Tuesday night found me boarding a taxi at the tail end of a blizzard, shedding my winter coat, and double checking to see that I’d packed enough SPF 45. My destination, you wonder? No, not a beach somewhere exotic - not even a poolside in Florida. Two Turkish Airline flights later I found myself in a [...]
In honor of these first few FREEZING days of spring, here's one more of the snowy lighthouse in Charlevoix. The rest of the collection can be viewed here. Do you like my photos? Want to see more? Please help me win the Biggest Baddest Bucket List contest and send me on a photographic safari around [...]
I work from home most days but feel like I've been working onsite a lot lately. Usually I'm able to pick up a bit during the day, but this apartment has really been neglected. When I walked into the main room after answering emails this morning and saw this sight, I knew I had to [...]
Every Chicagoan knows the best place to be on St. Patrick's Day in the city - along the Chicago River! Each year the Plumber's Union dumps a special orange dye (originally used to detect illegal waste in the river) that turns the water a bright, almost neon green! A video of the entire process (I'm [...]
A few more of the Charlevoix Lighthouse from my trip last week. Ice is insane, so many patterns! I love nature. Do you like my travel photos? Want to see more? Then please help me make my dreams come true and vote for me to win the Biggest, Baddest, Bucket List!
National Geographic Traveler recently shared a photo essay through their Intelligent Travel blog, depicting various passport stamps from some of their contributors and the stories behind them. This got me thinking about my own passport and how much I treasure the stamps inside. The US State Department must realize that travelers tend to get sentimental [...]
7. Learn to snowboard. 3/6/13 Amy stepped off of the lift and leaned against her snowboard. "Where's your coat?" I asked, noticing the lack of her fluffy white, down coat. "I got hot, left it at the bottom of the hill," she explained, "hope no one takes it." "You should have tied it around your [...]
While in Charlevoix I ventured over the Depot Beach a couple of times. Like everything else, it was covered in snow but this evening brought blue sky and ideal light to capture frozen Lake Charlevoix and the beach in hibernation.
Jenn Winter 