plenty of snow patcheshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0745.jpgIMG_0745Paintbrush gardens everywhere2018-08-11T17:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/07/17/placeholder-post-still-here-not-sure-why/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/g2.jpgG2Photo: Robert Harrison. Pie dough: Holly B's Bakery.2018-07-19T21:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/07/06/o-say-can-you-see-the-beloved-community/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kabirbakieblueashfireworksdisplay2005.jpgKabirBakieBlueAshFireworksDisplay2005Courtesy Wikimedia Commons, Kabir Bakie, Blue Ash Fireworks Display, July 4 20052018-07-07T03:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/07/01/celebrate-america-by-remembering-philando-castile/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/images.jpgimageshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fibonacci-blue-from-minnesota.jpgFibonacci Blue from MinnesotaCourtesy Fibonacci Blue from Minnesota, via Wikimedia Commons2018-06-29T22:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/06/26/the-east-coasts-secret-weapon-fireflies/2018-06-27T04:01:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/06/14/why-work-parties-make-the-best-reunions/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/81e55752-31d2-4986-8974-e148cd27f576.jpeg81E55752-31D2-4986-8974-E148CD27F576The Mate in his elementhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/002-4.jpg002 (4)What do work parties need at the end of a long day? PIE! (And maybe some barn bars too.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/197.jpg197We grew so fond of "barn bars" that I made them into our wedding cake. Here's the 25th Anniversary version.2018-06-14T03:25:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/06/09/reading-weeds-part-iii-roadside-roses-i-dont-deserve-but-thank-you-anyway/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/587561f1-a5b7-4c24-80d8-cfb8d41c456b.jpeg587561F1-A5B7-4C24-80D8-CFB8D41C456BNature finds a way.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/d7fce66f-5a4b-470b-b91d-ac95255fe788.jpegD7FCE66F-5A4B-470B-B91D-AC95255FE788 Now multiply this by an entire island https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/e1659cbe-6fb4-40b7-a1ef-4f39c129737e.jpegE1659CBE-6FB4-40B7-A1EF-4F39C129737EMmm... 2018-06-11T02:40:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/06/03/reading-weeds-part-ii-the-thorns-beneath-the-blooms/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/7a75cf64-c57f-4ace-b15a-553ddd418af7.jpeg7A75CF64-C57F-4ACE-B15A-553DDD418AF7Bless the thorns beneath the blooms...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cd114749-c860-4b84-8c10-fc0afdb4c8bd.jpegCD114749-C860-4B84-8C10-FC0AFDB4C8BDWild hawthorn2018-06-09T15:20:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/05/29/reading-weeds-part-i-ill-see-your-beauty-and-raise-you-one-misery-or-vice-versa/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/e983b20d-3aa0-4e2b-9200-23146449a599.jpegE983B20D-3AA0-4E2B-9200-23146449A599Well, hay there...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/d0d2f011-ff01-4882-9dec-2d9e2f9ac399.jpegD0D2F011-FF01-4882-9DEC-2D9E2F9AC399See 'em out there being tall, lovely and blue?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2024bf5f-d8d0-404d-b482-3d5f02a7d83a.jpeg2024BF5F-D8D0-404D-B482-3D5F02A7D83AI call this one, "Black Steed With Buttercups."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/79d83c6d-3736-461a-889d-66e9699c8abf.jpeg79D83C6D-3736-461A-889D-66E9699C8ABFLate dustings of snow? Nope—early onslaught of daisies.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/c4470d74-bf0a-4f0e-8fed-839d57dde3ce.jpegC4470D74-BF0A-4F0E-8FED-839D57DDE3CEWho could object to moi???2018-05-29T19:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/05/24/intimacy-and-old-lace-up-cycling-my-forebears-wedding-dresses/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/stella_moore_jayne_and_baby_edith_1908.jpgStella_Moore_Jayne_and_baby_Edith_1908Stella Moore Jayne with baby Edith, 1908.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/23284eea-99d2-4ed3-be8b-dd9e4c05a443.jpeg23284EEA-99D2-4ED3-BE8B-DD9E4C05A443Couldn’t resist including this one. The card says "Made in 1890.” The rose on the bodice is carved of ivory. Can you imagine the corset it would have taken to get into this?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2402d28d-7b21-4539-b9ad-bd82bcc82938.jpeg2402D28D-7B21-4539-B9AD-BD82BCC82938That’s what I’m talking about.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/e8975291-1dee-4fde-85d2-805594289f9e.jpegE8975291-1DEE-4FDE-85D2-805594289F9EJust look at that detail. Grandma Dede said it was made by French nuns.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/99d4546e-c5bf-468b-ae83-97fb280e8781.jpeg99D4546E-C5BF-468B-AE83-97FB280E8781Somewhere I have a picture of me in this dress, but it would come apart if I tried it now.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/f6615299-1e88-40e9-ab2f-933e3d244c1e.jpegF6615299-1E88-40E9-AB2F-933E3D244C1EHandle with CARE. 2018-05-25T14:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/05/19/stay-with-me-a-novel-thats-doing-just-that/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/07d72586-5155-413b-b5e1-12b64b93a213.jpeg07D72586-5155-413B-B5E1-12B64B93A2132018-05-20T01:55:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/05/13/better-bundo-book-how-an-adorable-bunny-and-john-oliver-remind-us-that-love-is-love/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/b741463d-5411-4070-963c-fa88278b54a1.jpegB741463D-5411-4070-963C-FA88278B54A1Amen to that.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/73f66a8c-2b7d-428a-9b78-8edfffa1d817.jpeg73F66A8C-2B7D-428A-9B78-8EDFFFA1D817Safe to say Pence is not the hero of this one.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/567ca172-46a2-498b-8f9d-ac2446ce137f.jpeg567CA172-46A2-498B-8F9D-AC2446CE137FAwww....https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/5eabc1f5-79dc-4055-9f1a-94f81d913130.jpeg5EABC1F5-79DC-4055-9F1A-94F81D913130OMG that is one cute bunny!!!2018-05-15T01:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/05/08/expiring-educator-now-theres-a-job-description/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dsc01521.jpgMy 4th Period AP Lit. class won the food drive!!!!!!!! (or at least 3rd place)My 4th Period AP Lit. class showing off its food drive effortshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dsc00900.jpgDSC00900American Studies field trip, pausing on Tacoma's Bridge of Glass2018-05-09T18:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/05/03/mamas-dont-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-marathoners-whoops-too-late/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/a7f11867-3b48-482b-840c-d411d2afb67d.jpegA7F11867-3B48-482B-840C-D411D2AFB67DWhy couldn’t I have inherited those legs???https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/e92ed01f-aa13-41cb-a9da-13f39241b97c.jpegE92ED01F-AA13-41CB-A9DA-13F39241B97CSon Two finishing a 5k a few years agohttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/a417b0ec-d1ed-40e7-a9ef-c87287fedab8.jpegA417B0EC-D1ED-40E7-A9EF-C87287FEDAB8Son Two finishing a 5k a few years agohttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/14209a2a-1b3c-49bb-a3ba-4e8250e3fe2d.jpeg14209A2A-1B3C-49BB-A3BA-4E8250E3FE2DMy folks, in the 1970s, finishing a Ride and Tie—a kind of cross-country marathon with horses, and mountains. (Only the finish looked fun to me!)2018-05-04T00:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/04/29/gangstagrass-building-bridges-one-song-at-a-time/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gangstagrassbar1.jpgGangstagrass+Bar1image from Gangstagrass.com2018-04-30T02:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/04/24/bread-school-post-script-staycations-are-cool/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/3a045f61-2e51-4ac1-bbf3-66d1742fe829.jpeg3A045F61-2E51-4AC1-BBF3-66D1742FE829Happy spring, neighbor.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/4af98d18-e5fd-41e6-9456-5709ecc3381a.jpeg4AF98D18-E5FD-41E6-9456-5709ECC3381AJust another day in Paradise...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/4cc60bf7-4d48-4188-88f9-c068720a388f.jpeg4CC60BF7-4D48-4188-88F9-C068720A388FWho needs sunshine when you have tulips?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/4861d390-d8f9-4e13-a0ab-494e2788a63b.jpeg4861D390-D8F9-4E13-A0AB-494E2788A63BCan you tell?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2be22fc6-a33b-4dac-bf3c-067a2474134c.jpeg2BE22FC6-A33B-4DAC-BF3C-067A2474134CSee what I mean?2018-04-25T19:04:18+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/04/19/pupils-of-the-king-king-arthur-bread-school-part-ii/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0740.jpgIMG_0740Just look at all these local wheat varieties, waiting to be baked into beautiful loaves!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0743.jpgIMG_0743Touring Cairnspringhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0734.jpgIMG_0734Steve Jones in the Bread Lab.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0667.jpgIMG_0667Can you imagine mixing this giant batch of pre-ferment by hand? It's been done.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0681.jpgIMG_0681What if you only wanted to make two big brioches? Can you math that?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0638.jpgIMG_0638Oven loader? Yes please!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0707.jpgIMG_0707Turns out I'm a little scared of the pizza oven.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0675.jpgIMG_0675You don't scare me, challah.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0631.jpgIMG_0631RIDICULOUSLY hard to score baguettes just right!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0723.jpgIMG_0723I LOVE bread! But I knew that already...2018-04-19T21:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/04/14/pupils-of-the-king-a-week-of-king-arthur-bread-school-part-i/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/84c40f4a-cf65-4577-a445-6abcd92b5d95.jpeg84C40F4A-CF65-4577-A445-6ABCD92B5D95Coronnes Bordelaise. Wouldn’t that be a cool addition to Thanksgiving?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/0007e42c-b121-45c6-abcd-5c4ebb76f6f1.jpeg0007E42C-B121-45C6-ABCD-5C4EBB76F6F1Auvergnats. Trés chic.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/d98d50a9-3975-4e16-9537-9064dcbc687b.jpegD98D50A9-3975-4E16-9537-9064DCBC687BAhhhhh...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/f182f834-093e-4d53-b840-2fe22d2e7ccc.jpegF182F834-093E-4D53-B840-2FE22D2E7CCCOK, maybe I could have used a little more guidance on my Epis de blé...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/212cd9c9-323e-4edc-9b51-37e7a6f43a92.jpeg212CD9C9-323E-4EDC-9B51-37E7A6F43A92Checking the "heads" of our petites brioches...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/d0cf1059-9646-4f44-ad85-d5dd56697be8.jpegD0CF1059-9646-4F44-AD85-D5DD56697BE8Whoa.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/aed40aa3-2cbe-4602-afa2-f77280f97fa1.jpegAED40AA3-2CBE-4602-AFA2-F77280F97FA1Both finished challahs, with a few friends...a good Wednesday!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/d1a568f2-2d09-4c25-b118-9646b0701be7.jpegD1A568F2-2D09-4C25-B118-9646B0701BE7A three and a fourhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/9c796a4c-2901-4304-b6b1-1d173cbef731.jpeg9C796A4C-2901-4304-B6B1-1D173CBEF731...with four strands...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b8ef1282-1846-4f9d-b7c8-82d1c71c62c6.jpegB8EF1282-1846-4F9D-B7C8-82D1C71C62C6He makes it look so easy. Well, ok...braiding isn’t actually very hard. Ask most long-haired women.2018-04-18T01:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/04/08/spring-foraging-or-avoiding-lifes-stings-cream-of-nettle-soup/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1a9958ff-747f-4a4d-b35e-2482aae705a9.jpeg1A9958FF-747F-4A4D-B35E-2482AAE705A9Bon appetit!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/d5d92237-ee4b-41e6-a644-ec4529b1c219.jpegD5D92237-EE4B-41E6-A644-EC4529B1C219Here comes the "cream of" part.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/6eb58008-7b73-4d6e-a21c-5cf1d0e2952d.jpeg6EB58008-7B73-4D6E-A21C-5CF1D0E2952DAh, that’s better.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/e54a440c-e837-4db2-90ec-8e8a2f3c92d1.jpegE54A440C-E837-4DB2-90EC-8E8A2F3C92D1Who’s a scary vegetable now? Nope, not you.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/f83b4f1b-a536-4f90-9d4e-0a46a8eaff7b.jpegF83B4F1B-A536-4F90-9D4E-0A46A8EAFF7BHaHA!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/9e81d398-cbe2-45dd-8f12-d709a0dd1611.jpeg9E81D398-CBE2-45DD-8F12-D709A0DD1611You’re MINE.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/c4b8cad7-582c-4b92-82f3-2af37d4ac3e5.jpegC4B8CAD7-582C-4B92-82F3-2AF37D4AC3E5You’re not the boss of me.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/30b34a4d-6ccc-4d74-994e-aadad9c257d6.jpeg30B34A4D-6CCC-4D74-994E-AADAD9C257D6En garde, nettles!2018-04-08T22:34:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/04/03/remembering-an-awful-day-the-murder-of-dr-king/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/martin_luther_king_press_conference_01269u_edit.jpgMartin_Luther_King_press_conference_01269u_editCourtesy Wikimedia2018-04-06T01:00:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/03/28/road-trip-viii-days-46-48-boise-olympia-lopez-island-what-a-long-wonderful-trip-its-been/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/09a7676d-2ee5-42d4-9a13-21183eb57410.jpeg09A7676D-2EE5-42D4-9A13-21183EB57410https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fc233ced-6157-4aaa-81e0-07c98a749f18.jpegFC233CED-6157-4AAA-81E0-07C98A749F18Ahhhhh...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/17fda49a-3f3a-4c14-99d3-7f5c4cb7a5c4.jpeg17FDA49A-3F3A-4C14-99D3-7F5C4CB7A5C4I promise I’ll wash you soon...just another thousand miles!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/d05c1483-41bf-481c-95fb-9c2c77e4d961.jpegD05C1483-41BF-481C-95FB-9C2C77E4D961Rocky Mountain High, Colorado https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/6b569d80-c158-455d-a3db-89d9e6a69b8c.jpeg6B569D80-C158-455D-A3DB-89D9E6A69B8C...and more snowhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/60cb1b94-cf81-4c22-810a-2a4955722e5c.jpeg60CB1B94-CF81-4C22-810A-2A4955722E5CSandia Crest in Albuquerque (thanks, Beth!)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/572caf89-75cd-4852-a185-cbd874adc324.jpeg572CAF89-75CD-4852-A185-CBD874ADC324Stevie with some of his fanshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/d22bdff1-00ef-4d63-b958-e5d8052099ff.jpegD22BDFF1-00EF-4D63-B958-E5D8052099FFWhat’s better than old friends? Old friends with waffles!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/de0599bf-28b2-4b68-81f7-04f4712c90bd.jpegDE0599BF-28B2-4B68-81F7-04F4712C90BDAfter a rain, lots of stream-jumping!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/951f60fa-26cc-48b8-a4f0-e3f00bf6fff5.jpeg951F60FA-26CC-48B8-A4F0-E3F00BF6FFF5Worship-worthy2018-04-04T14:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/03/25/road-trip-viii-days-43-45-page-az-to-provo-ut-lake-powell-to-the-people/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/39e2d476-2269-4f92-8a47-ef76ac8d3050.jpeg39E2D476-2269-4F92-8A47-EF76AC8D3050Shouldn’t everyone have access to this? Why does this view make me so sad?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/b311c81b-5806-46c1-8323-fcd897c754e8.jpegB311C81B-5806-46C1-8323-FCD897C754E8Dam.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/6523d31c-96b9-45f2-8c5b-d60f16383222.jpeg6523D31C-96B9-45F2-8C5B-D60F16383222LOTS of houseboats.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/49121461-98a7-4bd6-a3a5-36bcf9e2805d.jpeg49121461-98A7-4BD6-A3A5-36BCF9E2805DClose enough to touch. Except this wall should be hundreds of feet above.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/5bd34e04-0b23-46e8-b811-7f6c6c54ca15.jpeg5BD34E04-0B23-46E8-B811-7F6C6C54CA15What the Colorado is supposed to look like, running through a canyon.2018-03-27T02:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/03/22/road-trip-viii-days-39-42-colorado-springs-durango-page-az-big-rocks-rock-dont-ask-me-why/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2b1a8493-aa79-4a66-bfd5-ba8501bf2202.jpeg2B1A8493-AA79-4A66-BFD5-BA8501BF2202Is it their smoothness? Their age? Their color? Their...? I give up.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/68e34286-5b1d-4484-b733-a8d570d244e5.jpeg68E34286-5B1D-4484-B733-A8D570D244E5Colorado Rocky Mountain Highhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cac7c5ee-d502-441c-9450-5c8fe5ce98a8.jpegCAC7C5EE-D502-441C-9450-5C8FE5CE98A8Pikes's Peak at sunrise, from our friends' windowhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/810181e5-9a87-4a42-8e1f-a7251ca3df8f.jpeg810181E5-9A87-4A42-8E1F-A7251CA3DF8FMust...climb!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/8fd87aed-0b63-4c16-9194-48baf6d534fa.jpeg8FD87AED-0B63-4C16-9194-48BAF6D534FABut I gotta go right to the edge!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/99f001d2-4049-419a-bfb9-6357a1ae99f0.jpeg99F001D2-4049-419A-BFB9-6357A1AE99F0The Mate skirts the edge...