Autumn is fading into its last crunches underfoot. The temperature is on a steady downward swing and all too soon we’ll be factoring in wind chill as a whistling wind pushes through trees bared of buffering foliage. And I’m having a...
Topics: Beaches, California, Dining, Newport Beach, Reviews

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I’m not normally a fan of rushing the seasons. We avert our eyes from displays of school supplies until at least mid-August and roll our eyes at the Valentine candy that usually appears next to mark-down Christmas candy canes. Let me enjoy...
Topics: family time, Holidays, Ohio, Outdoor Adventures, The Columbus Zoo

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Actually releasing it into the hands of a postal clerk will be mentally challenging, but I’m ready to try.  I’ve been carrying around my completed passport renewal form for a good three months now.  I secured the necessary unflattering...
Topics: International, Over the Border (and Through the Woods...)

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A pesky little immigrant, the emerald ash borer, has made the ubiquitous ash tree a bit of a liability here in Ohio. Natural predators have had little effect on the dazzling green insect which has spread and killed native trees at an alarming rate. ...
Topics: Central Ohio, Ohio, Outdoor Adventures

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Here in Ohio, I’d call it a groundhog or over-sized squirrel and keep walking, but I paused for this southern sierra marmot in Yosemite National Park.He’s very similar in both size and appearance to our eastern groundhogs (or woodchucks) of...
Topics: California, Hiking, Utah, yosemite national park

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