Mexican Dogwood
I enjoy nature walks, but living close to a city, I don’t have many opportunities to take them. Arboretums can give you a chance to get a taste [...]
Rays of Hope
When things outside have been hot and dry for too long, you start looking up. Some look up in prayer, while others look up [...]
The Oval Office
We have seen movies of it, photos and television shows, all containing one of the most famous offices in the world, the Oval Office. [...]
Hermann Park
Hermann Park is an interesting place to spend the day, or just an hour or two. There are pathways and trees, water and monuments, [...]
The Day the Wall Came Down
The essence of freedom can be a hard concept to show symbolically, but the sculpture “The Day the Wall Came Down” depicts it well. [...]
View from the Outfield
Summer is in full swing and folks are heading outside to watch their favorite sports. And of those, baseball is still the game of [...]
Bridge in the Woods
When I do get the chance to travel, it’s usually for business or family vacations. However, neither afford me a chance to venture far [...]
Tanker in the Harbor
I have spent very little time “on” the water. Except for a few small fishing boats, jet skis, kayaks and one sailboat, I’ve never [...]
Tomcat on Deck
After several visits to the National Naval Aviation Museum at the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Pensacola, Florida, it was a real pleasure to finally visit the USS [...]
Multi-Color Dreams
They say most people dream in black and white when they sleep. Does that mean that we dream in color when we are awake? [...]