There and Back Again — Lisa's (& Steve's) Travels

The title of this post is the “secondary” title of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein. Steve thought it would be appropriate for this series of home bound travels of re-visiting.

Our first trip through Peru opened the birding world to me. I’ve tried very hard not to bore those of you who might not be avian-centric, by severely limiting my depictions of my feathered friends. Since being at home for so long now, I’ve turned my binoculars and camera to the woods surrounding our house. It’s been very interesting to note that the Barred Owl is active during the day. They have a very loud hoot, as well as totally silent wings. We had seen one before on a hike in a park outside of Nashville, and I’m thrilled that there is a pair on our property.

Contrast this with birds we’ve seen on our travels:

Now back to the slideshow:

Some selfies and photos taken of us, including our very first selfie EVER, in Lima, Peru in 2017 -

canyoneering on Vanuatu (look closely to see the mud face paint we were given to “protect” us)

our first (and only, to date) moose sighting; Colorado

Before I finish with my requisite sunset pictures, I wanted to share a glimpse of what “we” have been doing while home. Steve has done all the heavy lifting, while I direct.

Luckily, we had planned on planting a new asparagus bed this spring, causing us to be home in March, rather than touring the big wide world and potentially have difficulty getting back, once everything started shutting down.

You know we’ll be out on the road just as soon as possible! Until then, enjoy this video that I don’t think I shared before, showing just how close we were to these beautiful creatures and enjoy their singing (that’s Steve and I at the end):