From the Lens - Backyard Campsite

Been on meeting calls since 6:30am today (it is 1:30 now) and seeing this face I think I will take her for a walk before I grab a quick bite to eat… I mean how could I say no. 🐶
Finally, the day and time have come to flood the rink 👏 🏒 With 3 hrs in so far and this is all the water I have but only 1 hr of it has been 2 hoses. The wind has not been super helpful today as I have had to walk around it quite frequently so far.
Tuesday Photo Challenge - Back Catalog
Thanks to the pictures in the post Perched On A Roof In Milan where her amazing photos of the Milan Cathedral inspired me to dig into my archive and find another great photo I took from the Cologne Cathedral (i.e., Kölner Dom).
Almost perfect early morning reflection (April 2019, Round Lake, Eden Prairie) - Original
Let the thawing begin as another backyard rink season comes to a close (March 2019)
Enjoying the beautiful evening run with a blue sky and sun at 6pm in the evening. I could get used to this time change (March 2019, Eden Prairie)
Glad to have the sun coming up earlier in the mornings these days. I appreciate the sunrise runs vs flashlight ones (March 2019, Minnesota)
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Massive Ice Sheets in Lake Erie (Flight from Detroit to Buffalo, January 2018)
Glowing moon in the night sky over the bay (August 2017, Phippsburg, ME)
Dog days of summer for PJ who basks in the sun (June 2017)
One of my favorite Light Houses to visit mostly because the hike out to the Light House has to be timed just right and you don’t want to get stuck on one of the islands along the way. Not to mention you can find lots of animals during that low tide that would otherwise be under sometimes 22 ft of water.
I shared this yesterday on Instagram but thought I would share it here as well. Our pups Tucker and PJ were our first kids before all the human ones came along. This picture was taken in March 2014 right after a haircut.
I am flying back from a 3-day work trip, and thanks to the WordPress offline app I can write while at 10k feet.
One of the strange tricks my mind tells me is that when I am going to go on a work trip I will have more free time. It tells me I will have time to explore the city, write, read more, watch a movie at the hotel or even work out more. However, most of all that is a myth as what ends up happening is going to the office at my normal time but staying much later than normal. Then that is normally followed up by going out to dinner with consultants or co-workers which always lasts much longer than anticipated. Now I am not saying I don't have fun eating and chatting with others (much better than eating by myself) but it is things my mind always forgets happen when I am thinking/planning for an upcoming trip.
In the upcoming months, I will be traveling about once per month and I am hoping it will allow me to do more of the things that I have hoped to do when traveling. Since I have found with most things so far this year, creating a habit or setting a goal would be a great start. I will make sure to keep you posted on how it goes and hopeful can share any tips/tricks I might have found helpful.
Fast forward a couple of weeks and I am on the second day of my vacation and am finally finding time to finish/publish this post I started. In case I don't write another post before Christmas, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Looking out over the Tree Farm and remembering all the weekends I spent there as a child. Look in the distance to the large pine trees that 25 years ago were only saplings and now overgrown. (November 2016, G&R Plantation, Osceola IA)
It’s Not This Time of Year Without… a trip to the Christmas Tree Farm (i.e. G&R Plantation).