Baseball Fan

Yes, I'm a baseball fan. I've followed the St. Louis Cardinals ever since I was a boy growing up in northeast Missouri, and every few years I travel to Florida for a few spring training games.

I coached baseball and softball when my children were younger. Now, I'm stuck with being only a spectator, although I take my camera along from time to time to get some shots like the one on the right.




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Traveler

I've been lucky enough to travel to several parts of the world the last few years. I've been to South Korea, Italy, Mexico, Canada, China, Russia, Estonia, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal and Morocco. And conferences have given me an excuse to get to most states in the country, including Hawaii.

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Gerald Laird warms up a pitcher in the bullpen of a spring training game near Orlando, Fla., in 2011. Photo by Neil Ralston.

A humpback whale dives near Sitka, Alaska, in 2016. Photo by Neil Ralston.