Slower

They have deer and antelope, but the roaming buffalo are the big attraction here in Yellowstone. They wander over to the side of the road. Hoards of tourists jam on the brakes, get the cameras and start snapping. What are they thinking?

Dozens of them. Doing nothing but floating and bobbing. And I'm thinking, wow, what a life.

You just lie here and it goes right by. Slowly. And slowly but surely, it takes your body heat right along with it.

Funny to be way up in the mountains - but not in the middle of nowhere.

It's not about the birds and the bees - it's about the bees and the flowers. This is a quiz. Press Play. What are you thinking about?n

I wish you were here for the real thing, but this might be the next best thing. A little stimulus for your eyes to remind your brain and your nose. Press Play. Inhale.

My tomato plants are determined to teach me a lesson. Better, Cheaper, Slower.

You could watch this for a while. It's a little like bird-watching, only better. You don't need binoculars. You don't feel like a stalker. If you don't have one of your own, now's the time to take a walk and find one. Or Press Play. Borrow mine.

May 24, 2015. Let's take a little vacation together. Just for a minute. In one of those places where you just want to watch. Just wanna listen. Press Play. And have a lovely Memorial Day.