smiling is my favorite exercise

smiling is my favorite exercise

Goodness sakes. When I set out on this 7+ month adventure I wondered how fast it would go by. Time flies when I’m at home — weeks swell into months and amazingly, expand into years. But having never been away from home quite this long with just a backpack, I was...

the beach

i have always wondered if i was one of those people that could live at a beach … — — i think i am coming to the conclusion that yes, i could. — — more beach time tomorrow … in fact, i’m pretty excited to finally have a break from the rain...

i’ve lost count …

… i’ve lost count of all the amazing things i’ve seen in the last 9 days. cheesy title for a post? sure. but it’s true so i went with it. in a lot of ways i don’t even know where to start trying to relay everything. or even just a slice of...

the adventure starts here

well, i have landed in another country. i have slept off most of my jet lag. i have walked at least 10 miles in just over 3 days. and i have had only one beer because it is so expensive here! but i’m in Auckland, New Zealand!   it is pretty amazing. and by...

Road Trip!

What a week!! I just spent the last 6 days driving across the country with my dad and his dog, visiting some great friends whose backyard is Yellowstone River and front yard is Yellowstone park and taking quite a few photos of the amazingness around me. It was great....

the pup with no name :: minneapolis pet photographer

On my recent trip to Mexico I was pretty focused on trying to find 3 animals to photograph … a beach cat, a donkey on the side of the road and a dog. I was successful thanks in large part to my traveling companions who stopped the car whenever I wanted to get out and...