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2ae9a4e9-4055-4381-8f8a-3ce00ea0ca7b.jpeg2AE9A4E9-4055-4381-8F8A-3CE00EA0CA7BGarden of the Gods indeed2018-06-06T22:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/03/19/road-trip-viii-days-36-38-cincinnati-st-louis-salinas-kansas-bike-pathing-across-america-thank-you-trail-link/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/16b72819-b779-4e7c-82ba-91ef7ecc39e5.jpeg16B72819-B779-4E7C-82BA-91EF7ECC39E5LOVED this trail.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/52f0dab4-c3a4-491d-b086-e63bc806f98b.jpeg52F0DAB4-C3A4-491D-B086-E63BC806F98BAhhhh...no pavement.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/c260ee95-3c6d-4c39-8872-5b826b694b1a.jpegC260EE95-3C6D-4C39-8872-5B826B694B1ASusanville! A destination trail. And the town's pretty cool too.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3a80a147-201a-4f2b-9322-596dc31c7f1b.jpeg3A80A147-201A-4F2B-9322-596DC31C7F1BJust look at those whoopy, swoopy, woodsy curves!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/d097850c-9720-45e3-b204-d14eb3ed7079.jpegD097850C-9720-45E3-B204-D14EB3ED7079Pedestrian/bike bridge on the Louisville Loophttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/33151c5c-e2cc-4914-953d-d0cec157ad89.png33151C5C-E2CC-4914-953D-D0CEC157AD89One of our favorite trails ever—it goes through tunnels!2018-03-19T16:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/03/15/road-trip-viii-days-32-35-wilkes-barre-pa-to-shaftsbury-vt-and-back-to-central-pa-oh-yeah-winter-thats-a-thing/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/6e0baafe-3746-4900-92d9-13d41726bb58.jpeg6E0BAAFE-3746-4900-92D9-13D41726BB58Freezing AND flooding? Rough life.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ac565b9b-054b-4094-87af-ae8cab4fd608.jpegAC565B9B-054B-4094-87AF-AE8CAB4FD608Sheep are tougher than chickens. And people.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3bb1a0fb-47e8-4fc6-8b8d-e8d87195e39c.jpeg3BB1A0FB-47E8-4FC6-8B8D-E8D87195E39CNope, still don’t feel like going for a walk. Not till they invent chicken snowshoes.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/0ee0fb3e-4383-46fd-8c5a-2d2a22f4f65b.jpeg0EE0FB3E-4383-46FD-8C5A-2D2A22F4F65BCan you tell I took this from indoors? I mean, why should both of us freeze our butts? (Thanks, babe.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/96980131-faf2-4ac2-8982-092240eba62b.jpeg96980131-FAF2-4AC2-8982-092240EBA62BThe Mate, wondering if taking a pee stop is even worth the trouble.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/534da3ef-6a3f-4de4-85d8-42647b4c9cb9.jpeg534DA3EF-6A3F-4DE4-85D8-42647B4C9CB9Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!2018-03-17T12:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/03/11/road-trip-viii-days-28-31-durham-n-c-the-five-things-i-miss-about-my-hometown/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/b4fd78c0-fbee-4e6a-907d-c8e3ba8aa3ff.jpegB4FD78C0-FBEE-4E6A-907D-C8E3BA8AA3FFMy dad's collection of shoes reveals his active life better than anything.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cfd14ee8-abdc-41cd-8129-abba0efbee3b.jpegCFD14EE8-ABDC-41CD-8129-ABBA0EFBEE3BGo Heels!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dc52bb7a-7419-476e-b236-a2e93fec65d5.jpegDC52BB7A-7419-476E-B236-A2E93FEC65D5Even the paramedics bleed Carolina bluehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/548bf928-1906-4b57-8114-fcf5d02314ec.jpeg548BF928-1906-4B57-8114-FCF5D02314ECI’ve blogged enough about soul food—I’ll just leave it at this.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/be5450c3-c0da-43e1-bedf-24e2121acaf7.jpegBE5450C3-C0DA-43E1-BEDF-24E2121ACAF7The next generation of red oak—so vibrant https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/86c02396-97b3-425f-b1b5-3664a62187b0.jpeg86C02396-97B3-425F-B1B5-3664A62187B0Respect the oak.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/609a1edc-fb12-43e5-982f-ae29127c3418.jpeg609A1EDC-FB12-43E5-982F-AE29127C3418Mom in her truck, pulling her horse trailerhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/146d7e4d-b882-413f-9b66-537b27b49fca.jpeg146D7E4D-B882-413F-9B66-537B27B49FCAMama knows what’s good for you2018-03-11T23:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/03/07/road-trip-viii-days-24-27-asheville-to-durham-n-c-the-white-privilege-of-road-tripping/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ba664dd3-c149-4f3c-b117-69d2fd2a68e3.jpegBA664DD3-C149-4F3C-B117-69D2FD2A68E3Must-read.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/f39556e0-e793-42d7-a443-3cc58f6de2e3.jpegF39556E0-E793-42D7-A443-3CC58F6DE2E3We’ve always been able to stay wherever we wanted. Because we are white.2018-03-08T15:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/03/03/road-trip-viii-days-19-23-nashville-to-asheville-dont-you-westerners-start-with-your-these-aint-no-mountains/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/273be5d4-e891-4d54-9784-506e669ab214.jpeg273BE5D4-E891-4D54-9784-506E669AB214I know, I know. We have pretty mushrooms in the northwest too. But let the east shine for now, ok?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/d8aa0329-b2c1-41b1-bae5-da1b8210916e.jpegD8AA0329-B2C1-41B1-BAE5-DA1B8210916ESea slug? Chiton? Nope—fungus.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/131ed4b7-2064-4532-b9a9-ae09f43e4d6e.jpeg131ED4B7-2064-4532-B9A9-AE09F43E4D6EWho knew decay could be so lovely?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/caa860e1-6b34-45a0-9740-4fc472208ffc.jpegCAA860E1-6B34-45A0-9740-4FC472208FFCMaybe they’re all wearing their Pussy Hats!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cd1aae51-785a-4e72-a670-b77e56697bd4.jpegCD1AAE51-785A-4E72-A670-B77E56697BD4The Blue Ridge, near Asheville 2018-03-04T02:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/02/26/road-trip-viii-days-14-18-albuquerque-oklahoma-and-the-ozarks-green-chiles-porcupines-and-beavers-oh-my/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/04c91070-ed77-4f7d-aa71-860f10de2573.jpeg04C91070-ED77-4F7D-AA71-860F10DE2573I have Spring Fever!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/d3dd4e82-f318-42fc-a1f1-08db61a7293c.jpegD3DD4E82-F318-42FC-A1F1-08DB61A7293CThe limestone cliff wall, leading to the springhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ecd7724f-6319-4cd7-91d9-9b29be5fa1a2.jpegECD7724F-6319-4CD7-91D9-9B29BE5FA1A2288 MILLION gallons per day bursts out from the base of this cliff!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/eed827f9-e400-4580-a3d0-7965f7440fd7.jpegEED827F9-E400-4580-A3D0-7965F7440FD7Hey, what are you doing awake in the middle of the day?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3a0d179f-9a60-405d-9d4a-1fc387f7f0d7.jpeg3A0D179F-9A60-405D-9D4A-1FC387F7F0D7Doesn’t it look like it’s melting? I guess those CCC boys found a way to build quickly on a slope.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/c92e38f7-2544-4a2b-80bb-46f051791262.jpegC92E38F7-2544-4A2B-80BB-46F051791262With the moon in the background!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/61f58b92-7c52-41bc-bedf-212a4d20ca81.jpeg61F58B92-7C52-41BC-BEDF-212A4D20CA81Thanks to Desert Buddy Beth for taking this!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18aa4e61-f46d-43ba-ac15-01dbd9677f62.jpeg18AA4E61-F46D-43BA-AC15-01DBD9677F62LOVE those crags! Right on the edge of this huge city. Amazing.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/9e3bac79-3846-4a6c-9253-c0f13966d4e4.jpeg9E3BAC79-3846-4A6C-9253-C0F13966D4E4Encrusted with blue corn, served with arroz verde!2018-02-27T20:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/02/21/road-trip-viii-days-10-13-la-to-arizonas-chiricahuas-hidden-treasures-and-the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-avocados/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2bc1d976-126e-4679-9e29-aff16fc5ce1a.jpeg2BC1D976-126E-4679-9E29-AFF16FC5CE1Ahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/5055b8e9-2078-43a2-9623-c112e3e8135b.jpeg5055B8E9-2078-43A2-9623-C112E3E8135Bhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/9630a2cc-39a0-443d-a442-522c6b84817a.jpeg9630A2CC-39A0-443D-A442-522C6B84817Ahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/7b1acaed-3c09-46fe-b7b7-5c92920558e9.jpeg7B1ACAED-3C09-46FE-B7B7-5C92920558E9https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2defa69e-e6b7-4aff-a1b0-88e5e5a008c9.jpeg2DEFA69E-E6B7-4AFF-A1B0-88E5E5A008C9https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2d29e2a7-51ac-4030-9cde-ff0579054efa.jpeg2D29E2A7-51AC-4030-9CDE-FF0579054EFAhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/191ae6e0-847b-4809-b411-b758d6e2f81e.jpeg191AE6E0-847B-4809-B411-B758D6E2F81Ehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/958014c8-dc31-496c-827a-905d22828ae1.jpeg958014C8-DC31-496C-827A-905D22828AE1https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cb58aee4-432b-45d0-937b-f5bd8b3819cd.jpegCB58AEE4-432B-45D0-937B-F5BD8B3819CDhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/b1b5e3d7-c92b-4466-b1cf-9dd07c3d9716.jpegB1B5E3D7-C92B-4466-B1CF-9DD07C3D9716the Chiricahuas in Arizona 2018-02-28T17:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/02/17/road-trip-viii-days-5-9-oakland-to-la-slowwwwwing-down/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4fe1173a-7671-421a-8e17-da9402a7ac29.jpeg4FE1173A-7671-421A-8E17-DA9402A7AC29Pretty invasives. (Actually, that’s a good name for Los Angeles itself, isn’t it?)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1a308566-5b75-4063-916d-8f77f0e01411.jpeg1A308566-5B75-4063-916D-8F77F0E01411VERY winding road.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cdbd688a-5466-4566-bba3-cc7b015a760a.jpegCDBD688A-5466-4566-BBA3-CC7B015A760ABut I still took the time to notice how beautiful poison oak looks when illuminated by the sun...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/31ce0bc9-9039-4bf8-ac01-38eb51b92045.jpeg31CE0BC9-9039-4BF8-AC01-38EB51B92045I mean, we ARE in SoCal...there must be beaches!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2357898a-7cc4-4636-bf37-73a1d8421083.jpeg2357898A-7CC4-4636-BF37-73A1D8421083Brilliant, right?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dd46e2cb-542a-4232-b4f2-c1f80e2af3cd.jpegDD46E2CB-542A-4232-B4F2-C1F80E2AF3CDThe Flyong Burgowski takes Oakland!2018-02-17T23:58:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/02/12/road-trip-viii-days-1-4-tacoma-to-oakland-making-the-familiar-strange/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/14b892d4-6885-4a44-8464-2c266d2c360b.jpeg14B892D4-6885-4A44-8464-2C266D2C360BGood ol' Golden Gate in the distance https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/06e5a0b0-2a03-4ae8-95b2-49896c86b313.jpeg06E5A0B0-2A03-4AE8-95B2-49896C86B313...like these guys😍https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2e5a0415-badb-4a16-98b1-5aa958cc5711.jpeg2E5A0415-BADB-4A16-98B1-5AA958CC5711Tiny tree doing yoga!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/8fe81cd8-fe38-4d60-89d7-0be98ad951b7.jpeg8FE81CD8-FE38-4D60-89D7-0BE98AD951B7British Soldier lichen!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/f8d6604a-f325-41b7-b917-2fb9064db301.jpegF8D6604A-F325-41B7-B917-2FB9064DB301OK, just ONE MORE big tree picture...!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/08299c5b-a6bd-4629-b675-1ec5190feb8f.jpeg08299C5B-A6BD-4629-B675-1EC5190FEB8FApparently fully intentional—hey, let’s celebrate veggies AND dyslexia!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18766fc4-dbdd-4665-80b0-e122a630d715.jpeg18766FC4-DBDD-4665-80B0-E122A630D715For when you’re feeling especially self-directed...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3ff78bbf-b39e-4656-8f9d-ccd49f45be79.jpeg3FF78BBF-B39E-4656-8F9D-CCD49F45BE79We can do it!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/e50be8a2-6b2d-435a-87a0-b9fc7b135572.jpegE50BE8A2-6B2D-435A-87A0-B9FC7B135572Nothing like Christmas in February!2018-02-14T14:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/02/08/its-that-time-again-wings-world-hits-the-road/2018-02-07T17:34:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/02/04/mango-yogurt-parfait-trust-me-on-this-one/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_0486.jpgIMG_0486Are you SURE this isn't dessert?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_0485.jpgIMG_0485Yogurt added? Check. That's it. You're done.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_0483.jpgIMG_0483Mmmm...looks so...leathery. 2018-02-05T02:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/01/31/the-best-guitarist-you-never-heard-of-save-awesome-for-beppe-gambetta/2018-02-01T17:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/01/27/miss-havisham-fights-back-when-literary-women-refuse-to-know-their-place/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/800px-vintage_photobooth_woman.jpg800px-Vintage_photobooth_woman...and now--fresh from her nap. :) (Both pics courtesy Wikimedia Commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/havishamfraser.pngHavishamFraserMiss Havisham then...2018-01-31T04:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/01/22/that-big-green-lady/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/800px-statue_of_liberty_paris_001.jpg800px-Statue_of_Liberty_Paris_001Image by H. Zell, Wikimedia Commons2018-01-23T16:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/01/18/trevor-noahs-born-a-crime-why-i-have-to-say-relatable/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9780399588174.jpg9780399588174Are you SURE this isn't dessert?2018-01-19T16:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/01/14/tree-guru-part-ii-let-me-learn-from-yew-too/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0217.jpgIMG_0217Not much to yew, is there?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0224.jpgIMG_0224Very close look.2018-01-15T03:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/01/10/my-guru-the-tree/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0207.jpgIMG_0207Excelsior!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0197.jpgIMG_0197Don't have time for the previous blog post? Just look closely at that loopy branch.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0203.jpgIMG_0203"Lean on me...when you're not strong..."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0195.jpgIMG_0195Hello, Beautiful.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0199.jpgIMG_0199"I've been here all along, y'know."2018-01-11T16:15:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/01/06/white-privilege-part-ii-xviii-whos-counting/2018-01-07T01:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2018/01/02/how-to-gift-yourself-with-inspiration-without-drowning/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/054.jpg054Drink deep...but take time to savor and swallow!2018-01-03T02:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/12/28/family-pranking-fun-new-resolution-for-2018/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0301.jpgIMG_0301"Hey, it's OK--I can't fly either, mate."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0297.jpgIMG_0297Later, he took a hula class and attended a luau.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0474.jpgIMG_0474"Could someone lick me clean, please?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0136.jpgIMG_0136Alligator? What alligator? Have a slice of Yule Log! Merry Christmas!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0135.jpgIMG_0135Don't eat too much whipped cream in there!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0134.jpgIMG_0134In you go, lil' guy!2017-12-30T16:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/12/22/o-come-all-ye-faithful-a-non-divisive-christmas-carol-that-actually-celebrates-christmas/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/lange-migrantmother022.jpgLange-MigrantMother02The least of these...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/lange-migrantmother021.jpgLange-MigrantMother02https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/lange-migrantmother02.jpgLange-MigrantMother02https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/madonna-with-child-and-angels-by-giovanni-battista-salvi-da-sassoferrato.pngMadonna-with-Child-and-Angels-By-Giovanni-Battista-Salvi-da-SassoferratoMadonna with Child and Angels by Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (courtesy Wikimedia)2018-01-02T19:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/12/18/i-do-right-maybe-its-time-for-an-american-recommitment-ceremony/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dfb91bd1-3fa8-48eb-9ea2-c16671d5103c.jpegDFB91BD1-3FA8-48EB-9EA2-C16671D5103CAll in this together. "Togetherness," by Author Woldh, October 2015, courtesy Wikimedia 2017-12-20T03:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/12/14/what-if-i-did-four-words-away-from-empathy/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/8874eea5-1f8a-4070-b98a-4f675a18c12a.jpeg8874EEA5-1F8A-4070-B98A-4F675A18C12AI don’t ever have to suffer from lack of natural beauty. What if I did?2017-12-20T03:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/12/06/secrets-to-a-successful-book-launch-have-fun/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_20171202_1625071.jpgIMG_20171202_162507Just readin' a story to a few dozen friends...