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At the beginning of this year, I made a list of 22 things I wanted to do in 2022. This wasn’t my typical list of goals that I would have to work hard to achieve. They weren’t meant to stretch me or make me a better person. To be honest, I was in a pretty…
If you wanted to see a herd of 80 bison that live in a forest preserve in the suburbs of Chicago, how hard do you think it would be? Bison are huge creatures. There are 80 of them. And they are roaming around an area that isn’t typically the home to such a large, unusual…
If you’ve read my blog for long or if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know that I’m obsessed with taking photos of the full moon. I have an app on my phone that tells me the stages of the moon and the time it will rise and set each day. “That’s just WEIRD,…
I have a weird hobby. One evening a month, I drive out into the country and find an isolated spot, usually near an open field. I sit in my minivan with my camera, looking to the east. And I wait. I look at my watch. Then, I stare at the horizon. I look at my…
When I think about November, the first thing that comes to mind is NOT how beautiful it is. In my mind, November is the transition from fall to winter. It’s the month when the vibrant colors of October start to fade. It’s the month of dark evenings and cooler weather. As I thought about ways…
It’s been such a mild winter so far, but back in November we had a nice snowstorm. Normally, I wouldn’t have even gone out that day. But the girls and I are devoted shoppers. So we headed over to our church for our annual fair trade shopping event, Hope for the Holidays. By the time…
As we were wrapping up another year this past week, I spent some time thinking about what was different for me in 2015. What was the one event or activity or mindset that marked the year? Like the past few years, photography was a big focus for me. But I actually had a big shift…
Some days deserve their own photo shoot!
