Robert Payne

It is amusing how we humans tend to diminish the intensity of an animal’s true power in order to feel we are at one with them. Snuggly little stuffed bears, ball bouncing killer whales, and the basis for much of what is Disney attempt to break down the barriers between hand and claw. Aren’t they [...]

“I wouldn’t paddle out there.” That is what the guy who worked at the kayak rental shop told me when I asked about sea kayaking to Egmont Key State Park. Why, I asked? “Full moon, out-going tide; it’s like Niagra Falls out there right now,” he said. Well, I certainly do not want to get [...]