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_20171202_162507.jpgIMG_20171202_1625072017-12-06T18:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/12/01/4-3-2-1-launch-that-book-altitude-takes-flight/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/altitudefrontcover.jpgAltitudeFrontCoverWhat if you had a superpower...and it wasn't enough?2017-12-01T00:36:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/11/28/10-9-8-7-6-5-countdown-to-book-launch/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cc330857-a212-4ceb-858f-b74195aeb7dc.jpegCC330857-A212-4CEB-858F-B74195AEB7DC"You can’t pray us down or keep us in a box. We are queens of infinite space."2017-11-30T03:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/11/24/mortality-and-thanksgiving-why-cemeteries-are-good-spots-on-turkey-day/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/31243de9-5249-42d0-9842-ca5d8f1c52a7.jpeg31243DE9-5249-42D0-9842-CA5D8F1C52A7Well, hello there!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ed30dcbe-2bb1-4c88-adb9-ba58fec1cd7d.jpegED30DCBE-2BB1-4C88-ADB9-BA58FEC1CD7Dhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/e0f64029-cbcf-42ba-a334-c274ef9820cb.jpegE0F64029-CBCF-42BA-A334-C274EF9820CBGoodbye cruel world!2017-11-25T05:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/11/18/this-is-your-brain-on-proofs-why-proofreading-is-or-isnt-like-making-bread/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0415.jpgIMG_0415No cover-judging!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0417.jpgIMG_0417All this mess.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0416.jpgIMG_0416Exactly what it says.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0418.jpgIMG_0418Proof of croissants proofing.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0419.jpgIMG_0419Proof of bread proofing.2017-11-19T04:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/11/14/making-lemonade-out-of-mighty-sweet-lemons-or-book-launch-reschedule-first-world-problem/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/blue-altitude-poster-7.jpgblue ALTITUDE POSTER 72017-11-14T18:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/11/07/white-privilege-for-dummies-like-me/2017-11-08T15:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/11/03/is-so-is-the-new-well-fun-trends-in-verbal-throat-clearing/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/053.jpg053(Orig. photo by Abigail Porter)2024-10-04T14:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/10/30/facing-history-and-ourselves-quaker-style-indian-boarding-schools-are-our-shame-too/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quakercollectionathaverford.jpgQuakerCollectionatHaverfordOttowa School, Indian Territory, 1872 (Courtesy Friends Journal and Haverford College Quaker Collection)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pp2.jpgpp2Modoc School, Indian Territory, 1877, (Courtesy Friends Journal and Haverford College Quaker Collection)2018-02-11T17:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/10/26/confessions-of-the-clueless-part-iv-nanowrimo-got-you-down-try-wriboyowawri/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/037.jpg037(Original photo: Abigail Porter)2017-10-31T00:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/10/21/confessions-of-the-clueless-part-iii-if-john-greens-clueless-enough-to-write-about-articulate-teenagers-so-am-i-thanks/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/g-in-high-school.jpgG in high school(Orig. photo courtesy high school-aged Brian Whittier)2017-10-16T20:45:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/10/16/coming-in-november-altitude-final-book-of-the-flying-burgowski-trilogy/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/altitudefrontcover.jpgAltitudeFrontCover(Design by Bob Lanphear; hands photo by Heather Harrison; hands themselves: Anah-Kate Drahn) Thanks, all!2017-10-17T00:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/10/10/confessions-of-the-clueless-part-ii-think-outside-of-the-genre-box-at-your-authorial-peril/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/priver2.jpgPRiver2Powell River, BC, anyone? Great town.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ptangeles2.jpgPtAngeles2Port Angeles, WA was a semi-finalist.2017-10-09T23:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/10/06/hashtags-makeme-crazy-howboutyou/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/039.jpg039Coming soon to a book launch near you...excuse me, #booklaunch #book #launchhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/buecher-coloured.pngBuecher-coloured2017-10-06T16:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/10/02/watching-your-writing-role-model-strip-bare-iris-graville-publishes-hiking-naked/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dkxhccjuqaetvzs.jpgDKxHCcJUQAEtvZS(Not sure who took this photo...but Iris will tell me.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hiking-naked-cover-250.jpgHiking-Naked-Cover-250(Courtesy Homebound Publications)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/release-party-poster-1.jpgrelease-party-poster-1You go, girl.2017-10-03T14:26:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/09/26/best-relationship-advice-ever-take-a-walk-anywhere/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3123.jpgIMG_3123And enjoy whatever local scenery you have: sheep, alley cats, sparrows...all part of the harmonious background of communication.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_31741.jpgIMG_31741And when you need to rest, rest. Whole new possibilities of conversation arise then. (Necessary pun: Ireland, I like your stile.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3120.jpgIMG_3120IRELAND! Just what you imagined.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3124.jpgIMG_3124Spread out as necessary...then come back to talk when you're ready.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3136.jpgIMG_3136Ready? Let's walk & talk.2017-09-26T18:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/09/09/ireland-aging-parents-and-pubs-or-why-go-halfway-around-the-world-to-go-for-a-walk/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/views_sheeps_head_peninsula.jpgviews_sheeps_head_peninsulaOK, so it looks a LOT like where we already live...but hey, cute little hotels, right? And that accent! (courtesy Hillwalktours.com)2017-09-08T14:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/09/03/real-soul-food-30-years-of-marriage-and-the-best-damn-fried-chicken-in-the-south/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tripadvisor.jpgtripadvisorHome, sweet home. (courtesy TripAdvisor)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/blackhairmediaforum.jpgBlackHairmediaforum"Care for dessert?" Are you kidding? I'll just start over with another meal. (courtesy Black Hair Media Forum)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mamadipnow.jpgMamaDipnowMildred Council, a.k.a. "Mama Dip" (courtesy WRAL)2017-09-25T21:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/08/28/hate-phone-calling-me-too-but-lets-not-let-the-daca-dream-die/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jonathanmcintosh.jpgJonathanMcIntoshFrom the May 2006 Immigration rally in Los Angeles (courtesy Jonathan McIntosh, Wikimedia Commons): No Human Being is Illegal!2017-08-28T20:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/08/18/scrubbing-our-american-nooks-and-crannies-racism-and-other-filth/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_0388.jpgIMG_0388Begone, Confederate flags. You know what you really stand for.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_0386.jpgIMG_0386Gotta stop pretending this ugliness will just disappear if I don't look at it.2017-08-21T22:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/08/07/this-means-war-my-neighbor-food-gift-arms-race/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_0385.jpgIMG_0385This is only about a third of the leftover crabmeat...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_0384.jpgIMG_0384So...full...but it still makes my mouth water!2017-08-08T22:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/07/26/berry-odd-life-lessons-wisdom-from-the-razz-patch/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0379.jpgIMG_0379Just walk away, Gretchen.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0378.jpgIMG_0378This is what benign neglect looks like.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0380.jpgIMG_0380...and I'm not even showing you the scratches on my arms.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0376.jpgIMG_0376Note: this is a salad bowl, not a cereal bowl. And I'm filling it daily, and then some.2017-07-27T19:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/07/11/the-flip-side-of-white-privilege-white-outrage-so-where-is-it/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fibonacciblue.jpgFibonacciBluehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/images.jpgimages(courtesy Fibonacci Blue via Wikimedia Commons)2017-07-11T17:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/07/07/happy-whatever-of-july/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2cinn-rolls.jpg2cinn rolls20 to a pan. On July 4 we baked 19 pans...and still ran out.2017-07-10T14:17:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/06/29/aw-they-grow-up-so-fast-my-lil-grandgarden-turns-three/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3043.jpgIMG_3043Secret to success: low standards!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3042.jpgIMG_3042Try not to notice how big those berries are getting...2017-06-30T22:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/06/23/reuse-recycle-renew-your-appetite-upcycling-cooking-boo-boos/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0368.jpgIMG_0368Honestly, it's more like cheesecake frosting on a brownie. Only more so.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0372.jpgIMG_0372Strata after. Yes please.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_03711.jpgIMG_0371Strata before...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0371.jpgIMG_0371https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0311.jpgIMG_0311Mmmm...the bits...the bits are calling me. DON'T GIVE IN.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0310.jpgIMG_0310Too...many...bits!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_20170609_075510363.jpgIMG_20170609_075510363Even better than they look. Seriously.2017-06-29T13:54:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/06/16/historic-day-on-lopez-island/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-grads.jpg2017 grads.jpghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/smiles.jpgsmiles.jpghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/gov-at-tioli.jpggov at tiolihttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grads-w-gov-1.jpggrads w gov (1)2017-06-16T23:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/06/09/congratulations-graduates-but-wait-theres-more/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0370.jpgIMG_0370And those roadside roses make a pretty nice bouquet too!2017-06-11T10:37:43+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/06/02/if-we-cant-weed-the-bad-stuff-can-we-grow-enough-good-stuff/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0331.jpgIMG_0331Live another day, salmonberries.2017-06-21T14:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/05/28/empty-nest-vs-emptiness-theres-a-difference-but-it-needs-a-name/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0366.jpgIMG_0366Look, Ma, no one to say "Look, Ma"!2017-05-30T15:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/05/23/2749/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_30241.jpgIMG_3024THIS rock...which has a perfectly good access if you'd just walk a little further up the trail!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3024.jpgIMG_3024https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3021.jpgIMG_3021Delicate lichens and red-leafed stonecrop that suddenly shows itself golden in the spring...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3003.jpgIMG_3003Thanks, taxpayers!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3013.jpgIMG_3013This land. And this chocolate lily and this death camas.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3023.jpgIMG_3023C'mon, people...sticks mean no walkies!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3008.jpgIMG_3008Have you ever seen a sweeter, more polite sign from the feds? It even says Thank you!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3015.jpgIMG_3015It's not like the path is hard to find or anything.2017-05-25T20:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/05/17/2743/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0357.jpgIMG_0357Secret to a great life: choose parents who make good choices.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0354.jpgIMG_0354Cozy little fixer-upper, good schools nearby...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0359.jpgIMG_0359Fresh-roasted free-range eggs, anyone?2017-05-18T02:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/05/12/a-frayed-knot-picking-our-way-through-the-need/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0352.jpgIMG_0352Not the best bar joke ever...but close!2017-05-21T22:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/05/03/what-do-writers-make-if-were-lucky-the-same-as-teachers-a-difference/2017-05-05T18:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/04/25/sometimes-all-you-need-is-being-smacked-upside-the-head-by-a-golden-eagle/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/golden-eagle.jpggolden eagleImagine two. (orig. image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)2017-04-27T02:43:25+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/04/19/real-life-flower-children-rediscovering-the-best-kids-game-ever/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_2607.jpgIMG_2607Who knew this stuff was even more precious than flowers?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0334.jpgIMG_0334But these little beauties are off-limits.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0331.jpgIMG_0331Salmonberry blossoms? Absolutely!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_03281.jpgIMG_0328Meet Rose Stick--always stylin'.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0328.jpgIMG_0328Meet Rose Stick--always stylin'.2017-04-20T00:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/04/12/writing-prompts-a-hate-love-relationship/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/goat.jpggoatMy folks still have a goat or two, just for funsies.2017-04-12T19:11:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/04/07/a-call-to-right/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/book.jpgbookCopyright 2017 Kim Stafford. Thanks, Kim!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kim.jpgkim2017-04-09T10:28:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/03/31/road-trip-vii-days-32-34-sheridan-wy-to-home-on-lopez-island-going-to-america-big-time/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_29851.jpgIMG_2985"This rest area is your rest area, this rest area is my rest area..." See you there, America.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2985.jpgIMG_2985https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2982.jpgIMG_2982The Source of the Missouri River, in Montana.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1196.jpgIMG_1196NC Wildflower Walk!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_29501.jpgIMG_2950"Whose woods these are I think I know..."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/063.jpg063Haven't made it to the Dean Dome since '15, but--there in spirit!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0313.jpgIMG_0313In the ferry line: almost home!!!!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRender...like this rails-to-trails path along the Illinois River Canal2017-05-29T20:03:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/03/27/road-trip-vii-days-29-31-down-n-out-in-estes-park-colorado-not/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2976.jpgIMG_2976Thanks, Nature. I needed that.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2969.jpgIMG_2969Rocky Mountain hiiiiigh....from my car window....https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/138.jpg138Pretty sweet spot for a town, right?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0212.jpgIcebox Canyon.Anza-Borrego SP in Californiahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2967.jpgIMG_2967Long's Peak in Coloradohttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2965.jpgIMG_2965Pretending I don't feel like curling up for a nap2017-03-28T16:02:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/03/23/road-trip-vii-days-22-28-shaftsbury-vt-to-fort-collins-co-the-ultimate-adventure-buddy-challenge/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/133.jpg133This place.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2211.jpgIMG_2211Thanks, Adventure Buddies!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/216.jpg216Joshua Tree NPhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/136.jpgYup, we're here.Like Guess Where National Parkhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0133.jpgIMG_0133A little late snow that year!