We took our first large-ship cruise in July, sailing from Seattle to visit Alaska aboard the 4,000-passenger Norwegian Encore....
Vacation Wildlife
This summer's trip to the Lake Michigan shore in northern Indiana featured some unusual wildlife encounters....
A Few More Santa Fe Pictures
The church above is the San Miguel Mission, the oldest church structure in the United States. The original adobe walls and altar were built around 1610, and although it was partially destroyed several times during its existence, those walls still stand. There are more beautiful churches in Santa Fe, but none shine under that...
Kasha-Katuwe
With just three days left in his term, the first President Clinton declared seven new “National Monuments” by executive order, setting aside large areas of environmentally sensitive land and ensuring that they would receive federal protection from commercial development. (The move wasn’t popular with some western politicians, who didn’t want to see their states’...
Sunrise On The Beach
I had hoped that a vacation—six days at a beach house on Lake Michigan—might rekindle my interest in photography. Away from home and my deeply ingrained habits, and in a place with abundant natural beauty if you’re willing to look for it, I should be able to relearn the joy of capturing interesting scenery with...
The Ducks At Tilles
It was a nice enough morning, so I went over to Tilles Park to see how the ducks and geese were doing. They’re doing OK, it seems....
Downtown Louisville
I’ve been in Louisville, Ky., the last three days for work; a couple of evenings I’ve been able to explore the downtown area a bit by foot. Here’s some of what I saw....
Graffiti Building Coming Down
If you’ve driven northbound through St. Louis on I-55, you’ve seen this building. It’s nestled in the curve of the exit ramp that leads you onto the Poplar Street Bridge, and it’s been a point of interest for many years. I’m not sure what it was in its original lifetime, but some time ago...
USA Cross Country Championships
The United States Cross Country Championships were held in Forest Park in St. Louis today. In addition to juniors races and a couple of local races, the big events were the men’s and women’s championships. The top six finishers of those races will travel to the World Cross Country Championships later this year in...
Yes, January In St. Louis
January 30, 2012. Various tones of black, white and grey; that’s pretty much it for January here. Taken from the gas station on South Broadway just south of downtown as I pumped just a couple of gallons of their overpriced product....