Forty Nine Years Ago

Forty-nine years ago, on July 15, 1975, I boarded a charter flight at JFK. On board were other young men and women like me. Our destination, Italy. Our purpose, to become doctors. It was a trip that began an adventure. It changed all of our lives forever. We began our journey in Perugia where we studied and learned Italian. Here, on this website, I share with you some of my memories of that time in Perugia. I hope you like them.

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Plant Native !

Spring is at our doorstep and if you haven't already, now is the time to start to plan your garden. If you like to look at birds and butterflies, and if you care about our pollinators, and the environment in general, you will want to use native plants. Native plants provide habitat and nourishment, and serve as host plants for our birds and pollinators. You can get an informative list of native plants for your area from The Audubon Society here, https://www.audubon.org/native-plants

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Why am I doing this?

Well that is the question I've been asking myself repeatedly since I started this project.I'm not a social media type person. In fact I am quite solitary. Just writing these few sentences is out of character.  But when I look at these images and others I have taken I enjoy them so much that I want to share them. So this experiment is uncharted territory for me. It is my way of sharing my images with you. We'll see how it goes.

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