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Archive: 2015 (21 Posts)

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

Pictures to Go: Up in the Air

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

My fascination with hot air balloons dates back to childhood, and the first time I saw one in the movie The Wizard of Oz. I’m not sure if it was because of my youth or because the balloon belonged to the “Wizard of Oz,” but it seemed pretty magical to me that there existed balloons …

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

Caught Our Eyes: Frozen Falls

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

Recently, frigid temperatures lingering in parts of the United States have caused a somewhat rare occurrence: the (partial) freezing of Niagara Falls. While water still flows, either visibly or under a frozen shell, sections of the massive falls are covered in ice, to the delight of tourists making the trip to the U.S./Canadian border to …