California Botanic Garden
When California re-opened in early June, I gathered my courage to abandon my mandated islolation and to drive away from my house. I made a cautious visit
When California re-opened in early June, I gathered my courage to abandon my mandated islolation and to drive away from my house. I made a cautious visit
While the Chinese New Year Festival was fun, our main objective during the recent visit to
About one hundred miles north of Phoenix, Arizona, is a small town called Clarksdale, known mainly as
If you’ve read many of my posts, you’ve probably heard me rant about the drought in Southern California. That condition
Being a tourist walking the streets of Chicago on a rainy day doesn’t have much appeal for me, so my daughter and I explored other options and discovered a magical
A few weeks ago I visited Anza-Borrego State Park for an off-road tour of the wildflowers. Included in that excursion was a bonus trip to the Badlands, the Malpais. As you probably have discerned, I
I recently posted a story about the Camellia Show at Descanso Gardens. The show was a side trip; my real reason for visiting the gardens was
California has had record rain this year resulting in snow in the Sierra Nevada and the local mountains, as well as a
As I start this little story, it’s raining outside my window. It’s been raining for several days here in Southern California. I’m not complaining because the rain brings snow to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. That’s a good thing. It also briefly brings