Some years ago, Marilyn and I visited the Canadian side of the spectacular Niagara Falls. Kept dry by thin plastic parkas, we ventured close to the base of the great falls in a boat called the Maid of the Mist. Later, we followed a cave-like pathway behind the cascading wall of water. Then from above, […]

A few years ago, a photographer by the name of Eric Smith posted a photo on his Instagram of a magnificent sight of a humpback whale and her calf at Redondo Beach, California, surfacing right beside a guy on his sailboat. It had the following caption: “A sign of the times. Hey dude! Stop texting. […]