Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million miles away [on Mars].

The craze for bambooing furniture and accessories was one of many popular paint techniques in the 18th century and early Victorian era.

You said we could go to the mall! —Forget it! Look at the state of this room! You're going to stay here and clean up before you go anywhere.

rain cats and dogs, come down cats and dogs, pour cats and dogs, storm cats and dogs