If it hasn’t come up yet, I am a bit of an Ernest Hemingway fan. I wasn’t always, but an appreciate grew, beginning in high school. And when I started reading those stories and books outside of the standard required reading. So when I was asked what I wanted to…
When I first started making my plans to visit the Florida Keys, I did several searches for ideas of places to visit and what to keep in mind for photographic opportunities. And very much prevalent in those searches – especially image searches – were the sunsets. And for very, very…
I spent a long weekend in the Florida Keys and am back feeling refreshed and relaxed. The salty ocean air, the sound of the wind through the palm trees and the feel of cool, grainy sand on your skin has a tendency to do that. Not to mention the sunsets:…
The past year I felt a little bit more settled into Texas. I do miss DC, but I’ve been finding out little gems in Texas (like the teddy bear sculptures!), festivals and of course a little bit of travel. It was a year of firsts, which is usually the sign…
That’s right. There are teddy bears hiding in a Dallas park. Or more specifically, teddy bear sculptures. The sculptures were presented in 1995, and I only just found out about them this year. I forget even how they came up, but my sister casually asked if I knew about the…
I had so much fun at the City Lights event in downtown Dallas last year. The Christmas tree lighting was celebrated with holiday music, food and wine, and even fireworks! And while I had planned to go again this year, it was rescheduled for today (Sunday, November 23) due to…