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What You’ll Find Here (Click titles to explore) Travels Nature - Animals Flowers, Plants & Trees Books Arts Featured Story Beautiful Cherry Blossoms About - [Beautiful Cherry Blossoms](https://bostonstories.org/beautiful-cherry-blossoms/) - 3/25 Washington D.C. visit Since my husband and I moved to Texas and started traveling, we put it on our bucket list to visit all 50 states. Through the years we have worked towards accomplishing this goal, but did not have the pressure of going to a state just to mark it off the list. - [Travels](https://bostonstories.org/travels/) - My family has been so blessed to be able to travel the country. Traveling can be educational, adventurous or relaxing. Everyone has their favorite ways to spend their time and vacation. Sometimes we will hang out at the beaches while other times we will hike in the mountains. Each of us has our favorite activities - [Flowers, Plant & Trees](https://bostonstories.org/flowers-plant-trees/) - Welcome to the Flowers, Plants and Trees page. These natural arts are an example of God's creativity and imagination. Certainly, aspects of nature are all around us. Many of us have these items in and around our homes. The creation of flowers, plants and tree can be so beautiful and sometimes strange. When I travel - [Make America Cowboy Again](https://bostonstories.org/make-america-cowboy-again-fort-worth-texas/) - Fort Worth, Texas Welcome to Fort Worth, Texas Last week I took a quick trip to Dallas/Fort Worth to visit friends. The weather was not cooperating resulting in a 14-hour journey instead of a quick 2.5-hour flight. Always an adventure traveling! I had a short time to visit with friends in the evening when I - [Lovely Orchids, Chicago Botanic Gardens](https://bostonstories.org/lovely-orchids/) - Visit to the Chicago Botanic Gardens I visited with friends last weekend and we visited Chicago Botanic Gardens to see the Orchid Show India Blooms. The beautiful orchids on display were a lot to take in! The garden boasts several rooms full of the many species of blooms. Each vibrant and unique! The day we - [Guatemala City](https://bostonstories.org/guatemala-city/) - [Antigua](https://bostonstories.org/antigua/) - [Osh Kosh B Gosh](https://bostonstories.org/osh-kosh-b-gosh/) - [Austin- Staying Weird](https://bostonstories.org/austin-staying-weird/) - [Nature- Animals](https://bostonstories.org/nature-animals/) - Welcome to the Nature and Animals page. These natural arts are an example of God's creativity and imagination. Certainly, aspects of nature are all around us. This page will include natural settings such as oceans (and other bodies of water), mountains, volcanoes, canyons and such, as well as animals. The creation of nature can be - [Scottsdale, Arizona - A Quick Peek](https://bostonstories.org/scottsdale-arizon/) - We welcomed in January 2025 with a visit to Scottsdale, Arizona, a place we had not visited before. Excited to escape the cold harsh northern weather and travel south for the weekend, we had a short list of our must see; however, there are various activities to do in Scottsdale. Upon Arrival First, we picked - [Art -What is it? Everything!](https://bostonstories.org/what-is-art/) - What is art? Many have a preconceived misconception of what art is. Perhaps you do as well. Maybe it is something that most people do not really think about. Or could it be we think it fits into a certain category in life and only some people are artistic.t is probably easier to define what - [Visiting a Tulip Farm - Spring Grove, Illinois](https://bostonstories.org/visiting-a-tulip-farm/) - Arriving Last spring, my husband and I decided to visit a tulip farm. The farm we visited was named Richardson Adventure Farm and is located in Spring Grove, Illinois. The Richardson Farm offers many seasonal adventures throughout the year. We parked the car and entered a barn, unsure what to expect. Upon check in, we - [24 Hour Visit - Toyko, Japan](https://bostonstories.org/24-hour-visit-toyko-japan/) - International Travel When traveling international there are a couple required documents prior to traveling. One of the first items needed prior to traveling internationally is a passport, begin this process on. The second item needed is to check for is visa requirements, this can easily be determined by checking the visiting country's travel requirements website. - [A Historic Visit - Memphis, Tennessee](https://bostonstories.org/a-historic-visit-memphis-tennessee/) - Pictured above: Autozone Park Stadium home of minor league baseball team Memphis Redbirds located in downtown Memphis. Destination Memphis Tennessee My husband and I visited Memphis, Tennessee last March. Our tour took us to three different historical sites in the city. Memphis is located in the southern west area of the state meeting with