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Mangos

Our Mango Tree

By on May 31, 2011 ]

How cool is it that we have a big mango tree in our backyard?  It’s very cool to us.  Living in New Jersey our entire lives, mangos were the epitome of a tropical fruit.  Wherever they came from, it was surely far away from New Jersey.

Autumn Leaves

Photo of the Day: Autumn Foliage in New Jersey

By on November 18, 2010 ]

Cooper River Park in Cherry Hill, New Jersey is a great place to experience the tree leaves changing colors in autumn. The autumn foliage is one of those great things to capture in a photograph. Fall pictures are so popular that people even travel to New England for a short photography vacation. We didn’t travel [...]

Nature Pictures

Photo of the Day: Lonely Tree on Taquile Island in Lake Titicaca

By on March 6, 2010 ]

Taquile is an island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca 45 km offshore from the city of Puno. About 1,700 people live on the island, which is 5.5 by 1.6 km in size. The island is divided into 6 sectors or suyus for crop rotation purposes. The economy is based on fishing, terraced farming [...]

Photo of the Day: Wax Palms of Valle de Cocora, Colombia

Photo of the Day: Wax Palms of Valle de Cocora, Colombia

By on February 23, 2010 ]

Cocora valley (Spanish: Valle de Cocora) is a valley in Colombia considered a wildlife sanctuary. The valley is located in the central Andean mountains. It has been acknowledged by the Colombian government as the sanctuary of the national symbol, the wax palm. Wikipedia The Wax Palm tree is the tallest palm tree in the world. [...]

Colombia Travel – Discover Salento

By on December 18, 2009 ]

Located in the heart of the Colombian coffee region and tucked between Pereira and Armenia rests Salento, a small and pleasant town which offers visitors a warm relaxing setting. Colombia Travel If you’re making your way south to Cali from Medellin or Bogota, or traveling north on the reverse route, Salento is an ideal place [...]