When you think about Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, you probably think of the geysers and hot springs, but there is more to see there. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is an impressive canyon that

Where I live it is usually still winter this time of year. However, spring seems to be coming early. I have seen many spring flowers over the past few days including these periwinkle. And these crocuses.

One of the most famous geysers in the world is Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. It erupts every 90 minutes, varying only be a few minutes each time. It is a very popular sight to see, with crowds

Each year the United States Botanic Garden has an exhibit called "Season's Greetings, America's Gardens" This year it runs through Sunday January 5th (so there is still time to go see it). There

Great Falls is a portion of the Potomac River near Washington, DC. The river drops 76 feet in less than a mile down a series of cascades and through Mather Gorge Right below the falls, at the entrance

Often, when a new bridge is made, the old bridge is left in place. So you can find abandoned bridges that are within sight of the bridge that replaced it. They can be easy to get to because there can be

Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is one of the better known thermal features there. The brilliant blue center turns green then yellow and several shades of orange along the edges. The

Every once in a while I'll find an interesting coin in my pocket change. Today I noticed this one. The entire front of the the coin has been rubbed smooth. The parts of the penny that are normally raised

The ants in my neighborhood store away seeds for the winter. But, for some reason some of the seeds end up just outside their hole. I don't know if they get dropped on the way in or if the ants take them

I always find it interesting when I fly over another airport. Recently I flew almost directly over Dulles International Airport outside of Washington DC and got a good view of it. Here you can see the

I had the opportunity to fly out of National Airport in Washington, DC right near sunset.. The sky was clear and the sun was reddish and casting long shadows. I got some pictures of downtown DC including

Last fall I went to Tuscon Arizona to see Saguaro cacti and took this pictue. Saguaro are an iconic cactus that symbolizes the American Southwest (even though they only grow in a small part of it). These

The evening sun was drifting lower in the sky when I noticed that from a certain angle, it was behind this red flower. With the sun directly behind the flower, the small hairs on the stem glowed and the

Hi, Steemit!!!   Today is #MarketFriday!!! Each fruit comes the season of its maturation. We noticed that lychees began to ripen on the trees. Lychee is a very useful fruit so we decided to look them up

The Brant Coal Mine was opened in 1923 by Delphia Brant and George Beckman where to two men mined for coal. This coal was then sold to heat houses in the area. The mine, which is no longer in use, is

Friday, July 27, 2018, took place the longest 21st-century eclipse! On Friday night, the universe offered a cosmic show that takes place every hundred years. The moon was totally in the shade of the Earth

Good night? How is everyone? Easily still in the might of God Almighty. Dew is a water vapor undergoing a condensation process-the process of changing gas to fluid. Dew usually appears in the morning,

Rose of Sharon are in the hibiscus family of flowers (as are the mallow flowers), it is a common name that actually gets applied to several plants. I found these plants growing in someones garden. It was

Echinacea purpurea, commonly known as the purple coneflower is a great addition to any garden. It has long-lasting flowers that attract butterflies and bees, and, in the fall attract finches. I took a