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/182.jpg182Arches National Park (duh)2017-03-24T00:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/03/18/road-trip-vii-days-17-21-durham-nc-to-shaftsbury-vt-marching-madly-back-into-winter/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2947.jpgIMG_2947Ben the Sheepherding Donkey in Vermonthttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2949.jpgIMG_2949March is a terrible time for lambing in VT. Cousin Jesse had to bring the flock into the barn.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2943.jpgIMG_2943...and cheese-eating dinosaurshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2955.jpgIMG_2955Snow angel! (We coastal Northwesterners can't get enough of this.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2950.jpgIMG_2950"Whose woods these are I think I know..." (snowshoeing along a section of the Appalachian Trail)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2956.jpgIMG_2956Majestic, shmajestic--I wanna make footprints!2017-03-18T15:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/03/13/road-trip-vii-days-10-16-tobacco-road-a-k-a-durham-and-chapel-hill-nc-during-march-madness/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2933.jpgIMG_2933The wall surrounding Duke's East Campus doesn't keep anyone out. It just sends a message.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2936.jpgIMG_2936One of the Duke Forest entrances. Anyone can enter...but does everyone feel, as I did, that it was really mine?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/surelyts.pngsurelyt'sOrder yours today.2017-03-15T19:34:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/03/08/road-trip-vii-days-5-9-dallas-to-asheville-graffiti-and-growth/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3776.jpgIMG_3776He's got his work cut out for him.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3775.jpgIMG_3775Watching an ambitious grafitti artist at work in Dallashttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3768.jpgIMG_3768It does kinda bug me when the punk taggers have to mess up the good stuff.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_3767.jpgIMG_3767Some definitely more talented than others...but the combined effect is breathtaking.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fullsizer1.jpgFullSizeRElvis played here once...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2931.jpgIMG_2931So nice to see the mountainside just plain dripping instead of dripping with icicles. :)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2928.jpgIMG_2928Why, hello, Spring!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2924.jpgIMG_2924Rhodie thickets: what the word "impenetrable" was designed forhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2922.jpgIMG_2922The Mate thinks the winter woods look desolate, but I love the way they let me see the mountain's bone structure!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fullsizer.jpgFullSizeRThis "free-range graffiti" area comprised a whole series of abandoned buildings, all gorgeously decorated...and tagged...and re-decorated...2017-03-09T13:18:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/03/02/road-trip-vii-days-1-4-los-angeles-to-palo-duro-canyon-texas/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2902.jpgimg_2902beautiful anemone in tidepool at Point Loma in San Diegohttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2921.jpgimg_2921Almost...warm! (Sometimes air on skin is more of a concept than a reality...)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2920.jpgimg_2920Did I mention this place is right outside of Amarillo?!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2918.jpgimg_2918C'mon, Texas sun, do your thing!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2917.jpgimg_2917Dawn's early light from our campsitehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2913.jpgimg_2913Only safe way to take a bike-selfiehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2908.jpgimg_2908Plus Beth took us to this REALLY COOL restaurant! This is the ceiling.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2907.jpgimg_2907When tumbleweed meets bike. Seriously, the size of some of those things!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2906.jpgimg_2906Scenery? What scenery?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2210.jpgimg_22102017-03-09T13:17:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/02/20/the-longest-day-new-zealands-coast-to-coast-world-multisport-championship-up-close-personal/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chups.jpgchupsTHIS.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rt20x30-cawh2185.jpegrt20x30-cawh2185Now THAT's a hard-earned beer. (courtesy KathmanduCoasttoCoast)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web-crwj0406.jpegweb-crwj0406Many rivers to cross...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16729096_10158323804370061_8840989192908220337_n.jpg16729096_10158323804370061_8840989192908220337_nStill smiling! (photo by Sarah Lyttle)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_182417.jpg20170211_182417Not quite halfway through the race at this point...a mere 7 hours!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web-cpzg0723.jpegweb-cpzg0723Kiwi ingenuity again.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_181600.jpg20170211_181600In all the sweat and excitement, easy to forget the gorgeous scenery...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170211_132441.jpg20170211_132441Sarah escorting (and feeding) Josie in transition from bike to kayakhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web-cpag1351.jpegweb-cpag1351Did I mention the white water? For 45 miles?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web-cpzj0527.jpegweb-cpzj0527I'd be more than a bit "knackered" at this point.2017-03-13T00:20:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/02/25/one-last-new-zealand-blast-before-hitting-the-road-again-my-top-seven-random-faves-about-kiwi-culture/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2873.jpgimg_2873Ta, Kiwis. Miss you already!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2862.jpgcloseup of Kahikatea barkcloseup of Kahikatea barkhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2855.jpgGod, I love these things.Towering above lesser trees...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2851.jpgMy all-time favorite podocarp, the rimurimu branches--so gracefulhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2879.jpgimg_2879Granted, the logistics are tricky! Multisport athletes need lots of friends.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2817.jpgStike poiMmmmm, stike poi. (Actually this one's chicken and mushroom. Still delicious.) https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2868.jpgInside out adorable cabin in OkaritoThis adorable cabin in Okarito was exactly what we needed after four days of tramping.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2818.jpgimg_2818Sometimes all you need is a bed and a roof!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2735.jpgimg_2735Welcome to my world, coffee people. How ya like it?2017-06-13T03:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/02/16/milford-track-elogue-walk-with-me-on-the-most-beautiful-walk-in-the-world/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2816.jpgIconic Mitre Peak--goodbye, Milford!Iconic Mitre Peak--goodbye, Milford!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2815.jpgimg_2815Hurry up, boat! (That's Milford Sound: suddenly, salt water!)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2812.jpgGIANT beech just off the track--redwood-sized.GIANT beech just off the track--redwood-sized.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2813.jpgGiant's Gate Falls--and another half-dozen sandfly bites.Giant's Gate Falls--and another half-dozen sandfly bites.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2808.jpgOh look, another swing bridge!Oh look, another swing bridge!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2803.jpgimg_2803As close a picture as I could manage. Approaching Sutherland Falls, one gets absolutely drenched.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2805.jpgimg_2805All you need to know...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2800.jpgimg_2800Thanks, Dept. of Conservation, for building a LONG staircase to allow us to follow this waterfall in relative ease.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2807.jpgI love me some tree ferns.I love me some tree ferns.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2796.jpgimg_27962017-02-18T23:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/01/18/return-to-kiwiland-final-installment-why-new-zealand-the-coast-to-coast-triathlon/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/download.jpgdownloadThis. (courtesy coasttocoast.co.nz)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/images.jpgimagesLike...how do they keep from breaking their ankles in the first kilometer? (courtesy coasttocoast.co.nz)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/resizedimage819208-c2c-map-schematic.jpgresizedimage819208-c2c-map-schematicLogistics might be complex. Ya think? (courtesy coasttocoast.co.nz)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/setwidth973-wilderness-run.jpgsetwidth973-wilderness-runKiwis take the phrase "cross-country" literally. (courtesy coasttocoast.com)2017-01-22T05:39:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/01/13/return-to-kiwiland-part-iv-why-new-zealand-take-the-kiwi-kwiz/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0003-9.jpgpict0003-9It has to do with running...mountains...and writing. https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0014.jpgpict0014Guess that makes as much sense as "body shop"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0014-4.jpgpict0014-4Just a coupla Kiwi Kids--or as they pronounced it in the South, "Kuds"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0013.jpgpict0013SO ubiquitous, I wanted to write a novel called "Tearooms and Takeaways"2017-01-17T23:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/01/09/return-to-kiwiland-part-iii-why-new-zealand-memmmmorieeees/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0011.jpgpict0011"Wh" is pronounced like "f."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0010-9.jpgpict0010-9But who needs lights when you have the Pohutakawa--the "New Zealand Christmas Tree"?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0011-9.jpgpict0011-9Wapiti! Up in Marlborough Sound. The meat is sold too, of course.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0015-9.jpgThis is the only kiwi the boys got to see.The only kiwi the boys got to see. (Wellington Zoo)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0010-2.jpgpict0010-2Son One on a beach field trip with his First Form class.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/001.jpgOur home for Sept. 1996-May 1997: 89 Melville St., Dunedin, New Zealand.I know. We couldn't believe it either. The whole third floor was locked up for our stay, and we still felt lost in that house. Great for hide & seek, though!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0005-3.jpgpict0005-3See those clouds? Yeah, we did too. A LOT. Only had six FULLY sunny days in 8 months.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nzmapw.gifnzmapwFun fact: same latitude (south) as our then-home, Tacoma (north). But climate's more than latitude.2017-01-09T17:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2017/01/04/return-to-kiwiland-part-ii-why-new-zealand-2-words-milford-track/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/alasdairw.jpgalasdairwThanks, AlasdairW! Can't wait to follow in your footsteps.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0017-2.jpgWee Casey enters Mirkwood.Son Two enters Mirkwood. Right?!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0016-5.jpgpict0016-5...and across some pretty iffy bridges. (I had to piggyback the boys across; they didn't like the bouncing.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0013-2.jpgpict0013-2...across beaches...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0004-5.jpgpict0004-5We tramped through forests...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0014-8.jpgWe saw keas here--wild parrots!...and around the feet of Mt. Cook, NZ's highest peak. (Saw wild parrots here!)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0007-3.jpgThe lower part of the track up Mt. Cargill, Dunedin's high pointWe tramped up mountains--little ones like Mt. Cargill, Dunedin's high pointhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0012-11.jpgpict0012-11...and up on the North Island, in Rotorua (their version of Yellowstone's thermal areas)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0012-6.jpgabove Arrowtown, near QueenstownWe tramped down south in the Gold Country (near Queenstown)...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pict0011-3.jpgagain: sheep pasture vs. native bush--always a shocking contrast...and bush that had been pushed back for sheep...MILLIONS of sheep.2017-01-04T17:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/12/29/return-to-kiwiland-part-i-why-new-zealand/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pict0007-13.jpgpict0007-13Milford Soundhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pict0013-7.jpgThis is as far as we tramped. The trail, of course, goes on.Along the Routeburn Trackhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pict0001-6.jpgpict0001-6Near Haas (giant trout in there!)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pict0014-5.jpgpict0014-5One of the western glaciers--Fox or Franz-Joseph, don't rememberhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pict0005-5.jpgwest coast, near GreymouthThe wild west coast, near Greymouthhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pict0003-5.jpgthe creek where Ken broke his wristNear Arthur's Passhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/002.jpgWee Casey surveys his new domain.Large house, wee son. (Boy, was that house COLD! No central heating.)2016-12-30T22:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/12/24/all-i-want-for-christmas-hope-very-simply/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2673.jpgimg_26732016-12-24T16:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/12/18/resisting-the-tyranny-of-christmas-materialism-or-not/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ka.jpgkahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2660.jpgimg_2660Who's a big girl now? I'm a big girl now!2016-12-19T20:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/12/13/lizard-snakes-beast-mode-just-what-i-needed/2016-12-14T02:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/12/08/christmas-crafts-not-to-your-lichen-try-this-one/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2636.jpgimg_2636OK, I think you get the idea.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2639.jpgimg_2639I'm kind of in love with this one, even though I added artificial flowers.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2638.jpgimg_2638Try positioning your creature to peep out of the egg!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2633.jpgimg_2633Blowfish? Marine colors!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2635.jpgimg_2635But this hedgehog wanted more glitz.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2634.jpgimg_2634I used watercolors here to create an Australian-colored background for the koala.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2601.jpgimg_2601Can't you just see teensy elves scooting around down in that forest? (Except they'd have been crushed under that footprint. Lichens are FRAGILE.)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2606.jpgimg_2606This stuff.2017-12-22T16:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/12/03/survivor-susi-kaminski-klein-asleep-in-the-synagogue-on-night-of-broken-glass/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/007.jpg007Cousin Susi and I visiting Butchart Gardens in 2011https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/002-3.jpg002-3Cousin Susi on a visit with me to Victoria in 20112016-12-11T11:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/11/28/why-road-trip-a-top-five-list/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/image.jpegimageCan't do this from an airplane!2016-12-11T11:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/11/20/the-th-annual-what-im-thankful-for-list/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2172.jpgimg_2172"Quick, hide their ice chest! Then they can't leave!"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2588.jpgimg_2588"Which hand has the treat?" "Both?"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/barn1.jpgbarn1(Photo: Anne Whirledge-Karp)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/15036274_10154148322692794_3566058327177963553_n.jpg15036274_10154148322692794_3566058327177963553_n(Courtesy Stephanie Smith and Holly B's Bakery)2016-11-21T19:42:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/11/15/one-week-after-not-quite-ready-to-leave-the-bubble/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2616.jpgimg_2616We'll think about the election tomorrow...or maybe the day after that...2016-11-16T04:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/11/06/when-country-songs-get-real-robbie-fulks-and-the-bittersweet-of-shared-nostalgia/2016-11-07T04:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/10/31/standing-rock-and-the-dakota-access-pipeline-wow-media-could-you-be-more-obvious/2016-11-01T03:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/10/26/why-revising-writing-is-like-caulking-your-bathtub/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2597.jpgimg_2597Can you say "final draft"?