No Land in Sight

It's always funny to me when people, with no knowledge of the Great Lakes, think of Lake Michigan as a small body of water. It is anything but.

Sailing Life

All in, our trip was comprised of 16 wonderful days. 12 of which were spend sailing on Lake Michigan, with a 4 day break on a mooring ball on Round Lake in Charlevoix, MI.

Setting Sail

Red Pill in her slip at Burnham Harbor, before headed out this morning. Coming to you from the SV Red Pill, about an hour into our Lake Michigan crossing. My boyfriend, Eric, and I are spending 2 weeks sailing on his boat to Northern Michigan and back. This is a trip we did two summers [...]

A Morning at the Aquarium

Last Friday, my sister and I took her kids to the Shedd Aquarium for the morning. Images shot on Fujifilm XT-1 with 16mm prime lens.

The Calm After the Storm

July 13 was a pretty exciting social media day in Chicago. A thunderstorm rolled through the city, leaving a stunning double rainbow over the city in its wake. If you follow someone from Chicago on Instagram, I'm sure you gave it a double tap and a heart-eyed emoji. It was pretty spectacular.

Laid To Rest

On the evening of July 19th my amazing grandparents were laid to rest in their beloved Lake Michigan.

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Essie and I went home to Chicago for Christmas and it was wonderful.

One Last Snowy Lighthouse…

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 [...]