Category: United States

Birthday Flowers | Happy Pups

My birthday is in early April and I needed a bit of nature. We took the dogs out for an easy hike at the Forth Worth Nature Center. Yes, dogs, Miss Ava with the snaggletooth was a guest. We saw the bison and butterflies, and plenty of wildflowers. The day was overcast and a bit

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Niagara Falls: Crossing the Rainbow Bridge

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I spoke a little bit about the Rainbow Bridge last week but wanted to bring more attention to it. There are two ways to get across the bridge: driving and walking. Driving typically takes a lot longer because those crossing have to go through border patrol on each end and pay a toll. The actual

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Niagara Falls Wine Tasting

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Originally we did not have a wine tasting on our to do list for Niagara Falls. However, due to flight times we flew in a day earlier than we had initially planned. We already had a big falls tour scheduled with Niagara Regional Tours and my sister talked to them to get a winery tour

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Welcome to Niagara Falls

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In 2022 our girls trip found us exploring San Francisco on bike and drinking all the best bubbles Napa Valley had to offer. 2023 found us enjoying to roar of the Niagara Falls on both the US and Canada side. We flew in to Buffalo, New York. A taxi service took us across the border

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Small Town Kansas in Film

Over the summer we went to Keltin’s home town for the 4th of July. Keltin’s parents gave us their old Pentax K1000 35mm camera. The only film owe had for it right then was a roll of 400iso Kodak film that had expired 20 years before. Thankfully, expired film can be used. Quick research told

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Waco Mammoth National Monument

I am way behind on my posting. Blame the holidays. Back in September I had the opportunity to visit the Waco Mammoth National Moment. This is site has actually been on my list to visit for a while and I was happy to finally have a chance to visit. This location is the only know

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Phoenix in Review

This was a great – if hot – trip. We had the opportunity to see a variety of what Phoenix had to offer. There is more that I would like to do in the area, particularly hiking but summer was not the best time for that activity. If you missed any of the posts, see

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Arizona: Desert Botanic Garden

When visiting the Desert Botanic Garden in the summer visitors should plan early. We originally were going to arrive at 9am but after a couple of days in the sun we decided to get there when they opened at 7am. Yes, you do have to pick a time slot when buying tickets and yes, that time

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