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2589.jpgimg_2589Away with you, needless exposition!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2590.jpgimg_2590It's amazing what you can not-see when all you want is a hot shower...2016-10-26T17:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/10/23/bounty-book-release-october-21/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bounty_cover_email_3b.jpgbounty_cover_email_3b2016-10-24T02:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/10/18/election-violence-in-my-hometown-why-i-prefer-to-look-at-the-bright-side/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/justin-cook.jpgjustin-cookPhoto by Justin Cook for NYTimes2016-10-18T20:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/10/14/not-that-breakfast-club-why-hip-hop-may-be-more-straight-laced-than-you-thought/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/download.jpgdownloadThis guy (courtesy twitter.com)2016-10-17T15:41:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/10/10/project-562-awakening-america-to-native-reality/2016-10-10T17:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/10/06/celebratin-50-years-of-redneck-lemurs/2016-10-07T03:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/10/02/canadas-best-kept-secret-the-sunshine-coast/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2579.jpgimg_2579Madrona with berrieshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2576.jpgimg_2576Madrona in the morning sunhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2575.jpgimg_2575...this.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2565.jpgimg_2565OK, I'll stop. I just REALLY loved this bike path.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2555.jpgimg_2555Not a soul around, unless loons have souls.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2569.jpgimg_2569The lake has its own wee island you can ride onto!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2568.jpgimg_2568sunny Savary, with Vancouver Island in the backgroundhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2546.jpgimg_2546Wheeee!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2545.jpgimg_2545Not a river? Are you SURE?!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/download.pngdownload(Courtesy sunshinecoastcanada.com)2016-10-03T19:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/09/25/youve-come-a-long-way-daddy-a-personal-evolution-story/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/charles-darwin-1.jpgcharles-darwin-1(Orig. photo courtesy Wikimedia)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/51515907_high-resolution-front-cover_6057779.jpg51515907_high-resolution-front-cover_60577792016-09-28T01:49:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/09/20/have-a-john-keats-autumn-notice-what-you-notice/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/800px-sunfall_backlit_autumn_leaves_wisley.jpg800px-sunfall_backlit_autumn_leaves_wisley(courtesy Wikimedia)2016-09-22T03:13:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/09/14/home-is-where-the-maki-is-when-sushi-family/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image1.jpegimageThanks, Endo-san.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image.jpegimageOpen you mouth and your eyes...(courtesy Fujiya)2016-09-15T03:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/09/10/an-unexpected-gift-music-from-the-supposedly-destitute/2016-09-10T17:47:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/09/05/my-labor-day-of-love-sisyphus-meets-jacob/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0029.jpgDSC_0029Worth every twig.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2538.jpgIMG_2538I love you THIS much!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2537.jpgIMG_2537Welcome to Wing Park! (Thanks, babe.)2016-09-07T14:31:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/08/30/my-mountain-how-ive-missed-you-nostalgeology-101/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/003.jpg003Has it really been THREE YEARS since my last visit, with Son Two?!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2497.jpgIMG_2497Not bad, Baker, not bad.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/us.jpgUsEven better: sharing my Mountain with friends.2016-09-01T02:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/08/23/meatza-or-prepples-whats-your-favorite-foodword/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/13607024_10153798792132794_7080427588089591083_n.jpg13607024_10153798792132794_7080427588089591083_nReady to be turned into plumbles, rhuberry rasbarb squares, and...blue -peach scones...bleach scones? Maybe not. (Photo by Stephanie Smith)2016-08-24T23:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/08/19/go-al-my-ironwoman-goddaughter-goes-for-kona/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/10565101_812707675428171_8028494172076811707_n.jpg10565101_812707675428171_8028494172076811707_nNot sure who took this photo, but thanks for it!2016-08-19T15:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/08/15/why-almaz-ayanas-world-record-makes-me-cry-you-tell-me/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rioec8c15hln1_768x432.jpgRIOEC8C15HLN1_768x432Damn.2016-08-15T19:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/08/08/good-pie-good-pie-until-we-eat-again-2/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image.jpegimageGood pie, good pie.2016-08-11T19:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/08/04/picking-your-pattern-on-dishes-color-and-marriage/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2511.jpgIMG_2511Right??https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2509.jpgIMG_2509Dictionary definition of "plain."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2510.jpgIMG_2510I KNOW, right?2016-08-05T15:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/07/30/that-wicked-wonderful-weed-my-blackberry-obsession/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/005-4.jpg005 (4)Ahh....all is well.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_2508.jpgIMG_2508Bike gloves and blackberries: made for each other2016-07-31T02:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/07/25/whens-a-full-life-too-full-sorry-cant-hear-you-my-brain-is-full/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/023.jpg023Yes, please!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_2498.jpgIMG_2498Worth all the clutter it took to get here.2016-07-26T14:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/07/17/2342/2016-07-24T02:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/07/10/are-you-smarter-than-a-third-grader-a-veggie-iq-test/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/potato_plants_-_geograph-org-uk_-_482338.jpgPotato_plants_-_geograph.org.uk_-_482338(courtesy geograph.uk.org via Wikimedia)2016-07-13T09:51:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/07/06/lava-falls-gateway-drug-to-adrenaline-addiction/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_2458.jpgIMG_2458Not even close to capturing it.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_2383.jpgIMG_2383BIG water. Lava's bigger.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ralphandmaida-com.jpgralphandmaida.com(courtesy ralphandmaida.com)2016-07-08T17:24:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/07/05/rainforest-patriotism/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_24101.jpgIMG_24102016-07-05T23:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/07/02/igneous-sedimentary-metamorphic-rock-why-grand-canyon-offers-the-best-metaphor-for-love-marriage/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/schist.jpgschistYeah, we got metamorph heartshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sedim.jpgsedimCall us sedimentary...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ign.jpgignHot lava lava lava love2016-07-03T01:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/06/28/reason-7582-why-grand-canyon-is-just-that-the-great-unconformity/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_2404.jpgIMG_2404And my fingers aren't even all that long.2016-06-29T02:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/06/24/schist-happens-how-i-fell-in-love-with-a-bunch-of-rock/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_2378.jpgIMG_2378There's even a word for that shine: "schistocity."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/schist.jpgschistSo....shiny....https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_2376.jpgIMG_2376So....black...2016-06-25T01:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/06/11/best-election-year-strategy-ever-head-for-a-giant-hole-in-the-ground/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image1.jpegimageI'm coming!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image.jpegimageThe Bright Angel Trail.2016-06-12T02:40:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/06/07/john-oliver-forgives-zombie-debt-why-this-is-even-more-awesome-than-it-sounds/2016-06-08T21:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/06/03/confessions-of-an-imperfectionist-on-second-thoughts-ive-nothing-to-confess/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/photo.jpgphotoYup--perfect.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/perfectionist-did-i-spell-that-correctly1.jpgperfectionist-did-i-spell-that-correctly1(courtesy bernijourney.wordpress.com)2016-06-05T19:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/05/30/starting-my-day-the-thoughtful-way-a-poem-to-keep-the-buzz-at-bay/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/002-3.jpg002 (3)Each poem might not be "lovely as a tree," but they still make me feel like this.2016-05-31T00:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/05/25/2292/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/teeth.jpgteeth2016-05-26T03:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/05/21/you-scratch-my-media-ill-scratch-yours-yin-yanging-in-the-digitalcable-age/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/walter_cronkite_in_may_2002.jpgWalter_Cronkite_in_May_2002(Orig. photo courtesy Wikimedia)2016-05-22T01:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/05/15/north-carolinas-bathroom-bill-listen-to-loretta/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/download.jpgdownload(image courtesy wect.com)2016-05-21T02:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/05/10/love-butter-luck-yes-island-life-is-sweet-just-not-always-equally-so/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/12832324_10153535126242794_6115173506040994852_n.jpg12832324_10153535126242794_6115173506040994852_nHow we roll...(photo by Stephanie Smith, Boss Extraordinaire)2016-05-11T02:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/05/06/notes-to-self-everything-i-know-about-myself-i-learned-from-my-new-guitar/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0114.jpgIMG_0114It's laminate...but it's still pretty. And Guitar Friend #2 assured me only the top of the guitar matters when it comes to sound.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0113.jpgIMG_0113Aha! https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0112.jpgIMG_0112Nice...spendy, but nice...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_2351.jpgIMG_2351Meet "Di."2016-05-09T15:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/05/01/croissant-dough-log-booms-because-even-luxuries-can-use-a-little-repurposing/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/logjam.jpglogjamWhen we make a sweet one with raspberry jam, we can't help but call it a Log Jam. Can you blame us?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/twist.jpgtwistDried apricot, brie, rosemary, pecan...mmmm.....https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/171.jpg171OMG that looks incredible! What IS it???https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/169.jpg169Dough scraps...or unrealized edible glory?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/170.jpg170Adorable, aren't they?2016-05-02T02:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/04/26/confessions-of-a-lilac-thief/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/213.jpg213You're MINE, lilacs! Oh, wait...you actually are mine. Heh.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/214.jpg214You know you want me.2016-06-02T02:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/04/22/god-willing-everyone-should-be-able-to-say-god-willling/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/images2.jpgimagesInsha'Allah and the Creek Don't Rise...whicheverhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/images1.jpgimagesInsha'Allah and the Creek Don't Rise...whichever.2016-04-23T08:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/04/18/missing-the-forest-for-all-the-damselflies/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1954.jpgIMG_1954https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1952.jpgIMG_1952https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1945.jpgIMG_1945https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1942.jpgFeatured Image -- 22482016-04-23T02:20:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/04/13/if-the-musics-too-annoying-youre-too-old-musings-on-rock-n-roll-in-a-mans-world/2016-04-14T03:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/04/09/oh-boy-another-life-lesson-my-love-hate-relationship-with-french-macarons/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/macaron.jpgmacaronThese little boogers. (photo by Stephanie Smith)2017-02-11T20:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/04/04/how-sweet-and-shameful-it-is-to-be-a-tarheel-the-ncaa-finals-and-the-bathroom-law/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/images-1.jpgimages (1)(courtesy pinterest)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/images.jpgimages(courtesy cnn.com)2016-04-06T20:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/03/29/the-final-four-and-the-sickness-that-heels-carolina-fever/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc01078.jpgDSC01078Son Two joined the Tarheel Tribe at an arly age.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tribe.jpgTribeThe Tribe (partial), doing what we do.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/074.jpg074This guy.2016-03-30T01:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/03/25/stephen-colbert-as-atticus-finch-defending-gollum-triple-geek-heaven/2016-03-23T16:31:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/03/21/love-butter-muscle-who-needs-the-gym-when-you-have-a-bakery/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/danish.jpgdanish...and these...Worth the sweat. Totally.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rawcroi.jpgrawcroiOh, you look all sweet and innocent NOW, you little boogers...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lotsacroissants.jpglotsacroissantsBut just look at all those layers! (remaining images courtesy Ann Hoag)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shirt.jpgshirt(image courtesy Stephanie Smith)2016-03-22T16:05:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/03/14/road-trip-vi-final-installment-one-day-none-of-this-will-be-yours/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2307.jpgIMG_2307My folks insist this is safe to drive across. Hey, it's only a 20-foot drop on the other side!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2308.jpgIMG_2308Dormitory? Hmm...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2302.jpgIMG_2302I hear the horses are learning to appreciate baseball.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2305.jpgIMG_2305Follow the red clay road!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2301.jpgIMG_2301Tierreich Pond: Now With Extra Turtles!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/102.jpg102Even cuter in real life!2016-03-16T00:57:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/03/10/road-trip-vi-days-28-32-in-my-hometown-durham-nc-my-german-grandmothers-take-on-civil-rights-martyrs/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image11.jpegimageChaney, Goodman and Shwerner (courtesy Mississippi Civil Rights and Delta Blues Bookstore)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image10.jpegimageThree Martyrshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image9.jpegimage2022-07-14T22:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/03/06/road-trip-vi-days-24-27-cumberland-island-ga-to-durham-nc-bewitched-by-spanish-moss/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image8.jpegimageAll RIGHT. I'm done. Wing out.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image7.jpegimageSomebody stop me!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image6.jpegimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image5.jpegimageOK, the tree ain't bad either.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image4.jpegimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image3.jpegimageSoooo....pretty...