Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes

   As a kid in school or later sitting in an office or newsroom I always wanted to be outside. I could satisfy that urge in my reporti...

   Dominica is one of my favorite places. The little volcano mount rising out of the eastern Caribbean in the Leeward Islands is on...

OLMSTED POINT      Olmsted Point, one of America's iconic locations, offers a view of the north side of Half Dome, one of the planet...

AMAZING      Full disclosure here-I am a lover of Yosemite National Park and believe it is one of the truly amazing places on this planet...

MOMENTS AT THE SHORE As a high school kid I'd take this holiday break  week to evaluate. What about the year ending and how wou...

NOT THE LIKE THE OLD DAYS Nothing too heavy since this is a weekend, but things in the media have changed and gotten very silly. Jon ...

LUCKY BLOOMS       Frequent readers know of our travail with the  over populated and savage deer  in the area.  In the post, linked above, ...