Stone Empire

Some think of caves as simple holes in mountains. But when you experience them firsthand, they are hidden palaces of wonder and ancient books to the past. They open up every human’s imagination to the wonders of exploration, adventure, and curiosity. The cave system...

My Insect Photography

I love taking photography of these amazing insects. All of these awesome photos were taken on the Olympus Tough Water-Resistant Digital Camera. [row] Seven-spotted ladybird beetle This insect has one spot normally split right in half between its two wings. This insect...

First day in Maine -Grayson

The first chapter published in Picturesque America is ” The Coast of Maine”, but we have not been going in any order. This is actually our 11th chapter so far. After looking at the pictures and hearing the description I am looking forward to seeing a...

Charleston- Day 2

Our second day in Charleston we did lots of exploring. We were looking around in the suburbs for big live-oaks. No not just a 80 year old tree. Something more like a 300 year old tree, maybe more than that. Today we were looking for an enormous live-oak tree. This...

Colorado- Day 4

Today we traveled to the top of Pike’s Peak, by Cog Train! While we were waiting to board the train, we watched a few hummingbird moths sip at some flowers. They were a dusky brown with a red-pinkish mark in their lower wings. When it was time to board, we hopped on...

Utah- Day 1

It was the night before we went to Yellowstone and Utah , and was so excited I could barely sleep. That really didn’t help the next morning. I slammed my alarm off at 4 AM and fell out of my bed. “Why did we have to get such an early flight?” My...