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image2.jpegimageHorse in your campground, ma'am? Why sure.2016-03-06T13:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/03/02/road-trip-vi-days-20-23-monroe-louisiana-to-cumberland-island-national-seashore-whose-woods-these-are-i-think-i-know/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image1.jpegimageOak Mountain, Alabama? This western scary snob says, "Pretty pretty!"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image.jpegimageThese woods aren't dead--they're just getting their beauty sleep.2016-03-02T01:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/02/27/road-trip-vi-days-16-19-scottsdale-to-dallas-a-texas-sized-apology/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image18.jpegimageThanks, guy from Turkey, Texas!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image17.jpegimageI still can't believe neither of them was hurt.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image16.jpegimageNo, "Texas scenery" is not an oxymoron.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image15.jpegimageHey, big guy. Or gal. Ma'am. Please, after you...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image14.jpegimage"Do not approach wild bison," the brochure says. Ummm...2016-02-28T01:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/02/23/road-trip-vi-days-12-15-anza-borrego-desert-park-musings-on-rarity/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image13.jpegimageHummingbird feeder.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image12.jpegimageActually I've no idea what kind of cactus this is. Anyone?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image11.jpegimageAlso called Century Plant, 'cause supposedly that's how often it blooms2016-02-23T15:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/02/19/road-trip-vi-days-8-11-pinnacles-national-park-to-l-a-how-giant-rocks-bring-to-life-my-inner-philosopher-child/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image10.jpegimageCouldn't get a picture of a condor. But here's a hummingbird for you!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image9.jpegimageI see a spire. Inner Philosopher sees...inspiration.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image8.jpegimageLet's go, y'all!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image7.jpegimageCaves!!!!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image6.jpegimageBig Rocks!!!!!2016-02-24T01:17:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/02/15/road-trip-vi-days-4-7-oakland-to-pinnacles-national-monument-oh-those-california-hills/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image.pngimage(Courtesy Wikimedia; I did not have my camera handy--but can't you just hear them calling you?)2016-02-19T19:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/02/11/road-trip-vi-days-1-3-tacoma-to-oakland-pitcher-plants-and-sticky-fingered-hugs/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image5.jpegimageThis stuff.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image4.jpegimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image3.jpegimageThese guys.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image2.jpegimageThis place.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image1.jpegimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image.jpegimageThese guys.2016-02-12T20:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/02/07/the-road-is-calling-off-we-go-on-road-trip-vi/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2166.jpgIMG_2166Red Rover says, "C'mon, people!"2016-02-05T18:36:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/02/03/harry-potter-mi-placer-culposo/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hp6.jpgHP6Oh, homework time? Yay!2016-02-08T17:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/01/30/writers-dental-blocks-and-spotted-owlets/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn0454.jpgSpotted Owlets, Chennaihttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn0663.jpgSpotted Owlet, Chennaihttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn0668.jpgSpotted Owlet, Chennaihttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn0667.jpgSpotted Owlet, Chennaihttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn0670.jpgSpotted Owlets, Chennaihttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn00231-e1452707998397.jpgFeatured Image -- 21362016-01-30T15:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/01/26/leaving-traces-to-leave-no-trace/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2162.jpgIMG_2162Pardon my debris.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2165.jpgIMG_2165Yep. Really, really ugly.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2164.jpgIMG_2164Do not enter. Lichen it or not.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf0165.jpgDSCF0165Guess what? Rainyday workparties are happy too!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/icebergworkparty.jpgicebergworkpartyHappy, sunny-day workparty!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2163.jpgIMG_2163Left side: good. Right side: bad.2016-02-01T19:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/01/22/o-walter-cronkite-where-art-thou-the-demise-of-al-jazeera-america/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/walter_cronkite_in_may_2002.jpgWalter_Cronkite_in_May_2002Save us, Uncle Walter!2016-01-23T04:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/about/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/151.jpg151https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cfs7.jpg"Photo by Satsuki "Sunshine" Scoville""Photo by Satsuki "Sunshine" Scoville"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc001461.jpgdsc00146https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc00146.jpgDSC00146https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0142.jpg014https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0141-e1345647018372.jpg014https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/014.jpg014https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bambi_lite.jpgbambi_litehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc02868.jpgDSC028682023-06-09T02:34:30+00:00weekly0.6https://gretchenkwing.com/2016/01/17/instant-vacation-the-kids-are-home/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/danish.jpgdanishChristmas Danish, baby.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc00319.jpgDSC00319Gotta grab those precious moments while you can...sometimes literally.2016-01-19T15:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/01/13/themes-to-me-thomebody-needth-kicking-out-of-her-comfort-thone/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dr-duchenne.jpgDr. Duchenne(Orig. drawing Dr. Guillaume Duchenne, presented by Charles Darwin, via Wikimedia)2016-01-16T22:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/01/08/fair-trade-fiction-a-different-take-for-writers-and-other-artists/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exposure.pngexposure(Courtesy theoatmeal.com)2016-01-11T03:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2016/01/04/a-new-hope-no-not-star-wars-the-real-thing/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/010.jpg010Happy 2016. Here's to hope.2016-01-05T15:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/12/31/my-new-years-resolution-keep-writing-new-years-resolutions-damnit/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/023-2.jpg023 (2)2016-01-02T03:44:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/12/28/pura-vida-this-mind-broadening-brought-to-you-by-costa-rica/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2061.jpgIMG_2061Why we didn't swim in the Rio Sierpe.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2107.jpgIMG_2107The deadly fer-de-lance. No fingers near this guy.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_1993.jpgIMG_1993Son One's finger--I'm surprised he didn't try to pat the tarantula.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2097.jpgIMG_2097Even prettier than its picture in all that tourist schlock: Scarlet Macaw (hey, another great name!)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2026.jpgIMG_2026This big, gorgeous hummingbird's called a Violet Sabrewing. I want that as my Roller Derby name.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_1980.jpgIMG_1980J/K. We never saw a real toucan, but I loved the way the Ticos made 'em out of used tires.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2133.jpgIMG_2133...y Pura Vida otra vez...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2045.jpgIMG_2045Pura Vida...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2003.jpgIMG_2003This would be beautiful if it weren't so gruesome.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_1998.jpgIMG_1998Tree, or nightmare?2015-12-29T03:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/12/15/letting-nature-and-my-son-be-my-guide-off-to-costa-rica/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_1533.jpgimg_1533awwww...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2spiders.jpg2spidersHis caption: "Good luck sleeping tonight."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1spiders.jpg1spiders2015-12-29T05:00:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/12/11/flood-crisis-if-chennai-had-wings-she-would-be-an-eagle/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/10896927_601419363337039_7260726466774381237_n1.jpgCrested Serpent Eaglehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chennai99.jpgChennai - PTIhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/87028832_87028831.jpgChennai - BBChttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/87028812_87028811.jpgChennai - BBChttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/10896927_601419363337039_7260726466774381237_n.jpgFeatured Image -- 2057https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/87028766_87028765.jpgChennai - BBChttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chennai22.jpgChennai - PTIhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chennai66.jpgChennai - PTI2015-12-11T18:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/12/07/all-i-want-for-christmas-not-to-feel-so-conflicted-about-wrapping-paper/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/reusable-gift-wrap-tutorial-3-2-531x800-1.jpgReusable-Gift-Wrap-Tutorial-3-2-531x800 (1)I could do that! I could even wear that!2015-12-07T22:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/12/03/take-your-child-or-just-yourself-to-a-bookstore-day/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image1.jpegimageI know, the picture's me. But the prize is for my book!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image.jpegimageCould there be a more adorable bookstore to take your child to?2015-12-05T15:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/11/29/coolest-freecycle-ever-community-playgrounds/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image3.jpegimageEven big kids like Son Two are captivated!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image2.jpegimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image1.jpegimageWhat to play with first????https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image.jpegimage2015-11-29T16:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/11/24/that-annual-thanksgiving-list-we-all-love-to-write/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/014-2.jpg014 (2)So...freakin...grateful!!!!!2015-11-20T17:43:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/11/20/does-your-muse-have-add/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc03360.jpgDSC033602015-11-21T02:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/11/16/its-all-about-the-love-why-dan-price-is-my-kind-of-ceo/2015-11-17T04:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/11/12/need-a-gardening-break-try-a-grandgarden/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/005.jpg005https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/015.jpg0152015-11-16T20:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/11/08/transparent-transgender-transcend-remember-adolescence-maybe-we-should/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/599px-transgender_symbol_1-svg.png599px-Transgender_symbol_1.svg2015-11-10T03:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/11/04/my-favorite-catalog-is-the-one-i-dont-receive-do-you-know-about-catalog-choice/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/reiphoto1.pngREIphoto12015-11-06T04:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/10/31/optoutside-like-i-need-another-reason-to-love-rei-turning-black-friday-into-national-go-outside-day/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rei-no-black-friday.jpgrei-no-black-Friday2015-11-01T15:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/10/27/the-all-blacks-haka-and-the-republican-debates-is-it-just-me/2015-10-27T15:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/10/23/know-your-farmer/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/christine-lopez-havest-2014-3064.jpgChristine Lopez havest 2014-3064https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/christine-lopez-havest-2014-3092.jpgChristine Lopez havest 2014-3092https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chevre.jpgchevrehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bounty-poster-fall-2015v3.jpgbounty-poster-fall-2015v3https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/td_farm_14_hd-66.jpgTD_farm_14_HD-66https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/td_farm_14_hd-9.jpgTD_farm_14_HD-92015-10-25T23:52:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/10/19/live-long-and-prosper-with-puppies/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pup2.jpgpup2Don't you just feel happier already?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pup1.jpgpup1"We couldn't choose between them, so we got them both!"2015-10-26T23:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/10/12/travel-brain-vs-stay-at-home-brain-a-win-win/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/103.jpg103https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/012.jpg012But home ain't no slouch either, right?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/434px-iceland_dettifoss_1972.jpg434px-Iceland_Dettifoss_1972Wanna go!!! (Photo courtesy Wikimedia)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/053.jpg053But it's...so...BEAUTIFUL out there!2015-10-13T13:57:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/09/29/vaterland-ich-komme-my-excuse-for-a-2-week-de-blogification/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wiki.jpgwikiBeer in sight! (courtesy Wikimedia)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/800px-oberkirch_rench.jpg800px-Oberkirch_Rench(courtesy Wikimedia)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bo-de.jpgbo.de(courtesy bo.de)2015-09-30T14:27:14+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/09/25/review-headwinds-by-gretchen-k-wing/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/headwinds.jpgheadwindshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fivebooks.jpgfivebooks2015-09-25T16:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/09/21/mariachi-flor-de-toloache-watch-for-that-colbert-bump/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/latino-foxnews-com.jpglatino.foxnews.com(Courtesy latino.foxnews.com)2015-09-20T00:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/09/17/grandparenting-practice-bring-it-on/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/016.jpg0162015-09-18T02:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/09/13/music-as-short-story-why-mark-knopfler-is-still-my-guitar-hero/2015-09-13T23:27:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/09/09/gratitude-to-first-responders-yall-amaze-me/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/crosscut-com.jpgcrosscut.com(Courtesy crosscut.com)2015-09-10T03:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/09/05/best-love-poem-for-a-wedding-one-that-tells-the-truth/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/anniv.jpgannivHappy Anniversary, babe.2015-09-11T15:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/09/01/in-praise-of-rain-in-the-great-north-wet-damp-again-and-loving-it-thanks/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/800px-dixie_reindeer_lichen_4506060953.jpg800px-Dixie_Reindeer_Lichen_(4506060953)(orig. photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)2015-09-02T03:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/08/28/farewell-to-august-the-nuclear-month-a-brush-with-death-i-never-knew-i-had/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/260px-goldsboro_mk_39_bomb_1-close-up.jpeg260px-Goldsboro_Mk_39_Bomb_1-close-upCourtesy Wikipedia2015-08-28T18:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/08/24/americas-national-parks-big-beautiful-and-downright-un-american-ever-wonder-why/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2.jpg2https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11.jpg12015-08-25T02:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/08/17/dog-days-indeed-taking-a-blog-break/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_8065.jpgIMG_80652015-08-18T03:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/08/14/and-the-winner-is-my-book-now-how-much-do-i-owe-you/2015-08-16T15:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/08/08/thanks-jon-stewart-for-helping-me-raise-my-children/2015-08-10T21:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/08/04/trip-envy-when-this-little-spousie-stays-home/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/03.jpg03https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/02.jpg02https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1.jpg12015-08-05T03:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/07/31/life-of-pie-crusty-author-gives-flaky-secrets-2/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/holly-n-me.jpgNot. Gonna. Mess. This. Up.