The view from this mass of endless blackness is quite spectacular in summer.  This is the top of Lynn Peak , looking across the inner h...

This is either an Anna's or Rufous hummingbird. She's a female (due to the green coloration) and is tiny, weighing less than 5...

S P Crater is the source of an old lava flow extending onto the plains of Arizona in the San Francisco volcanic field.  Although from t...

An Air Canada A319 lands on 24R at Toronto Pearson on a warm and humid summer evening.  Lights marking the navigational hazards nearby t...

An excellent wall of names commemorates the memory of University of Toronto members killed in World War II.  As there were at most 10,00...

Korean walnut cakes are little treats quickly baked in something like a waffle iron.  They have walnut pieces in the dough, and usually ...

The RL Hearn Generating Station is a large coal-fired power station on Toronto's waterfront.  It's been idle since 1983.  A tou...

Anil Revri's Wall for Peace is installed airside at Washington Dulles.  It is a set of scrolling "scriptures relating to peace...

British Airways runs three overnight flights daily from Washington Dulles to London, and has a lovely lounge on the upper level of the m...

A row of hemlocks exhibit Pistol Butt in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.  The snow may be gone, and the trees strong enough to shed furthe...

Although it may seem like an imperfect hiking day, the rain on Mason Lake was welcomed for its brief appearance at lunchtime.  It was q...

Still bound to lower altitudes by lingering snow, we took a small hike to see Snoquera Falls , which were lovely. Here we traversed a ...

This bald eagle is watching over its two fledglings that have left the nest, but are not yet strong enough to fly.  We spotted them on t...

The annual Fremont Solstice Parade had excellent weather this year.  The naked cyclists didn't need to worry about goosebumps or bo...

In the darkening dusk of Cowan Park, a number of musicians have gathered annually to put on a free concert.  This year it opened with Ne...