Dogs in public places may not be quite as controversial as, say, unruly kids, but many people have strong opinions nonetheless. I like dogs, so I’m happy to encounter them. But pets in grocery stores? Even I think that’s pushing it.
I heard various opinions from readers after I wrote about this a few weeks ago. A reader named Caroline said she recently came across a large dog “sniffing at apples in my local Harris Teeter, with its owner seemingly oblivious. Read More...
Last Sunday morning, dozens of water enthusiasts arrived at a cramped parking lot, traveling solo or in small groups. They unloaded brightly colored kayaks, paddle boards and canoes from their vehicles and pushed off from a small incline into a shimmering, 600-acre body of water.
A fisherman cast his line from the shore nearby, while another dropped his line from a boat a few hundred yards away. A great blue heron flew back and forth, close to the surface, scanning for food and occasionally landing on the shore to take in the scene. Read More...
Getty ImagesThe Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral for their silver wedding anniversary in 1972The Queen's love of her home in Balmoral in Royal Deeside was well known.
She spent most summers at the 50,000-acre country estate in Aberdeenshire, usually with her beloved husband Philip and family by her side. Surrounded by countryside, Balmoral Castle is where she spent many a happy holiday - from visiting with her grandparents King George V and Queen Mary as a small child, to the final months of her life. Read More...