Part Five The next leg of the trip is driving from Bryce to Moab, a small town near loads of national and state parks. The only non-potty or food break was Kodachrome State Park. For those of us whose first camera was digital, I will explain the name. Kodachrome was the first color film createdContinue reading “Visiting Utah”
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Visiting Utah
Part Four I made it to the hotel, stretched out my legs, had dinner, and then a five-minute drive to the Sunset Point at Bryce National Park. The Sunset Point is a long, curving path with lots of room to capture the view. Make sure to check out the path to the canyon, I foundContinue reading “Visiting Utah”
Be Sick When You Travel
That’s a good clickbait title, but what happens if you don’t feel well on a one-in-a-lifetime trip? I have health issues that have stopped me from doing activities; it happens. You need to know yourself, how your body/medical issues will react, and make peace with not going and doing something else that is fun. IContinue reading “Be Sick When You Travel”
Happy Mother’s Day
Here are some cute photos of animal moms and their babies to celebrate Mother’s Day. Elephants are pregnant for almost two years, and baby feeding happens near Mom’s armpits in the first two legs vs. the back with goats, cows, and horses. Hi Mom, look at this thing I found lying on the ground! ThisContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”
Visiting Antarctica
Part Nine Paradise Island It was snowing. People, boats, and cameras were getting wet, but the penguins were fine with the snow. Of course, I don’t speak penguin so maybe they were complaining about it. Paradise Island is where we saw dirty penguins; that’s not a euphemism; they do get dirty. Too much muck willContinue reading “Visiting Antarctica”
Visting Oregon
Day Two, part 4 The second day started out great with a delicious omelet. Western, aka Denver omelet, is my go-to. Packed and ready to hit the road, driving west to Newport, hopefully seeing a few waterfalls. Then it happed… The rental car wouldn’t start, and it had a dead battery. Everything got sorted; AAAContinue reading “Visting Oregon”
Sell Your Piss
Let me explain. Over the history of humankind, urine has been sold for industrial uses, dyeing cloth and saltpeter, and I’m sure there are more examples. The reason pee-pee was used for dyeing cloth is for the ammonia, which can create different hues of color and is a great binding agent (seals in color). WhenContinue reading “Sell Your Piss”
OK. I’m thinking of something orange, and it’s small.
The photo is from the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany. The living reef with clownfish was lit with beautiful pink and purple lights to create this tranquil view; the clownfish also provided splashes of orange and white. I try to angle my aquarium photos to capture the reflection on the bottom of the water surface.Continue reading “OK. I’m thinking of something orange, and it’s small.”
Like a Bruges Over Troubled Water
When you hear Canals, you think: of Itlay, Vegas, and Panama, but other places have scenic canals, and Bruges, Belgium is one of those places. Bruges also has french fries (Fried Potatoes or Chips) stands, delicious mussels, and every block has at least one chocolate store (might be legally required). I fell in love withContinue reading “Like a Bruges Over Troubled Water”
A Horse of a different color
Are you looking at the horse or at the wind-blown tree? Are you looking at the tree now? The tree is permanently bent due to the strong winds on the southernmost point of Hawaii. There is the Hawaiian archipelago, and the largest island of the archipelago is called Hawaii, but most call it the BigContinue reading “A Horse of a different color”
Only in America, American Colloquialism
The non-American guide to some of our Colloquiaslism and the reason behind them. I need your John Hancock. This means I need you to sign your name or signature on a bill or invoice. Why do we use a name for that? There is a myth that John Hancock signed his name on the DeclarationContinue reading “Only in America, American Colloquialism”
It doesn’t have a Red Belly.
Photo of a Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes Carolinus) that doesn’t have a red-bellied (who names birds?) on the lookout for some bugs to eat. To be fair, there was a bird already named Red-Headed Woodpecker, and it has a tiny orange patch near its feet. Some of you might be wondering if it’s an orange featheredContinue reading “It doesn’t have a Red Belly.”