The midday sun reflected off Lake Jackson and created the perfect background for the fifth annual Salvation Army Civic Luncheon, held Friday at the Sebring Civic Center. ...more

February 14, 2009

For the Lowry Park Zoo elephants, it was one pumpkin in their mouths and another waiting in their trunks. ...more

October 18, 2008

At the zoo's annual Animals' Pumpkin Toss today, red river hogs, striped hyenas, pygmy hippos and warthogs also received pumpkins and fruit treats. Crowds of onlookers cheered as zookeepers tossed the Halloween-themed treats to the animals. ...more

October 17, 2008

With a running game like LSU's, maybe it doesn't matter who plays quarterback. ...more

August 31, 2008

Home turf means something different to David Mellor than to most gardeners. His is Fenway Park, a monument to America's favorite pastime and one of the country's most challenging lawns to tend. As director of grounds for the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox, he's often asked by fans about stadium-quality lawns. ...more

July 22, 2008

A soft wind shifts the clouds over the hot, midday sun, setting the tone for an almost perfect skiing atmosphere at Tower Lake. ...more

July 17, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Nobody would have known from a distance that Habitat for Humanity volunteer John Boyden from Windham, Maine, was working hard in the midday sun with a splint on his thumb. Boyden had earlier pounded his thumb with a hammer and broken the finger nail. He said, with a grin, that the splint was only a precautionary measure, but was needed since he tended to hammer the thumb again and again. Boyden is one of more than two dozen nomadic RVers or CARE-A-Vanners who are visiting Highlands County for two weeks, while building homes with the local Habit for Humanity. ...more

January 9, 2008

ETOSHA, Namibia - Two prides of lions stretched luxuriously in the midday sun, casting an occasional lazy glance at crowds of zebras, impalas and giraffes waiting anxiously for a turn to quench their thirst at the water hole. ...more

December 27, 2007