Wander Life
Wonder Life
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The Beauty of Life is seen through the Rays of a broken prism! RPM
News!
I took the trip to Charleston a week early because I saw the chance to get into town for early morning photos. Autumn is one of my favorite times for this town: It’s still colorful and beautiful but with a different distinctive flair. The added benefit are the cooler temps bring a clearness to the skies and a beautiful color to the river! I really wanted to get sunrise pictures from multiple locations: White Point Garden was one and also from the bridge. I picked the Garden for this morning but what I hadn’t known was that they are still repairing the park after the last set of storms that rolled through. I saw several places that were hit and still flooding because of the tide from the supermoon we just had the last couple days. Thankfully, this hurricane season is almost over, the damage could be worse and it’ll give me an excuse to make another trip to get some more sunrises from multiple different places! I’ll be picking my favorite photos from the trip and posting them in the store very soon! Happy exploring!
Nov
Poetry Page
Totally off the normal subject of photos, I have started a poetry page. I have written hundreds (probably thousands) of poems and had 2 books published but I hardly ever mention this to anyone. My aim had been to publish another this last year but I hadn’t been able to put in the time to design and lay out the book. But I still want to share them. Just click the button below… and then back to our regularly scheduled program! LOL
The second annual holiday sale is ready and full of favorites. Sale starts and runs 11/18-12/31! 20% off of certain items!
Happy Holidays!
Most of the planning for the April trip is done but there was one more place I really want to catch before the end of the year. It’s Charleston, SC and the goal is to capture it on a sunny autumn day. So, I will be taking a day trip down there to the lovely city, praying the weather cooperates for what I need with this theme. I will also be second annual Holiday sale which will run from Nov 18th- Dec 31!
Happy Exploring
Late Oct
October has always been my planning month for future trips and this Oct is no different. While there are still many places that are on the bucket list, there is one that is topping all others and for very good reason. I have been eyeing ticket prices for both Madeira and Tokyo for months. But then I got a visit from an old friend, Mr Bill. Years ago, we had bonded over the way our late spouses had gotten sick with Alzeimer’s Disease and all the crazy stages they go through till the end. Since I went through it first, I could guide him through the roughest patches. In going through these rough days, you had to always keep a light at the end of the tunnel for hope. Ours was traveling. I had told him of my plan to go to Iceland and then showed him the pictures when the trip was complete. So he made a plan: that after his wife passed, he would take one last trip and sail around Iceland himself. He just got back from his trip and showed me his pictures. They are awesome! My inspiration from him was the story where he took his wife and family to Banff Canada and Lake Louise. It has been on my list ever since our talk. I just feel it’s right and would be full circle to take our next big trip there and return to show him my pictures before he is called to join his wife.
Mid Oct
We only have a few more days before we fly out to Detroit. this was a quickly planned trip to see family and my grandmother who may or may not make it through these next holidays and as I can’t get the holidays off from work, its better to go sooner than later. Better to spend time while people are here rather than mourn our losses when they are gone. I will be driving to take pictures of Lake Huron which will be something new. That’ll be an achievement, having seen all 5 Great Lakes. Because this trip is fit into my son’s fall break, I only have three major things on the itinerary: Spend time with my grandma, have a paintball gun fight with some zombies and either hike or kayak the coast of Lake Huron. I am watching the forecast, looking to see if there is a possibility to see any Auroras while we’re up there. Fingers crossed, it looks like there might be two nights where the Kp index hits a 4 so we’ll see!!
Update: we are back and while I didn’t get any pictures of the Auroras, I did get some really beautiful pictures. Michigan is beautiful in the fall with the changing of the leaves!
Late July/ Early August
This latest trip up to Quebec City with two stops on the way up and two stops on the way back down was quite alot of fun! Kinda crazy, true! But then it wouldn’t be one of our trips if something crazy didn’t happen on a trip! Fortunately, the only crazy thing that happened on this trip was getting stuck in a elevator for about 10 minutes till one of the hotel staff rescued us! The first stop was Valley Forge, PA and Philadelphia. Followed by a day at Fort Ticonderoga. The next two days were then spent in Quebec City where we hiked the Montmorency Waterfall…all 478 steps up and down! Yes, they have a lift for those who would rather not exercise that much but we had been sitting in the car for far too long! Besides, the massive downpour cooled us off after all that hiking so it was well worth the work for all beautiful shots! I also recommend renting a bike and biking around the Ille d’Orleans. It was wonderful stopping at the strawberry farm that has been on the island for more than 400 years along with Chocolaterie de Ille D’Orleans. And the Cassis Monna & Filles is a perfect spot for lunch and a glass of their wine. I am breaking up the individual cities into their own pages so just click on the link under their names to visit! Happy exploring!
