Democrats Win a Big Battle in the Fight Over Midterm Maps: 4 Takeaways

By 51-49 margin, Dems win Virginia redistricting referendum. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...

I am very sorry to hear this. Sending you positive, virtual energy to cope! May her memory be a blessing for you.

Cliffs of Holei, Big Island #travel #hawaii #ocean #canonphotography #landscapephotography

Waves turn to white foam as they smash against the dark lava rocks on Hawaii's Big Island. The sky is ominous with dark clouds.

Laupahoehoe on the Big Island's windward side. #travel #hawaii #ocean #canonphotography #landscapephotography

The Restless Pacific on the Big Island #travel #hawaii #ocean #canonphotography #landscapephotography

Lili'uokalani Gardens, Big Island Hawai'i. #travel #hawaii #canonphotography #landscapephotography

According to AAA, average U.S. gas prices are $3.95 per gallon, up from $2.94 a month ago.

Agree. Please vote against the $200 billion supplemental. We do not need money to kill bad guys; we need brains. This administration has none.

Montara State Beach, California
#California #Coast #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel

Mother elephant seal with her pup, Ano Nuevo Beach, California.

#California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel #MarineLife

Who does not like a floating beauty? Purple-striped jellyfish at Monterey Bay Aquarium #California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel #MarineLife

Wind-driven ocean waves, Monterey, California, last month. #California #Coast #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel

Pebble Beach during a break in a storm. Photographed last month. #Coast #California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel

Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo. The pup is about one week old. These seals were once hunted nearly to extinction for their oil. Unfortunately, Avian Influenza was recently detected in the population.
#Coast #California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel #MarineLife

Carmel Beach sunrise, photographed last week

#Coast #California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel #Clouds

Love your reporting, Carl. Please keep it coming!

About 30 harbor seals lay on a rock surrounded by rough seas and high winds that blow the ocean spray over them. Water from previous waves runs slowly off the rocks.

Harbor Seals endure rough seas during a storm, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California. About an hour after this photo, the Reserve was closed for high winds.

#Coast #California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel #MarineLife

Cliffs drop into the blue Pacific Ocean. The Bixby Bridge, in the distance, carries cars over the creek of the same name. In the distance, more coastal mountains.

Let's keep going on the Pacific Coast Highway. From Hurricane Point looking north toward the Bixby Bridge. Photographed last week. #Coast #California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel

Large blue waves of the Pacific crash into rocky pillars with white spray lifting into the air. In the shallows, the water is green from the white sand beneath.

Garrapata State Park. California has wonderful state parks, and Garrapata is worth a visit.
#Coast #California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canon #Sea #Travel

Beautiful, nice capture!

A long, open shutter creates a blurred ocean below the rocky cliffs of Big Sur. The MacWay Waterfalls drops into the beach sand near the water's edge.

The beauty of long exposures. McWay Falls, near Big Sur, photographed last week. #Coast #California #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Canonphotography

Esalen Coast, south of Big Sur during the recent rains #California #Travel #Canonphotography #Coast #Photography

California's coast south of Big Sur showing a sandy beach, rocky coast line, green and blue waters, and in the distance, the Big Creek Bridge of the Pacific Coast Highway

Gamboa Point looking north to Big Creek Bridge, California #photography #coasts #travel #landscapephotography #coast #canon

Keyhole Arch, Pfeiffer Beach #California #Travel #Canonphotography #Coast

Better to try and fall short, than to never make the attempt.

Temple o Hephaestus stands bright in the sun against dark clouds. The temple has fluted columns and a triangular pediment. In the foreground are small cedar shrubs and discarded building stone from other ancient structures.

Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora of Athens
#travel #photography #landscapephotography #greece #canonphotography

I think it was George Will who said, "Football represents the worst of America: violence interrupted by committee meetings."

Green-blue waters in the foreground, a promenade, four-story hotels and residences. In the background, a rocky hill with old castle walls of Palamidi.

Palamidi Fortress above Nafplio #travel #greece #landscapephotography #canonphotography

The small castle built on an island outside Nafplio Greece glows in the morning sun, with mountains in the background.

The 15th century Bourtzi Castle guards Nafplio, Greece. #travel #greece #landscapephotography #canonphotography

Russia Jails U.S. Navy Veteran for Five Years

Not sure if you saw Russia imprisoned a Navy vet while he attempted to sail around the world. I wonder how long it will take Trump to figure out Putin is not his friend.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/w...