Growing up play was for my parents, older brother and I essential to our lives. We each, adults and children, thoroughly enjoyed being outdoors and making creative use of our surrounding environments, yet we as well enjoyed travel and recreational places that gave our imaginations wings. Mom and dad brought us on many outings, some…
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Nature’s Boundless Botanic Gardens… Vast Green And Glass Houses…
My family and I spent much of last year 2024 and part of this year 2025 on the road. The choice to do so was inspired by our love for travel, adventure, leisure, history and, of course, the Natural World. While on the road my global community endeavor, Build Upwards Inspire Lives Divinely (BUILD), led…
Making Home… Experiencing Serenity… And Enjoyment… In The Season of Winter..
My family and I enjoyed our holidays on the road. It was a time for us to spend our days in special places with special people. Perhaps, for some the holidays are spent at one’s own home with relatives and close friends. This year being on the road during the holiday season gave us the…
Giving Thanks Today and Every Day… For Family… Friends… And Food… Including Pumpkin Pie…
I made my first pumpkin pie during the 2018 holiday season. In autumn of the same year my family and I picked our own pumpkin from a local orchard here in Connecticut. Excited about our pick I made sure to capture photos for the Natural Food Art Cafe. When my family and I got our…
The Dance And Awe-Inspiring Ornamental Elements Of Nature…
During autumn 2023, I visited a special place. A place where the Natural world tells a story of a remarkable past still alive in the present. A part of this story brought me to further know why my love and curiosity for Nature is endless. The other part of this story kept me in awe…
Dana Rondel 