Arkansas - [Roses From Ecuador](https://bostonstories.org/roses-from-ecuador/) - Not Your Average Rose My husband recently gave me roses for valentine's day. He has given me roses throughout the many years we have been together. However, in the last few years, he has been getting the roses from Ecuador. Ecuador is located on the west northern side of South American, just south of Colombia. - [National Museum of Egyptian Civilization](https://bostonstories.org/egypt-museum/) - We traveled to Cairo, Egypt last October. It was a nice time of the year to visit as it wasn't too hot. There are many of museums in Cairo. We visited the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The museum displays are written in the native language as well as in English. This self-guided tour takes - [Adventures in Cairo, Egypt](https://bostonstories.org/cairo-egypt/) - Preparing for the Trip Traveling internationally can come with challenges and unexpected circumstances. To best prepare, make sure all requirements are obtained. Some other things to consider are the temperature at the time of year visiting, diet and clothing. The Sahara desert is the main desert in Egypt. The Western desert, which is the northern - [A Camel to Ride Home About](https://bostonstories.org/a-camel-to-ride-home-about/) - A camel, according to Brittanica encyclopedia, (genus Camelus), any of three species of large ruminating hoofed mammals of arid Africa and Asia known for their ability to go for long periods without drinking. The Arabian camel, or dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), has one back hump, while the domesticated Bactrian camel (C. bactrianus) and the wild Bactrian camel (C. ferus) have two. The camel is an extraordinary - [My Stories](https://bostonstories.org/my-stories/) - Thank you for visiting my page! My stories is broken up into the five (5) categories listed below. Click the titles to open to the desired contents of each category. These are listed in alphabetical order. Arts Books Flowers, Plants & Trees Nature- Animals Travels - [Arts](https://bostonstories.org/arts/) - Welcome to the art page. Art is an expression of human imagination and creativity. Certainly, art is in buildings, as shown in the picture above, in household items and in various forms. When we explore different cultures, food, customs, and surrounding objects are experienced. Therefore, as you explore my travel adventures, you will see how - [Books](https://bostonstories.org/books/) - I had wanted to grow up and be a writer as an elementary aged girl. I had long forgotten that dream. But God didn't. While my son was deployed while serving in the military, this dream came to existence. I have continued to write as my travel journeys have also expanded. Check out the titles - [Find Hope in a Desolate Place -Portugues Edition](https://bostonstories.org/find-hope-portugues/) - Encontrar Esperança: Edição em Português I wanted to be a writer when I was an elementary aged girl. I had long forgotten that dream. But God didn't. This dream became a reality while my son was deployed while serving in the military. I had not remembered the dream at that time. It was nothing about - [Finding Hope Military](https://bostonstories.org/finding-hope-military/) - Finding Hope in a Desolate Place I had wanted to be a writer when I was an elementary aged girl. I had long forgotten that dream. But God didn't. While my son was deployed while serving in the military, this dream came to existence. I had not remembered the dream at that time. It was - [Finding Hope in a Desolate Place](https://bostonstories.org/finding-hope-in-a-desolate-place/) - I had wanted to be a writer when I was an elementary aged girl. I had long forgotten that dream. But God didn't. While my son was deployed while serving in the military, this dream came to existence. I had not remembered the dream at that time. It was nothing about me when I wrote - [Finding Hope in a Desolate Place: Spanish Edition](https://bostonstories.org/finding-hope-spanish/) - Encontrando Esperanza en un Lugar Desolado: Edición en Español I had wanted to be a writer when I was an elementary aged girl. I had long forgotten that dream. But God didn't. This dream became a reality while my son was deployed while serving in the military. I had not remembered the dream at that - [Privacy Policy](https://bostonstories.org/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: http://bostonstories.org. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided - [Inspiration](https://bostonstories.org/inspiration/) - How inspiring is inspiration! Where do you get your inspiration? I hope that this page can help give you some inspiration when needed. From taking a trip or just needing some extra motivation I will post some things to bring encouragement for you! 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