Visiting the Gettysburg Memorials and Washington’s Tomb Reinvigorated My Love for Obelisks

+JMJ+ As a kid, I managed to pick up a number of odd interests. They would come to include dinosaurs, sci-fi, and philately. Many of these remain keen areas of intrigue for me as a young adult. Imagery and imagination designated much of my early musings. But I also found ancient Egyptian culture just as…

Visiting the Field Museum (Featuring Maximo and Antarctic Dinosaurs)

Traveling to Chicago, IL for a day or weekend is usually a fun experience. On my most recent visit to the Field Museum in Chicago, I was met with an array of new prehistoric creature displays. Maximo and the Pterosaurs The most noticeable skeleton on display is seen when you first enter the building in…

4 Amazing Photos of Horses

All four of these photos that I took feature an equine or equines as the main subjects. They are given in order from oldest to newest. Animals can often make very good photographic subjects, and horses and their relatives are no exception. Next to dogs and cats, they are likely the most photographed domesticated animals…

Reflections at Renaissance Hotel, Chicago

This past weekend, my family and I stayed at the fancy Renaissance Hotel of downtown Chicago, IL. The primary reason we stayed here was that a special event was being hosted at this same location. It was Aquatic Experience, a rather large event to which freshwater and saltwater pet owners and enthusiasts from across the U.S.…