The seagulls along the piers behind the Ferry Building all the way up to Fisherman’s Wharf tend to be pretty trusting of people, probably because they are fed by tourists or have plenty of dropped items to dine upon.  This guy posed nicely in front of the Bay Bridge and let me get in nice and […]

A seagull struts near the San Francisco Bay, eyeing me suspiciously

From cuckoo clocks to Christmas ornaments, wood carvings are a popular aspect of the southern German culture.    Here are three different images of wood carvings in a shop in Frankfurt, Germany.  What do you think?  Do you have a favorite below? Photo #1 Wood Carvings.  Looking like extras on the set of Amadeus, these figures […]

The Sea Life Aquarium in Kansas City opened about a year ago, but we just had a chance to visit for the first time over Spring Break this past week.  For a town as hopelessly landlocked as Kansas City, the aquarium was nice, but it was outrageously expensive for the experience.  I’d like to go […]

While I love the mournful coos of mourning doves, a bird that seems to be very prevalent in and around Phoenix, I often wonder if the locals find them as commonplace or even annoying as robins here in the Midwest or seagulls along the coast. I captured an awful lot of photos of them during […]