Custer State Park — National Parks USA

Welcome back to National Parks & other public lands with T! If you are seeing this on Twitter or Facebook, please visit the blog to see all of the photos and read the story by clicking the link. Custer State Park is South Dakota’s largest and first state park, named for Lt. Colonel George Armstrong […] …

Shed of The Year 2019 and the Dunbar Number; Bees are Back; Jewelled Insects. — thegardenimpressionists

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uo-eVSwRcpQ?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent In a blatant bit of promotional activity, I’m asking any readers of this to support “The Hut” in a public vote to find the Cuprinol Shed of The Year 2019. Having decided to enter “The Hut” into this annual national competition back in spring, it was a big surprise to be contacted about a …

Barn Swallows — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a full screen image. Recently, I posted images of Cliff Swallows. In southeastern Arizona, Cliff Swallows share habitat with another commonly seen swallow species, Barn Swallows. I photographed the Barn Swallows in today’s post within a mile or two of […] …

St Magnus Cathedral Kirkyard — The Orkney News

https://www.youtube.com/embed/HQ6KwSXTri8?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Even on a really busy day when the centre of the toon is hotching with cruise ship visitors and Orcadians out shopping it remains a place of peace and tranquility. via St Magnus Cathedral Kirkyard — The Orkney News

Travels in Spain, The Don Quixote Collection — Have Bag, Will Travel

“Don Quixote is the national glory of Spain. No one who does not know that has the right to call himself a Spaniard. There is a monument to him in Madrid…he was our first revolutionary.” – Gerald Brenan, ‘South from Granada’ Click on an image to scroll through the Gallery of pictures that I have […] …