Writer. Poet. Dreamer. Wanderer.
In true Wandering Pigeon style, I got lost for my birthday. What an incredible day it was. First, one of my passions is photographing old and abandoned things. Especially buildings, and my birthday road trip didn't disappoint. It provided some surprises along the way too. Osage City provided my first photographic opportunity. But they weren't selling slushes... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow is my final day of being 38 years old. After tomorrow, I'll never be 38 again. Ever. I realized that fact tonight as I was thinking about things. And what I figured out is this: while I'll never be 38 again after tomorrow, I'm not even promised 39. If I'm lucky, I'll have 365... Continue Reading →
Tonight I failed my princess poodle, Mayiah. Royally. But before you read on, let me start with this disclaimer: she was not harmed — but she was temporarily upset with me. Let me start at the beginning. Mayiah has always been the Queen Bee in the house — she's 4 pounds of attitude and even my... Continue Reading →
Today I cleaned out my "favorites" bar on one of my web browsers. It was time to let go of some of those websites. My dad was killed in a house fire and on my favorites bar I had bookmarked the various stories done about the fire. Every time I logged onto that web browser,... Continue Reading →
Last night they were predicting golf-ball-sized hail. As I was posting a severe thunderstorm warning to the paper's website, I saw those words "golf ball." All the no's in the world. Since I have a new car, I'm terrified of those words. So, I drove to work to borrow the garage until the storm passed.... Continue Reading →
Love it or hate it (and no, this isn't a political post) — Kansas is a pretty unique place. Who else can claim the famed Oz with Dorothy and Toto? And who else, but Wamego, can claim a fitting museum — the Oz Museum? There isn't another state in the United States that can claim... Continue Reading →
Last night I went for a drive out in the country. Much of the area I enjoy driving through has been underwater for a couple of weeks. Yesterday, a majority of the flood waters had receded and since it had been so recent, the landscape was drastically different than it normally looks. What is normally a... Continue Reading →
I've long called Emporia my Emerald City. A term I starting using for Emporia one day as I came up one of the final hills northbound on the Kansas Turnpike at dusk. I've always loved Emporia and the way it shimmers in the distance a few miles outside of town reminds of the Emerald City. Saturday,... Continue Reading →
It truly has been a wonderful spring full of so many things I love. Storms. Water. Traveling. Nature. Family. The recent rains have brought about one of my favorite events: high water. It's a time when the landscape changes and when the rivers and streams rage — creating a vibrant energy and a beautiful scene... Continue Reading →
The mind is a crazy thing, especially when it's in a dream state. Last night I had a crazy dream — out of nowhere. In my dream I had just had my car's oil change. (My car's name is Tuxedo by the way). I was on my way out of the dealership when my salesman... Continue Reading →
The Wandering Pigeon 