Late every summer the grain crops on the prairies have ripened and are a beautiful golden color. There are tens of thousands of acres that look just like these — grains that feeds a hungry world. I find wheat to be one of the more photogenic crops, partially because I enjoy the wonderful foods made from it. As you can see, it was a good harvest that year. The heads are so heavy they bend the plant.
These photos were taken in southern Alberta, near Coyote Flats.
A long-time Disney visitor invites us to think of it more as a city and less as a theme park
A sculptor’s home now serves as a museum of his bronze works
Jayita explores human and spiritual connections with a village’s traditional life
Jonathan L learns about historical and modern fortitude at the monument to the Great Siege of 1565
A small selection of signs, some witty, some weird and some just worth a nod
This is all the clue there is: Is it enough for you to name the scene of a future TravelGumbo blog? Email answers by Monday midnight to [email protected].
A visit to a newer temple in Bangkok, home to a massive solid gold statue of the Buddah weighing 12,000 pounds — making it the most valuable religious artifact in the world
Beautiful!