by Rick | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
As a country kid, I had an old mare horse they call a barn rat. I would saddle her up and mosey along the Kansas countryside away from home like I was riding a little old lady with a walker. Trying to get her to gallop was as difficult as getting Congress to work...
by Rick | Feb 8, 2013 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
I like what Africa gives to me. I enjoy the stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks beauty of the land and the splendid hospitality of her beautiful people. However, as wonderful as these are, the real power of Africa for me is her ability to help me sort out the important...
by Rick | Feb 5, 2013 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
The withered, toothless old man still had a sparkle in his cataract-covered eyes. Shaking my hand for the umpteenth time, he mumbled, “Hakuna Matata.” It was delightful. I spent a lot of time singing Lion King songs while in Tanzania. There was a rousing bus chorus...
by Rick | Feb 1, 2013 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
If necessity is the Mother of Invention, poverty is the Father of Creativity. I have nice machines to do my laundry, but the ladies in the photo above do amazing work with dirty water and sandy soil. A few weeks in Africa traveling for Outreach made me aware of the...
by Rick | Jan 30, 2013 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
Dr. Deborah Turner, of Des Moines, introduces herself as a gynecologic/oncologist. Say that five times real fast. Not only can I barely say it, I’m not even sure if I’ve spelled it right. She specializes in cancer in women. Dr. Turner is also the 2013 Winter Team...
