The Nothing That Is
Pensacola, Florida, U.S. – The breath of the world.
Join us. Subscribe to Friends of a Long Year
Friends of a Long Year is a weekly, private mailing list bringing stories to your inbox like the olden days. It's written in the spirit of Mary Austin. It was once called Place Without a Postcard, which neatly summarizes what I like to write about.
Archive
Fly Navy
Pensacola, Florida, U.S. – Exploring the Navy Air Museum in Pensacola Florida.
Microcosm
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, U.S. – Back in Fort Pickens, where the downward sloping of civilization is picking up speed.
Fortified
Fort McAllister, Georgia, U.S. – Exploring historical forts along the Georgia and Florida coasts.
Low
Edisto Island, South Carolina, U.S. – Oak leaves shimmer in the wind. Morning sunlight filters through the Spanish moss.
Winter Storm
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. – Heading south the escape the storm and celebrate some birthdays.
Developing Photos With Darktable
Edisto Island, South Carolina, U.S. – A brief intro to editing images with the free, open source image editor, Darktable.
Repair Fail
Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, U.S. – So long Jeep, my old friend.
Getting Things Done With Notecards
Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, U.S. – They're cheap, they're everywhere, and they work.
In The Dunes
Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, U.S. – Re-learning how to do nothing, well. It's not as easy as it sounds.
Halloween in the Outer Banks
Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, U.S. – We're back in outer banks, where the wind rarely stops.
History
First Landing State Park, Virginia, U.S. – Touring the Jamestown/Yorktown area of early American historical sites.
Shoreline
Assateague National Seashore, Maryland, U.S. – If there is a theme to the places we go, it's water. Lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, creeks, and most of all, the sea.
Farm Life
Wrights Farm, New York, U.S. – We head down the Erie canal, out of upstate New York, past the city and down to the coast.
Baseball Diamonds
Cooperstown, New York, U.S. – Hunting for Herkimer Diamonds and a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Fort Klock
St Johnsville, New York, U.S. – An epic tour of Fort Klock, a fortified homestead in the Mohawk Valley.
Niagara Fails
Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. – The Jeep breaks down at the border, and we spend some extra time in Niagara.
Canada
Long Point Provincial Park, Canada – Enjoying the Canada sunshine on the shores of Lake Erie.
Greenfield Village
Greenfield Village, Michigan, U.S. – Exploring American history through the eyes of Henry Ford.
Drive My Car
Harrisville State Park, Michigan, U.S. – Heading south, taking our time, enjoying the drive.
Copper Harbor
Copper Harbor, Michigan, U.S. – Our final stop in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Copper Harbor is one of those places that seems to exist outside of time.
Stop Breaking Down
McClain State Park, Michigan, U.S. – We get by with a little help from new friends.
Ready to Start
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – If you're not excited about where you're going, you're going the wrong way.
Everyday It’s 1984
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – I want my kids to grow up the way we did in 1984. When no one had phones, playgrounds were made of metal, and kids could spend all day on their own.