The Other Things Serene beauty of Mount Moriah Cemetery slowly resurrected by volunteers 12 Jan 201911 Jan 2019 12The earth is trying to take back Mount Moriah. So, too, is a passionate group of volunteers who are slowly, plot by plot, clearing brush and tangles of vine from…
Summer The mystery of The Reclining Lady of Iowa City 24 Feb 201417 Mar 2014 OAKLAND CEMETERY, Iowa City—What do you see in her? I am amazed at how many of you are drawn to this photograph of The Reclining Lady with her soft white…
Summer The black angel and wild rumpus of Iowa City 25 Jul 201322 Aug 2013 IOWA CITY, Iowa – “We're off to have a wild rumpus!” declared one of the Aunties. “Would you like to join us?” We were in the cemetery to see the…
Summer We got the ways and means in New Orleans 18 Aug 201219 May 2013 NEW ORLEANS, La. – We pretended we were the regular type of travelers in NOLA. We sang off-key songs about the city and (mostly) kept to the touristy areas. Our…
Summer Tesla’s Wardenclyffe and Home Depot’s ghostly secret 8 Aug 20128 Aug 2012 LONG ISLAND, N.Y. – I spend far too much time during each vacation waiting in parking lots. Until Sunday, the parking lot had never been the destination. But I’m getting…
