Mae Travels

We're back from our delightful stay at Anse Chastanet resort in St.Lucia. Considering all the airline disruptions that have ruined so mu...

The caldera of the old volcano here is much smaller than those in Hawaii, but deep black water bubbles vigorously in the sulphur pools at th...

Today we took a tour of Jade Mountain, the luxury resort on the hilltop above our (already luxurious) resort. The rooms and architecture are...

Another good day of underwater pictures for Len yesterday. This coral head with a ribbon worm and strategically placed crevasses looks like ...

This morning we went on a bird walk with Meno, who leads many tours. We walked on the grounds of Anse Mamin, the old plantation where once s...

Last night's total solar eclipse was beautifully visible from the porch right outside our room, which is up on a hillside. I woke up whe...

Here's the very tiny town of Soufriere, just around the headland beside the hotel beach. We can see the lights of the town from some of ...

For more see this flickr set: St. Lucia

Here's the view from our hotel room. The volcanic peaks are called the Pitons, and they are beautiful and (dare I say it) mysterious! Ou...

It seems amazing that he would be so old. I've written about him here: Hyman Feldman (December 15, 1905)

From time to time "researchers" (especially some bozos in Italy) discover new clues to the imagined mysteries of Mona Lisa. May I ...

Our neighbors have beautiful porch decorations. I especially like the witch light fixture. On Granger (one block from our house) the Ann Arb...

During the past week, I have read the new Booker Prize winner, The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson -- in fact, I read it and then rerea...

Today we went canoeing on the Huron River, which runs through Ann Arbor in surprisingly wild-looking banks. If you lift your gaze, you can s...

Sunday is my mother's 100th birthday. She died in 1967, but I feel as if there should still be a celebration and some photos. I've a...

Today, two friends sent me email about Mona Lisa images made of cups. The first was 3,604 cups of coffee tinted with varying amounts of mi...