Memphis Botanic Garden
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 …
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Scenes Around Mississippi
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 …
Sites in Vicksburg, Mississippi
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 …
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Scenes from the Coast of Louisiana
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 …
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Scenes from Montgomery, Alabama
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 …
Birding in Central Georgia
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 …
Nature Scenes from South Carolina
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 …
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Select Sites Around Raleigh, North Carolina
We spent several days bopping around Raleigh, North Carolina. We did several walks hoping to see birds and got pretty lucky, primarily in Battle Park in Rocky Mount (east of Raleigh), William B. Umstead State …
North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh
North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina, is free and has three Monets on display. It has a number of other big names, but those somehow didn’t have much of interest to me. …
Exploring the Outer Banks
This was our first time visiting the Outer Banks area of North Carolina – or OBX, if you’re in the know – and we liked it quite a bit, but probably because we went out …