The Cottonwood Bistro in Brookings, South Dakota is home to fine foods and espresso. It is the first branch of the famous Cottonwood Coffee located at the Main Avenue. I don’t normally visit the...
Where to pick strawberries in Brookings, South Dakota? Just a couple of miles east from the center of Brookings, South Dakota, is a strawberry farm. I forgot the name of the farm, but it is so easy to...
I spent a week visiting a number of museums in the Washington, D.C. area. To highlight my trip to D.C., I am posting a series of “What’s Inside” posts. Here is one from my visit to t...
The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is a living plant museum and considered as the oldest botanic garden in North America. It was established by the U.S. Congress in 1820. So what’s inside t...
Did you ever care to read the quotes written on the ceiling of the U.S. Library of Congress? They are everywhere, especially on the 2nd floor. In my recent visit to the building, I took pictures of th...
As much as I hated the worst winters in Brookings, South Dakota, I also loved the times when snow covered the trees and everything in town had turned into a magical winter wonderland. These photos wou...
A report from the International Earthquake and Volcano Prediction Center (IEVPC) has kept the social media busy, with links to an earthquake prediction from the IEVPC circulating around. In the Catast...
To the guy who stole my laundry basket from the laundry shop, damn you! On Sunday, August 4, 2013 at around 8:30 PM, I washed my clothes at the Downtown Laundry shop located at 416 4th Street. Like wh...