Tag Archives: nature

“The Farm”

Posted on December 12, 2012

Around 1972, my mother’s parents, Anthony & Mary Rudis, purchased several hundred acres and a couple farmhouses south of Chicago, in-between the Crete, IL and Monee, IL townships.  They farmed corn & soybean, and transformed the main farmhouse plot into a haven of Lithuanian cultural icons, and beautiful gardens. The… Read On →

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Fast Times at Hooper Bay – Part 1

Posted on November 6, 2011

Getting back to my Hooper Bay Experience two weeks ago, it was too short a time spent there to really get the full gist of the community. But several things popped out at me… Beautiful Swampland I heard so much about how the communities on the Yukon-Kuskokwim river deltas were… Read On →

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Mt. Rainier Memorial

Posted on August 4, 2011

It’s finally happening, in just 2 short days I’ll be learning cravasse rescue on Mt. Rainier with the RMI guide company.   This is also the first time I’ll be creating a memorial for my brother, Mickey. I still have to spray paint some rocks green, so people can know which… Read On →

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My Life In Anacortes, WA

Posted on July 24, 2011

It’s been hard to put down on paper what being in Anacortes, WA for these last weeks has been like. The nature here is abundant, healthy, and well maintained. Many days have been spent walking or running the trails, hiking up hills, photographing sunsets, and spending time with wonderfully kind,… Read On →

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