it’s personal
I did something this month that I never thought I would do. I left Nikon. After having a wonderful 20+ years with them, I decided it was time we parted ways. It was a good run. I loved every minute of it. Or almost. Which then lead to switching teams after months and months of…
Read MoreWe were rained out a few days while Up North. The overnight thunder storms were deafening and lit up everything inside. Even with the blinds closed. When the bad weather cleared out, we were outside. The kids were throwing hoops or on the water. My girl child loves to water ski. This was the first…
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We absolutely loved exploring Duluth and enjoyed the friendly locals. Even walking out at night felt safe, so I had the pleasure of photographing the harbor at night underneath a waxing moon. The aerial lift bridge at Duluth Harbor on Lake Superior was fascinating. There are only two of these bridges in the world (the…
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The kids and I have never been to Duluth before, but my honeys went once when he was a teenager. It’s one of the top ranked cities in Minnesota and now I can appreciate why. It was absolutely gorgeous with buildings dating back to the 1800s and unending views of Lake Superior. I learned that…
Read MoreEvery summer, my family makes the 1300+ mile drive up to northern Minnesota. We normally stop overnight in St. Louis, grab a few gooey butter cakes and bottles of my favorite barbecue sauce and then head out early the next morning. This time, we stopped just outside of the Twin Cities for a dinner with…
Read MoreWe drove until almost midnight last night to get to my husband’s folks’ place on the lake in Northern Minnesota. The farther north we drove, the lighter the sky got until 10:30ish when we were left in darkness. We normally switch up every two hours, so I got the last two on small state highways. …
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As soon as we got into town, we checked into our room, dropped our bags and headed for the beach. We couldn’t wait to see the ocean. And only the girl child stopped on the tree long enough to pose for a photograph. I’m told she looks like me, but I don’t see it. There…
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We had plans to go away for the weekend and visit friends. They fell through at the last minute, but then a sweet deal fell into our laps and the morning of a roadtrip…we decided to go to Hilton Head, South Carolina. Todd went decades ago, but I’ve never been. It’s been close to three…
Read MoreOver the last three months, I have had many conversations. With friends. And strangers. They have told me stories. Many side splitting, tears rolling down my face, laugh so hard I need to pee stories. And just as many heart wrenchingly terrible. Stories of the past. And on-going nightmares lived every day. Tales that were…
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