Another 56 steps through the rainforest

Oh, dear. Such sad news this morning. Thanks for Anita's address.

Danon - let's talk. Southern France is my favorite place in the world. It haunts me and I haunt it.

All clicked this day.....

wayfarer,
Ah, yes, I have seen your great photos of the S France areas where you have traveled. You are a gifted photographer. As for my travels there - I would be content to just go straight to Cognac and lie prone under the leaky tap of some cask in the Fine Champagne region. However, It is by the fate of the gods that I have my Patti to keep me straight. We have planned a casual drive from her cousins home in N Italy to begin in Nice and will take the coast road thru Marseille to the Perpignan area. Then up the valley to Toulouse, Bordeaux, Cognac, Limoges, the area of the Grotto De Lascaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon down the valley to Avignon and back home to Italy. We both like the added adventure of taking backroads. I would love to hear your recommendations.

(beating head against wall in acute state of agitated envy)

Ohhhh, sumac. Come with us!!



AKTEAM!!! 40.385 ACRES!!!

Scanning travel brochures...

<sigh>

Today's exciting stats!!!!

TaaaDaaa!!

You and your 282 friends have supported 1,759,373.0 square feet!
Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 63,392.2 square feet.
You have supported: (34,767.3)
Your 282 friends have supported: (28,624.9)
American Prairie habitat supported: 33,096.0 square feet.
You have supported: (9,316.8)
Your 282 friends have supported: (23,779.2)
Rainforest habitat supported: 1,662,884.8 square feet.
You have supported: (158,990.6)
Your 282 friends have supported: (1,503,894.2)

1 Aktbird57 .. 1019 40.386 acres

We are SMOKINNNN!!!!!

Keep those clicks a commin!

Hi all ~

Shoesharper "off the o2 and walking untethered. Can't wait to be on the keyboard again"!

Starbert

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I long to go just about anywhere, Danon, but your adventure sounds particularly wonderful. Hell, I can't even pay the full rent! If I had any money at all, I would be over in Vienna real soon.

A trip to Italy <escaping thunder and lightening storms today> and luv the photos! Here are a few...

The Amafi Coast ~ Italy

Atrani


Campania


My House In Umbria


Lake Garda, Malcesine, Italy

All clicked in. Sending you an email to make sure it's the right one, Danon. What a trip! How long will it be? Sounds as if you will need MONTHS.

Morning all,
(sip coffee)

Great news about the shoe!!

I agree sumac, Vienna is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I just love it there.

Stradee,
WOW!! Great photos!! We have been only in the N part of Italy. Patti's relatives live in the tiny mountain village - San Pietro Val D'Astico. We HAVE been to Lake Garda!! It's really nice there.

wayfarer,
Thanks, I've emailed you back. You have the correct address!! We expect the visit to S France will take about two weeks to complete. The rest of our time will be spent visiting friends in N Italy and in Vienna.

You and your 282 friends have supported 1,761,363.2 square feet!
Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 63,556.1 square feet.
You have supported: (34,790.7)
Your 282 friends have supported: (28,765.4)
American Prairie habitat supported: 33,119.4 square feet.
You have supported: (9,340.2)
Your 282 friends have supported: (23,779.2)
Rainforest habitat supported: 1,664,687.7 square feet.
You have supported: (158,990.6)
Your 282 friends have supported: (1,505,697.0)

1 Aktbird57 .. 1019 40.410 acres

Just clicked.

Great photos Stradee, and your avatar is a wonderful companion image to them.

How I long to visit some of the old, small to medium sized cities, in just about any country, anywhere!

Sobering tales from our not-so-distant past:

"The Easter Islanders made a different, but similarly disastrous choice: to treat a rich resource of tropical forest as though it were inexhaustible. At some point, it must have been evident that the forest and seabirds were disappearing. What did the hunters and loggers think? What was the person who cut down the last tree thinking as he did it? Jobs before trees?"

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050301fareviewessay84212/donald-kennedy/the-choice.html

See y'all in March.

40.463 ACRES !!!

All clicked..............................

I suspect the Easter Islanders wound up with egg on their faces.

<<The mention of O. Henry in HofT's link reminded me of a bit of trivia.

Wm Sidney Porter - aka, O. Henry - wrote his first short story in prison "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking". He began publishing a weekly magazine "The Rolling Stone" while in Austin, TX in 1884.>>

Yes, HoyT.

I read this article, and the review of this, his latest book, when it was reviewed a number of weeks ago.

Obviously, must reading.

Danon, glad you liked the photos. Hope you and Pattie have the chance to visit the Amafi Coast your next trip to Italy.

sumac, I found my new avatar researching American Indian Art, and thought when i saw the photo - "yep".

Thanks for the link Hoft!

Have a good day all ~

clicked

I'm reading Diamond's "Collapse" now. Fascinating -- and very scary -- stuff.

I'm watchin' "Kill Bill 2"

Now she's scary!

1800hrs Update=

You and your 282 friends have supported 1,763,002.1 square feet!

Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 63,720.0 square feet.
You have supported: (34,814.1)
Your 282 friends have supported: (28,905.9)
American Prairie habitat supported: 33,119.4 square feet.
You have supported: (9,340.2)
Your 282 friends have supported: (23,779.2)
Rainforest habitat supported: 1,666,162.7 square feet.
You have supported: (158,990.6)
Your 282 friends have supported: (1,507,172.1)


1 Aktbird57 .. 1021 40.470 acres