The dog, by the way, seems have gotten over a bit of her fireworks freak-out. Possibly a romp on the beach helped?

Heavily Photoshopped because I was in a playing-around mood It’s just amazing how all the flora is a-poppin’ in my backyard right now. I love May and June for such anticipation. You dig into the dirt, untwine the roots, settle the plants into a new home, and watch the greenery […]

For my husband’s birthday on Thursday, I made reservations to attend a special screening of “A Prairie Home Companion” hosted by Michigan Radio. He’s been a fan of Garrison and Co. for years now. And the show’s grown on me a bit too. Some people may recall my last experience […]

The Waters Building: Grand Rapids

Because neither one of us works downtown these days, we never really venture to the city. And there are many reasons why we should. So today we hopped on down to walk along the Grand River. Not that we did much more than walk, but it was nice to be […]

I heart this tree.

I was lamenting the browness a couple of weeks ago. Now it seems that the growth has practically popped up overnight. The trees are covered in buds and still-to-fully-form leaves. Green and many, many other colors have pushed brown to the background. It’s been a lovely week and a half. […]

His drink on a warm spring evening I guess I’m one of THOSE girls. The frou-frou-drink type. Beer, as good as it smells, has always made me twist my lips in distaste whenever I drink it. And I tried plenty of times to embrace it as a college student. I […]

Disclaimer: This photo may not be used as a demonstration of my newfound understanding of creative lighting — its sole purpose is to provide a title for today’s post I know that there’s some expectation that I should be putting all of the lessons I learned in my Nikon class […]