Category Archives: TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes

ELEPHANT APPRECIATION DAY ~ An Up Close and Personal Encounter

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When you meet an elephant up close—close enough to drop a peanut into her trunk—close enough to graze her tongue with your fingers when she opens wide for a treat—and close enough to catch your reflection in her chestnut-brown eye, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, Essay, EVENTS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged Adventure in India, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Elephant Appreciation Day 2026, Elephant rescue, refuse-to-ride, Wildlife SOS | 6 Comments

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART – Thank You Dr. Dave!

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

If you were unable to experience the total solar eclipse a few days ago, you might like to check out Dr. Dave’s experience from a village outside Barcelona. This awesome celestial event and the crowd’s display of excitement certainly spoke … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, EVENTS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged amature astronomer, astronomy, daveandtelescope, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Dr.Dave amature astronomer, total solar eclipse 2026 | 4 Comments

COOL MEMORIES IN HOT TIMES ~ A Greenlandic Escape

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

UGH! Looking for a moment of relief from current events and summer’s scorching heat? When our beaches, lakes, and pools are overflowing and the world at large is an inferno of WTF crazy, I take a moment and … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ARCTIC WONDER, AWESOME PEOPLE, EVENTS, HOLIDAYS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, adventures in Greenland, Disko Bay, dog sledding Greenland, dogsledding, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Greenland, Ilulissat icefjord, Ittoqqortoormiit, Jameson land, KALAALLIT NUNAAT | 8 Comments

UNFATHOMABLE – Strap On Your Jetpack

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. It was the 60’s. I remember sitting at my desk and building the Revel Lunar Module model far into the wee hours of the night. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventures in space, Apollo 11 moon landing, Apollo Lunar Module Model, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Messier 66, NASA, Nasa photos, spiral galaxies | 15 Comments

There Are No Dragons On This Road Trip…

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…except for the ones in the photos documenting our recent escapades during two weeks galavanting about in Germany, Ireland, and Morocco. First stop, the Frankfurt Book Fair for the announcement of the winners for the 2024 🥳 German Children’s Literature Award … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, EVENTS, HOLIDAYS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged 2024 German Children's Literature Award, adventure in Ireland, adventure in Morocco, atlasmountains, cormacschapel, djlp24, Donna Lambo-Weidner, frankfurtbookfair2024, happythanksgiving2024, HEIKOGRU, jebeltoubkal, kilkennycastle, literanauten, marrakechmedina, marrakechsouk, marrakechspicemarket, NordSüdVerlag, northsouthbooks, ourikavalley, rockofcashel, There Are No Dragons In This Book, trinitycollegelibrary | 6 Comments

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DAYDREAM

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

While temperatures continue to climb in the northern hemisphere, one way I try to keep cool is by imagining I am in Greenland again. I swipe my brow, close my eyes, and pretend the fan oscillating at my feet is … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ARCTIC WONDER, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIGNETTE | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, adventures in Greenland, daydreaming, dog sledding Greenland, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, Ilulisaat iicefjord, Ittoqqortoormiit, summer | 6 Comments

WHERE THE LONE LOO LOOMS

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

After the last bout of rainfall, Black Angus dot a green Sonoma county field at the edge of the San Pablo Wildlife Refuge. A short distance further, a most curious structure looms in the vast marshland on the east side … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged CA Highway 37, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Richard Fresh Air Janson Bridge, San Pablo Wildlife Refuge, The Lone Toilet, Tubb's Island, Wally Lourdeaux | 6 Comments

TIME FOR A SPIN

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The moon is a waxing crescent tonight. It’s the kind of silver sliver that makes me want to lasso the tip, reel it in, swing my leg over it and… GIDDY-UP go for a ride. No rocket fuel necessary. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, PONDERINGS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, ariel photos, Ben Hiant, Callanish Standing Stones, crescent moon, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, Freedom Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, Greenland, Ittoqqortoormiit, Lana'i, Suisun Valley, Taj Mahal | 14 Comments

MY FEATHER(ED) FRIENDS – A Message from the Amazon

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Was it the sunlight gleaming in the steaming emerald canopy that whet your curiosity before the steady downpour that urged you to soarhighabove the fragrant jungle floor? Or Was it afterwards,when you took flight and roseabovethe mazeof shallow puddles and swirling … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, POEMS, PONDERINGS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, Donna Lambo-Weidner, parrot feathers, poaching exotic birds, sounds from the rainforest, The Amazon Rainforest | 11 Comments

ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO – A Triple Decker Celebration

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Where does the time go? Not only has it been forty-one years since I and ‘Mr. Man’ (as my kids lovingly refer to their father) tied the knot, but an entire year, that’s three-hundred-sixty-five-and-a-quarter days, has flown by since the … Continue reading →