This blog is now continued on my website. If you wish to contact me, my email is larryshortell@gmail.com or larrysnaturalwonders@yahoo.com. You're also invited to visit my website, www.larryshortell.com, to view a portion of my photographic portfolio or see my most recent blog entries.. If you are interested in purchasing my book "Summers Off: The Worldwide Adventures of a Schoolteacher" please visit Amazon.com or bn.com.