Category: The Daily

While the locals and tourists were catching the sunset on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, the surfers are out there catching the last of the waves for the day. Both sights are beautiful.

With summer in full swing, baseball is heating up and playoff races are being talked about. But there is one thing always ready for the game, standing like a soldier in the outfield – the foul pole, or as I like to call it, “The Home Run Pole,” because if you hit the pole, it’s…

Sure, there is an actual animal called “The Bird of Paradise,” but most people know of the flower called the same thing. Me, I mostly remember the phrase “Bird of Paradise” from the Little Jimmy Dickens song, “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose,” played many times on a record called “40 Funky…

While driving The Amalfi Coast in Italy, we came across a fisherman who seems to have found his spot. The dog, however, does not appear to care about fish as it just keeps trotting along the road.

While the Trolls are gone from The Morton Arboretum, their memory lives on. One of my favorite was the giant troll holding the boulder. While I don’t know if trolls speak like we imagine neanderthals did, “Me hold rock” seemed like something this troll would say. In the future will be a posting of the…

At a nearby park I was taking our dog for an evening walk. A group of ducks appeared to want to enjoy the evening the same was we did.

I was generally a boring food person, at least until I met my wife. One of our first dates she took me to a trio of sushi, Thai, and French cuisine. Since then I’ve been hooked on good, and what some might call, “weird,” food. One of the best places for “weird” food is Alinea,…

This nubian goat was looking at me almost to ask, “What are you looking at?” I decided the best way to let it share its thoughts was to just take its picture.

In the forests of Banff, Canada, to survive, the trees stand tall. I’m not sure why Mother Nature decided to make them all this tall, she could have just made shorter trees, but it sure makes the forest seem wondrous!

While the black spots on these little cacti sort of look like eyes, one cactus is standing out in the crowd. Maybe someday the others will strut their stuff, but this one is definitely in the “Hey, look at me!” crowd!