Category Archives: Photography

Close Encounters of the Western Kind

Yes, we’re officially home and have spent the last couple of days unpacking, doing laundry, and hanging out in the home office. Yay! There’s so much work to do! While Pete is the professional photographer in this duo, I take … Continue reading

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Where Corn is King

And The Corn Palace Celebrates Its Majesty Farms in corn country are looking especially tidy these days. Flush with cash from ethanol subsidies, Midwestern farmers are enjoying a feast-ly economy from high land values which they can leverage into improvements. … Continue reading

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A New Chick in the Neighborhood

When the nesting pontoon went in earlier this year, we were hopeful that the pair of loons anxiously awaiting its installation would reward us in short order with an egg. That they did, but it subsequently disappeared from the nest, … Continue reading

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Plentiful Pumpkins

I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. – Henry David Thoreau Autumn wouldn’t be complete without pumpkins at our house.  This year, Pete’s vegetable garden was designed … Continue reading

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Looking Into Forever Part 4

I am this water. From any approach, there is a heart-stopping moment when Lake Superior reveals herself in full.  It never fails to take my breath away. The longer I am away from Big Water, the more there is that … Continue reading

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