Last rose of the season?
Outside my mud room door stand two rose bushes. One produces red roses; the other is white. (A third rose planted in the backyard has never flowered and is destined to be dug up this year.) I have no idea what varieties these are, as they were here when we bought the place two years …
2023 Bird Photographer of the Year Award
(This post’s featured is from the article quoted below. It is titled ‘Grab the Bull by the Horns’’ by Jack Zhi. Overall Winner and Bird Photographer of the Year 2023.) In my news feed yesterday was an article about the Bird Photographer of the Year competition for 2023. What I find fascinating about this contest …
A quick walkabout
Our exchange student and I visited the Sumter County Museum this afternoon to check out their Pirate Day festivities. The event seemed geared toward kids and not so much a high school student and her host parent. But we made the best of a beautiful day, walked around, looked at some exhibits, and decided to …
Happy birthday USAF!
(Photo source: the United States Air Force Thunderbirds) Just wishing a happy birthday to the United States Air Force today. My uncle and his son both served in the USAF. And there are thousands of men and women serving across town at Shaw Air Force Base. Thank you to all of those who serve to …