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/holly-n-me2.jpgIt's called a Rustic Tart for a reason, OK?2015-07-31T23:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/07/27/why-my-heart-goes-out-to-black-parents-sandra-blands-no-win-tragedy/2015-07-28T03:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/07/23/red-in-tooth-and-claw-and-paralysis/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1088.jpgHold on to your stomachs, folks. This is about to get national geo-graphic.2015-07-24T02:41:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/07/19/out-of-ashes-hope-us-muslims-support-black-churches/2015-07-19T23:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/07/15/1898/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cathythorneeverydaypeoplecartoons.gifcathythorneeverydaypeoplecartoons(Courtesy Cathy Thorne, everydaypeoplecartoons.com), via Pinterest2015-07-16T14:40:46+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/07/12/nine-mile-pond-atozchallenge-day-16/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/b3812-n.jpghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/c27ad-atoz2b255b2015255d2b-2bbanner2b-2b910.jpg2015-07-14T21:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/07/08/celebrating-strength-and-commitment-espns-body-issue-is-back/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/peterhapakforespnthemagazine.jpgPeterHapakForESPNTheMagazine2015-07-10T02:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/06/30/happy-independence-day-god-bless-america-now-if-youll-excuse-me/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/004-2.jpg004 (2)The Flying Burgowski will be back after a short break...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/002-4.jpg002 (4)My bakery doesn't make pies. All the more reason for me to make 'em at home!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/004-4.jpg004 (4)Croissants? Meh. Pass me another s'more!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11.jpg#1https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cinn-rolls.jpgcinn rollshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dough.jpgdough2015-07-18T22:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/06/26/i-want-to-celebrate-the-gay-marriage-opinion-without-rubbing-opponents-noses-in-it-can-i/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pooja-mandagerenataliethompsonnyt.jpgPooja MandagereNatalieThompsonNYTThis NY Times.com photo's caption reads, "Pooja Mandagere and Natalie Thompson celebrate the Supreme Court's decision" (NYTimes.com)2015-07-01T02:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/06/22/celebrating-60-years-of-marriage-you-go-mom-dad/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/058.jpg058Wow, you guys. Thanks for the example.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1.jpg"Photo by Satsuki "Sunshine" Scoville""Photo by Satsuki "Sunshine" Scoville"2015-06-23T21:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/06/19/in-memoriam-charleston-south-carolina-june-17-2015/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image9.jpgimagePhoto by pbs.org2015-06-20T00:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/06/15/adventures-in-civic-pride-through-sport-see-attle-sounders/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image8.jpgimageSports Illustrated this ain't.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image7.jpgimageIronically, none of Seattle's three goals were scored by this man. https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image6.jpgimage...and it worked! Scarves up!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image5.jpgimageThe only time I ever saw the crowd prompted to cheer...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image4.jpgimageResponsible parenting reigns in Seattle.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image3.jpgimageFully a third of the seats...waiting for the OTHER "football."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image2.jpgimageSo my green T-shirt says "Lopez Fun Run," not "XBox." At least mine was free!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image1.jpgimageWhen did the Emerald City get so SHINY?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image.jpgimageWhoa. So BIG.2015-06-14T21:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/06/10/we-came-we-saw-we-shramp-shrump/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pic5.jpgpic5https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pic4.jpgpic4https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pic3.jpgpic3https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pic2.jpgpic2https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pic1.jpgpic12015-06-12T03:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/06/07/siege-gardens-in-syria-the-ultimate-expression-of-gardens-as-hope/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lens-young-yeidani-al-jazeera.jpgLens Young Yeidani, Al Jazeerahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/yarmouk-afp-getty-images.jpgYarmouk, AFP Getty Images(Courtesy AFP/Getty Images)2015-06-07T14:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/06/03/secret-to-a-happy-life-choose-your-parents-wisely/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/043.jpg043Wheee!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mom.jpgMomWhat I want to be when I grow up2015-06-05T15:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/05/30/the-funniest-two-guys-no-one-i-know-seems-to-know-about-key-peele/2015-05-28T19:54:37+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/05/26/rain-rain-please-come-but-not-like-in-texas/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/004-3.jpg004 (3)Yes, there ARE cacti in the coastal northwest! But they shouldn't be this happy this time of year.2015-05-27T04:08:59+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/05/21/review-the-flying-burgowski-by-gretchen-k-wing/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/flying.jpgflyinghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fourbooks.jpgfourbooks2015-05-21T23:56:37+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/05/18/make-perfume-not-war-heavenly-scented-social-reponsibility/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/female-afghan-farmer-at-harvest-time1.pngfemale Afghan farmer at harvest timehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/female-afghan-farmer-at-harvest-time.pngfemale Afghan farmer at harvest timeThis 7 Virtues photo's caption reads, "Female Afghan farmer at harvest time"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/alphonsine-is-able-to-support-her-family-harvesting-patchouli-in-rwanda.jpgAlphonsine is able to support her family harvesting patchouli in Rwanda"Alphonsine is able to support her family harvesting patchouli in Rwanda" says the caption from this 7 Virtues photo2015-05-21T23:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/05/14/sending-love-light-or-what-have-you-when-loaded-words-become-too-heavy/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/self-portrait_with_her_daughter_by_elisabeth-louise_vigc3a9e_le_brun1.jpgSelf-portrait_with_Her_Daughter_by_Elisabeth-Louise_Vigée_Le_Brunhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/self-portrait_with_her_daughter_by_elisabeth-louise_vigc3a9e_le_brun.jpgSelf-portrait_with_Her_Daughter_by_Elisabeth-Louise_Vigée_Le_Brun(Orig. painting by E.L.V. LeBrun, courtesy Wikimedia)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/b32ddc614707ef9922ed096321b753f5.jpgb32ddc614707ef9922ed096321b753f5(Orig. image courtesy Nathan Brunner, Pinterest)2015-05-16T14:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/05/10/the-best-mothers-day-present-when-your-kid-becomes-your-colleague-and-you-still-like-each-other/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/005-2.jpg005 (2)Like mother, like son? I should be so lucky.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/004-2.jpg004 (2)Young Man With Macaroonshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/003-3.jpg003 (3)Making croissant dough: roll, butter, fold, chill, repeat.2015-05-11T14:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/05/07/healing-words/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/write-to-heal-bookmaking.jpgWrite to Heal bookmakinghttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/covers.jpgCovershttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/95935-journal2.jpg95935-journal2https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/writetoheal-poster.jpgWritetoHeal poster2015-05-07T18:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/05/04/baltimore-in-need-of-a-laugh-or-at-least-a-smile/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/shannon-stapleton-reuters.jpgShannon Stapleton Reuters(Copyright Shannon Stapleton/Reuters, Newsweek.com)2015-05-04T20:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/04/30/an-american-naturalist-in-costa-rica-shared-by-his-proud-mom/2015-05-03T03:51:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/04/25/my-sister-the-school/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image17.jpgimageEarly School teachers and students starting their day in Quaker silence.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image16.jpgimageWhat you see? Pretty much what you get. She's not flashy.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image15.jpgimageYep--that's my sis.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image14.jpgimageUpper School Students For A Working Democracy presenting to the Friends General Council on Legislation in DChttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image13.jpgimageUpper School students marching with the NAACP to protest NC's restrictive new voting rights legislationhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image12.jpgimageUpper School students removing Ivy from a tree at Duke Gardenshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image11.jpgimageOn rainy days, we used to play "seat soccer" in this big room, before there was a covered sports facility.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image10.jpgimageLower School students doing some creek work.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image9.jpgimageCFS's beginnings. (All photos courtesy Carolina Friends School)2015-04-25T11:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/04/19/attention-tired-authors-put-your-audience-to-work/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/002.jpg0022015-04-21T14:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/04/15/whats-the-wildflower-equivalent-of-a-birdnerd/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/orchid.jpgorchidhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lily.jpglily2015-04-27T12:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/04/11/picture-a-world-of-obese-diabetic-hummingbirds/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/800px-hummingbird_and_bee.jpg800px-Hummingbird_and_Bee(orig. image courtesy Wikimedia)2015-04-13T22:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/04/08/john-oliver-edward-snowden-and-us-why-does-a-brit-seem-to-care-more-about-american-freedoms-than-we-americans-do/2015-04-11T16:24:11+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/04/05/the-final-four-and-religious-freedom-why-im-grateful-to-indiana/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/13280249404_ea29aae3fe_c.jpg13280249404_ea29aae3fe_c(Orig. photo courtesy Mike Mozart, Flikr Creative Commons)2015-04-16T22:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/04/02/road-trip-v-days-38-41-june-lake-ca-to-tacoma-aka-almost-home-top-four-reasons-to-road-trip/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image8.jpgimageMore, more!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image7.jpgimageThe Mate and I in the NC mountainshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image6.jpgimageAhhhh...welcome back to Ecotopia!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image5.jpgimageHiking with my friend Beth in New Mexicohttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image4.jpgimageLike a mini Lake Tahoe!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image3.jpgimageWould've loved to have camped here, but it got down to 19. We're not that tough.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image2.jpgimageBest bike path yet!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image1.jpgimageThe shell of an ancient freshwater spring into the saline lake. 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Can't see this from the top. Can you say Vishnu Schist?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image31.jpgimageThat little line disappearing into the distance? Panorama Point Trail.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image30.jpgimageAlmost...there...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image29.jpgimage2015-03-27T23:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/03/23/road-trip-v-days-29-31-dallas-to-flagstaff-news-flash-scenic-texas-not-an-oxymoron/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image28.jpgimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image27.jpgimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image26.jpgimagehttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image25.jpgimageI'm coming back!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image24.jpgimage2015-03-26T15:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/03/20/road-trip-v-days-24-28-celo-nc-to-dallas-the-coolness-of-discovering-state-parks-youve-never-heard-of/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image23.jpgimageThe view from our room--imagine it on a clear day!!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image22.jpgimageHighest poi? The Mate makes me laugh.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image21.jpgimageBeautiful bluffs in the cloudshttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image20.jpgimageMy western soul misses these eastern flowers--blunts, or Quaker Ladies.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image19.jpgimageCute little old lodge we didn't stay at.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image18.jpgimageCypress knees are so cool!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image17.jpgimageOur cabin, seen from across the lake2015-03-20T16:23:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/03/15/road-trip-v-days-21-23-durham-n-c-let-us-now-praise-famous-trees/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image16.jpgimageThe ghost of my sycamore--keeping company with our friend's sonhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image15.jpgimage(In Big Sur last year, with our sons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image14.jpgimage(Courtesy Wikimedia)2015-03-31T13:55:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2015/03/12/road-trip-v-days-18-20-durham-n-c-community-lessons-for-a-new-author/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image13.jpgimageNow this is more like it!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image12.jpgimageJust the author? 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(Especially if the Tarheels lose)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image2.jpgimageBut at least you know I didn't just pull these pics off the internet!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image1.jpgimageSorry, I'm not much of a photographer...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image.jpgimage2014-02-25T13:17:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2014/02/10/breaking-news-wings-world-hijacked-by-travel-blog/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140210-092626.jpg20140210-092626.jpg2014-02-18T00:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2014/02/07/the-proof-is-in-the-putting-it-out-there-when-writer-becomes-author/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2683374701_1ee23d0ba9_m.jpg2683374701_1ee23d0ba9_m(Courtesy Flikr Creative Commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cover-final1.jpgCover Final1My baby!2014-02-13T01:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2014/02/04/madrona-branch-press-lessons-in-logos-publishing-and-humility/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/logo-cropped.jpglogo croppedIsn't she lovely?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/logo.pnglogo2014-02-12T16:36:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/08/23/invasion-of-the-sk8terbois-part-ii/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sk-2.jpgsk 2Pretty sweet, huh?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sk5.jpgsk5He actually landed this.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sk4.jpgsk4DANG.