The granddaughter and I drove north to Alton, Illinois, yesterday. It is situated on the Mississippi, below the confluence with the Illino...

It's the beginning of eagle season in our area. Bald eagles who live along the upper Mississippi lose their access to fish when the rive...

There are some other good pictures from the aquarium but after a week I think I'll give it a rest. Last weekend's other activity was...

Does anyone remember the Itchy and Scratchy segment on The Simpsons? They were the extremely violent cat and mouse (mostly the mouse) ca...

There is a flyway along the Mississippi River for bald eagles, running from Minnesota to Louisiana.  From late December to early March, ...