Yesterday, the sun came out after an ice storm.

Stairway to Heaven Oahu, Hawaii Grandson and fellow Navy friends climbed the back to the top. Pic grandson took. Stairs are closed but climbing the backside permitted.

Oh wow...how beautiful!!! Have a "pity party" for myself this morning...and the

beautiful pictures make me smile. Thank you.

I love the pictures today!! I did not take this picture. My friend did. This is Fiona the baby hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo. It was warm enough a couple of days ago that she could come outside with her mom, Bibi. Fiona is just a year old. She only weighed 29 lbs at birth (a bit premature) and was hand raised until she was big enough to meet and join her mom and dad. Dad has passed away. It's been a hard year for Fiona, but she now weighs over 700 lbs!! That is an amazing weight gain in one year! Her mom weighs 3500 lbs I believe.

Never thought I would say this about a 700-lb anything...but what a sweetie. :)

Hard to believe she is still a "baby" and weighed only 29 lbs at birth. Thank

you for this sweet picture.

She really is adorable. There are videos of her, I think, on the Cincinnati Zoo's website. She is very personable and played a lot with her caregivers when she was much smaller. She is too big now and could unintentionally hurt someone now just because of her size. She is also nationally famous! It wasn't certain that she would even survive so when she did and then thrived, it was thrilling. I have only seen her once and she was swimming around with her mom and she is like a child, playing and bouncing around in the water. So cute!

sunset along the Great Ocean Road

Nicole, that shot just cries for a caption!

"Where did you hide my chocolate Easter Bunny!"

"I'll never tell!"

lol Teenagers! They went from rolling around/brawling to touching noses/kisses....mom was close by. (Top of Mt. Evans.)

At Bartholdi Park, behind the United States Botanical Garden in D.C. I came across this pomegranate tree growing outside in December. Wonder if it survives the winter or is replaced each year.

Peregrine Falcon seen on a nature walk I took Casey_nfld on when she was in town.