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sk3.jpgsk3https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/skate-1.jpgskate 1(all photos courtesy Anne Whirledge-Karp)2014-02-03T18:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/08/26/sure-i-have-a-website-just-a-sec/2014-02-03T18:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/08/29/reduce-reuse-recycle-on-the-catwalk/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4082.jpgIMG_4082...and a lil' something for the ladies too!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4060.jpgIMG_4060A grand prize winner...made of deer fencing! 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That's where the park's going. (courtesy bmxworld.net)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/retreat.jpgretreatFirst of all, you can't even see the rocky coastline from the skatepark...well, maybe the guy doing the 360 can. (courtesy bmx.transworld.net)2013-08-17T16:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/08/11/world-of-warcraft-with-a-side-of-butter/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/chromeposter1.jpgchromeposter1"I'm SO conflicted!" (orig. image courtesy chromeposter.com)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/wow1.jpgWOW1"Yup, Gretchen's in my Guild. Why's that so hard to believe?" (orig. image courtesy ivy.com)2013-08-26T15:45:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/08/07/promotion-careful-what-you-wish-for/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/imgp5388.jpgThis became G's Facebook pic."You WILL be the most delicious croissants ever. Resistance is futile."2013-08-10T15:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/30/trash-talk-portlandias-not-so-far-off/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/028.jpg028SOMEBODY will find a use for this stuff. But you can't have the cabinet.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/027.jpg027"Towels? Aisle 3."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/026.jpg026We call it Neil's Mall--named after the guy who runs it, originally as a volunteer.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/023.jpg023There's a special section just for gardeners and farmers.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/022.jpg022Special attention is paid to oil and such waste at our dump.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/021.jpg021Not just "plastic"...but Plastic With Necks!2013-08-06T20:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/26/girlfriend-getaways-you-aint-seen-nothin-yet/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/3b355d81d212b4aa329dd32c1ccc2696.jpg3b355d81d212b4aa329dd32c1ccc2696(courtesy Pinterest)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lisa-hall-wilson.jpgLisa Hall-Wilson(Courtesy Lisa Hall-Wilson, WANA Commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lynne-kelley-author.jpgLynne Kelley Author(Courtesy Lynne Kelly Author, WANA commons)2013-08-10T15:44:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/23/tattoo-you-i-ink-therefore/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cellar_door_films.jpgcellar_door_films(courtesy cellar_door_films, WANA Creative Commons)2013-08-10T15:46:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/20/at-least-we-all-speak-yoda/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yoda-by-hexmar.jpgyoda by hexmar(Original photo courtesy Hexmar, WANA Creative Commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/helen-and-gretchen-2012.jpgHelen and Gretchen 20122013-07-27T18:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/19/what-sharknado-can-teach-us-about-writing/2013-07-18T18:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/18/the-importance-of-names/2013-07-24T12:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/14/sibling-sweetery/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/opinion.jpgopinion(someecards, courtesy Pinterest)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/one-is-right.jpgone is right(courtesy someecards, via Pinterest)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sister.jpgsister(courtesy someecards, via Pinterest)2013-07-17T22:43:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/10/disgruntled-that-gruntled-isnt-a-word/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/racoon.pngracoon(courtesy Pinterest)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pica.pngpica(courtesy Pinterest)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wilbur.pngwilbur(courtesy trickfist.com)2013-07-24T12:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/08/dare-i-say-it-dogs-off-leash/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/winter.jpgwinter"OK...can you let me off the leash NOW?"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/009.jpg009The extremely rare Spotted Coralroot Orchidhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/camas.jpgcamasIt's called Common Camas. But it's really not all that common.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/buttercups.jpgbuttercups"Look OUT! Here comes another DOG!"https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/juni-jess.jpgJuni & Jess"Oops, romped myself right off that trail! Meant to do that..."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/juni-jess-2.jpgJuni & Jess 2Juni romping with her buddy Jess2013-07-12T05:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/03/happy-independence-day-boom-crash-hold-me/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/melissa-lightning.jpgMelissa lightning(original photo courtesy Melissa Bowersock, WANA creative commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/balloon.jpgballoon(original image courtesy Lynn Kelley Author, WANA creative commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/melissa-b.pngMelissa B(courtesy Melissa Bowersock, WANA Creative Commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pencildancer.jpgpencildancer(courtesy Pencildancer, WANA creative commons)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/melissa-bowersock.jpgMelissa Bowersock(courtesy Melissa Bowersock, WANA creative commons)2013-07-08T14:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/07/01/whats-your-cooler-self-up-to/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gretchen-watmough.jpgGretchen-WatmoughWow--she MUST be cool.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pf.jpgPFPaul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health2013-07-05T16:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/06/28/please-dont-draw-me-a-sheep/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ea7b0556fc6a326ee27a6edd453e87e0.jpgea7b0556fc6a326ee27a6edd453e87e0Sometimes I think my friends are tired of my techno-stupidity...https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/the-little-prince-11.jpgthe-little-prince-112013-06-29T15:37:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/06/23/coming-of-age-in-the-land-of-what-everrr/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/adult.jpgadultcourtesy Pinteresthttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dog.jpgdogWithout a deliberate approach to adulthood, we're kinda stuck learning the hard way.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bunny.jpgbunnyLife requires important benchmarks.2013-06-27T16:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/06/11/i-believe-who-doesnt-want-to-be-a-garden-fairy/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/017-2.jpg017 (2)Got your mental picture? Good.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/garden-fairies.jpggarden fairiesSusie and Ihttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fairy1.jpgfairy1What I instantly picture2013-06-21T15:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/06/18/move-over-avatar-the-reality-of-slugsex/2013-06-22T15:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/06/15/dumbledore-to-the-rescue/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/light-sphotos-a-xx-fbcdn-net.jpglight, sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net(courtesty Pinterest, sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sunflowers-sphotos.jpgsunflowers, sphotos"You're special. But you're not THAT special."https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0297.jpgIMG_0297"A few words, if I may..."2013-06-18T14:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/06/07/stephen-colbert-got-a-new-word-for-ya-cutiful/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/juni-with-al-and-molly.jpgJuni with Al and Molly(plus more fluff)https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/junifluff.jpgJuniFluffFluffiness: Check.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/schnozz.jpgschnozzhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/with-susi.jpgwith Susibringin' back that classic bandanna look2013-06-11T18:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/06/04/my-dad-the-82-year-old-jailbird/2013-06-30T22:37:07+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/31/thrift-shops-havens-of-ultimate-coolmacklemore-says-so/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0280.jpgIMG_0280I said Yes to the Dress2013-06-04T13:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/29/omg-were-marooned-oh-yeah-we-live-on-an-island/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/0.jpgBridges? We don't need no stinkin' bridges!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/i5bridgecollapse2_320x245.jpgi5bridgecollapse2_320x245SO amazing no one got badly hurt!!2013-05-30T19:40:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/25/factoid-16-tarantula-hairs/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mexican-redknee-tarantula.jpgMexican redknee tarantulaMexcian Redknee Tarantula (courtesy WIkipedia)2013-05-25T15:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/21/an-old-dog-teaches-an-old-trick-the-solace-of-poetry/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/molly-in-snow.jpgMolly in snowHow I'll remember herhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/molly.jpgMollyAlways the queen of the house2013-06-27T16:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/16/is-harry-potter-immortal/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/untitled.pnguntitledOf course I am! ...Aren't I?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/8258838605_7630f6d1ac_m.jpg8258838605_7630f6d1ac_mWhat, no dementors? (courtesy Author Lynn Kelley, WANAcommons)2013-05-21T14:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/14/happy-mothers-day-from-whatshisface/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stock-photo-king-penguin-colony-103683413.jpgstock-photo-king-penguin-colony-103683413These birds can all recognize their babies' voices. Not this chick, though. (courtesy AndreAnita, Shutterstock)2013-05-17T02:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/09/ya-feel-me-did-she-really-just-say-that/2013-05-13T16:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/12/if-this-air-had-ears/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0265.jpgIMG_0265https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0264.jpgIMG_02642013-05-14T03:13:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/02/wing-wecommends/2013-05-02T15:26:05+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/04/23/in-my-professional-opinion-hollys-buns-are-best/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0236.jpgIMG_0236https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0235.jpgIMG_0235Mmmm...breakfast.https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0234.jpgIMG_0234Butterhorn spoken here!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0233.jpgIMG_0233My esteemed colleague Dianahttps://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0232.jpgIMG_0232Need I say more?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/imgp5388.jpgThis became G's Facebook pic.New me.2013-05-02T15:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/04/25/do-bosom-buddies-require-bosoms/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/october-2007-023.jpgtime to get back in the car!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/a5c73d6314eaeb59dcbe9b86a7033f14.jpga5c73d6314eaeb59dcbe9b86a7033f14See, this is the kind of thing we gals need each other to discuss, right? (courtesy )2013-05-02T20:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/04/30/factoid-15/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pseudotsuga_menziesii_poland.jpgPseudotsuga_menziesii_Polandcourtesy Wikipedia2013-05-02T15:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/05/05/imperfectionists-unite/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0239.jpgIMG_0239I'll never be this good, but I can dream, right?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0238.jpgIMG_0238Yup, it's all cloth!https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0237.jpgIMG_0237Isn't it gorgeous??https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc03303.jpgDSC03303...or four petals. Who's counting?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc03319.jpgDSC03319Nice and sloppy, just like nature.2013-05-04T21:49:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/04/13/really-i-get-to-sing-for-yall-and-you-want-to-listen/2013-04-18T14:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/04/09/factoid-14/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/8245631422_6aeb1bdb98_m.jpg8245631422_6aeb1bdb98_m2013-04-17T01:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/04/03/why-go-out-on-a-limb-cause-thats-where-the-fruit-is-2/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/12c6135d243dcc9d253e075fbf2b1d1c.jpg12c6135d243dcc9d253e075fbf2b1d1cMy musical Muse?https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/7633705212_80a10b32231.jpg7633705212_80a10b3223[1]2013-04-12T21:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/04/04/word-slang-contest-2/https://gretchenkwing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tumblr_inline_mk76oa4n3w1qz4rgp.jpgtumblr_inline_mk76oa4n3W1qz4rgpMy son and his new whateveryoucallit2013-04-03T16:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/07/11/weekly-slang-contest-1/2013-04-03T16:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/03/21/hypocrisy-of-champions/2013-04-19T21:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/03/13/factoid-13-2/2013-03-12T18:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/03/13/climbing-that-slippery-hill/2013-03-15T22:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/02/08/factoid-12/2013-02-07T16:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/02/08/bang-bang-time/2013-02-07T16:29:34+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/01/12/would-you-flip/2013-01-11T18:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/01/12/factoid-11/2013-01-11T18:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2013/01/12/a-must-read/2013-01-11T18:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/12/18/graphic-novels-do-they-count/2013-01-07T01:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/12/18/factoid-10/2012-12-17T21:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/11/30/factoid-9/2012-11-29T21:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/11/30/excerpt-from-chapter-two-of-book-two-the-flying-burgowski-disaster/2012-11-29T21:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/11/16/factoid-8/2012-11-15T19:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/11/16/starting-book-three/2012-11-15T18:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/11/01/factoid-7/2012-11-01T15:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/11/01/a-peek-inside/2012-11-01T15:08:58+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/10/05/factoid-6/2012-10-04T16:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/10/05/warning-explicit/2012-10-04T16:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/10/05/word-teen-slang-contest/2012-10-04T16:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/10/05/we-have-a-winner/2012-10-04T16:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/09/08/factoid-5-2/2012-09-08T01:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/09/08/why-she-told/2012-09-08T01:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/08/21/factoid-5/2012-08-21T15:35:23+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/08/21/work-and-work/2012-08-21T15:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/08/04/factoid-3/2012-08-01T18:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/08/10/magic-meets-the-real-world/2012-08-01T18:37:22+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/08/04/the-flying-burgowski/2012-08-01T18:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/07/26/what-is-ya-continued/2012-07-26T15:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/07/26/factoid-2/2012-07-26T15:19:27+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/07/13/the-farwalkers-quest-by-joni-sensel/2012-07-12T17:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/06/05/an-abundance-of-katherines/2012-07-12T16:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/07/13/what-is-ya-anyway/2012-07-12T16:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/wings-words/2013-12-12T17:05:32+00:00weekly0.6https://gretchenkwing.com/2012/07/11/weird-anagram/2012-07-10T17:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.com/2012/06/08/hi-there/2012-07-10T17:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://gretchenkwing.comdaily1.02026-02-13T20:00:58+00:00