The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
You might think that the best parts of Kansas City are in Kansas, but you’d be wrong — the most well-known attractions are in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s very weird how these two cities are …
We took every opportunity to go birding in some of the great parks around St. Louis, but of course I don’t walk by flowers without stopping to look so here are some photos of colorful …
We stayed at the campground in the 700-acre John James Audubon State Park in Henderson, Kentucky for several days. While there we were able to do some birding, see the total solar eclipse, and also …
I was excited to go to the Memphis Botanic Garden because – well, flowers – but it turned out it was kinda low on flowers being so early in the Spring. There were some beautiful …
We detoured to Magnolia to visit the Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial, which is near the site of the infamous plane crash. Doug deemed it a key moment in the history of rock-n-roll, and therefore worthy of …
We of course were in Vicksburg to see the National Military Park, but we made the most of our short time there. I’m here to tell you, there’s not much to it. In addition to …
We didn’t spend much time in Louisiana — a dash to the coast to do a little birding, see some Rugby, and spend a day in New Orleans before turning northward again. One of my …
The original portion of the Alabama State Capitol Building was completed in 1851, though subsequent additions have been made. In 1861 the Confederate States of America (CSA) were created in the Senate Chamber, and CSA …
During our trek across Georgia from Augusta to Columbus, we made a number of stops to do some birding where we could. In case you haven’t caught on, we’ve just started birding, and it’s much …
Doug and I made several stops to see birds in South Carolina, but mostly they eluded us. Our first stop was the wildlife drive in Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson, but it was …
