Santa Barbara CA Rose Garden. May 16, 2018 en route to Alaska. Taken where I began my daily practice of joy three years earlier. #alongthisroad #pinkrose #rose

I became a nomad ten years ago. May 15, 2016. Taken as I left my house for the last time. #redshoes #alongthisroad

I scanned this on May 14, 2025, but it was taken by my mom Summer 1971 somewhere in France. As i wind down my post a day #alongthisroad, this seems apt. #france #childhood #roadtrip #castle #vintagephoto

May 13, 2022. WNC. Poppy. #alongthisroad #redpoppy #poppy

Five days — or is it just four — til I’ve posted a pic for each day of the year. Sacramento CA. May 12, 2015. #barrels #alongthisroad

Six days to go to finish my year of posting a pic a day. Japanese Gardens. Portland OR. May 11, 2014. #fountain #portlandor #japanesegardens #flower #alongthisroad

Clearly I’m running out of steam as I near the finish line of my year of posting a pic a day. Two days of catch up. A week to go. Water droplets on a luscious bearded iris in WNC. May 10, 2025. #iris #spring #flowers #wnc

Hummingbird. Tesuque NM. May 9, 2010. #bird #hummingbird 🪶 #newmexico #bluesky #alongthisroad

And here’s May 8, 2017. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. #cemetery #sleepyhollow #sculpture #alongthisroad

I promised myself I’d post a pic a day for a year. I’m less than 10 days away and running out of steam. Missed two days in a row, so here’s May 7, 2014. Somewhere in Idaho or Eastern Oregon — or both. #alongthisroad

North of Moab UT. They call it God’s country. May 6, 2014. #utah #moab #southwest #alongthisroad

Goldfinch in Indiana. May 5, 2018. #goldfinch #bird #yellow #alongthisroad 🪶

With my enthusiasm for social media waning, I finally missed a day. May 4, 2018. A backroad in Ohio. #alongthisroad #drivein #vintagesigns #americana

This morning. Marblehead MA. Ben Franklin’s choice for our national bird. May 3, 2026. #wildturkey #bird 🪶 #cemetery #alongthisroad

Gone fishin’. Grand Strand, SC. May 2, 2017. #ocean #fishing #bluesky #beach #alongthisroad

Spring flowers along adobe walls. So beautiful. Santa Fe NM. May 1, 2022. #lilacs #wisteria #adobe #santafe #alongthisroad

Two favorite bird pics from Costa Rica. April 30, 2012. #bird #birds 🪶 #costarica #alongthisroad

Hummingbird in motion in Costa Rica. April 19, 2012. #bird #hummingbird #costarica #puravida #alongthisroad

A long beautiful walk with friends in the distance. Ghost Ranch. Abiquiu NM. April 28, 2022. #abiquiu #georgiaokeeffe #newmexicotrue #redearth #alngthisroaf

Maybe not a great photo but a great sighting in East Texas, April 27, 2015! #tanager #bird #summertanager #redbird 🪶 #alongthisroad

A favorite photo from a favorite day with one of my favorite people. Fort Worth Botanic Garden. April 26, 2015. #alongthisroa #waterlily #reflection #fortworth #lilypond

Along this road in Springer, New Mexico. April 25, 2019. #alongthisroad #newmexico #roadtrip #travelphotography #americanwest

One is in focus; the other is not. But they form such a wonderful pair. April 24, 2020. WNC. #bird 🪶 #cardinal #alongthisroad

Pink in Pasadena at one of my favorite places. The Huntington Library & Gardens. April 23, 2016. #pink #roses #alongthisroad

Rhododendrons. Raindrops. WNC. April 22, 2023. #alongthisroad #flowers #rhododendrons #raindrops #wnc

Somewhere in Texas literally #alongthisroad. April 21, 2015. #texas #cowboys #horsexountry

Some days I can barely find a pic to post and some days I find too many. This is one of the latter. Two taken on a road trip from Southern Colorado through the rural Texas Panhandle on April 20, 2015. Two taken jn Western North Carolina on April 20, 2020 on a pandemic walk. #alongthisroad

A spring drive with dramatic clouds and red cliffs in the distance. Outside Gallup NM. April 19, 2016. #alongthisroad #newmexico #route66

Frilly tulips. April 18, 2024. WNC. #tulips #spring #alongthisroad

I’ve always been a sucker for a white picket fence. WNC. April 17, 2021. #wnc #whitepicketfence #yellow #flowers #alongthisroad

Those Vanderbilts sure knew how to site a mansion. The glorious springtime view from the @biltmoreestate.bsky.social. April 16, 2021. #biltmore #view #wnc #blueridge #alongthisroad

One of my favorite pics of my old home in springtime — before I became a nomad. April 15, 2015. #santafe #springtime #buddha #alongthisroad

Pink over the years on April 14 in WNC. #pink #flowers #alongthisroad

A favorite flower in two of my favorite colors! WNC. April 13, 2024. #purple #yellow #iris #blooms #alongthisroad

A spring snowstorm in Tesuque, New Mexico. April 12, 2009. #church #newmexico #snow #alongthisroad

It’s peony season in WNC! My favorite flower. #wnc #spring #flowers #peony #alongthisroad

My smiling companion among the Austin wildflowers. April 10, 2018. #doodle #dog #smile #alongthisroad

And I thought the cows in Texas were big! WNC. April 9, 2021. #wnc #americana #kitsch #alongwithroad

Always a good reminder along this road. WNC. April 8, 2021. #slow #sign #alongthisroad

Took this last year — April 7, 2025 — on a WNC morning walk. First iris of the spring! Has a Kate Bush running up that hill feel. #iris #purple #flower #alongthisroad

Goldfinches out my window this morning. Can’t get any cheerier than that! #bird #goldfinch #yellow #wnc #alongthisroad 🪶

The beautiful black swallowtail butterfly. Western North Carolina. April 5, 2021. #butterfly #swallowtail #spring #alongthisroad

Our longest stop along this road. Our Covid AirBNB in WNC. Home is where you find it! #alongthisroad #nomadlife #doodle

People dismiss ducks, but I think they are stunning! Santa Barbara CA. April 3, 2015. #duck #bluevelvet #alongthisroad

Along this road in Northwestern Colorado. April 2, 2019. #redrocks #colorfulcolorado #roadtrip #colorado #alongthisroad

Snake River, Idaho. April 1, 2019. #alongthisroad #idaho #mountains #snakeriver #thewest

Footprints in the sand. Montecito CA. March 31, 2015. #birds #footprints #alongthisroad

My best hiking companion #alongthisroad. Boise ID. March 30, 2019. #doodle

Old vehicles on March 29. Blue in Boise, 2019. Red in WNC, 2020. #vintage #redtruck #americana #alongthisroad

Oh to be as peaceful as this lamb sleeping in the spring sunshine. Williamsburg VA. March 28, 2025. #lamb #peace #babyanimals #spring #alongthisroad