I have forgotten about other surrounding lakes near me, this one is Lake Higgins. Pretty nice place to stop and enjoy the evening.  

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Stillness

When I uploaded this photo I thought I’d be writing about the sunset and peacefulness of the evening. I started looking up quotes about quiet and stillness and ended up thinking of Anthony and this past week…I was lead to pages of his quotes and it just felt right. As I’m sure you all know, […]

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I’m pretty stoked about getting a Lee Filters Sev5n kit for my XT2, and of course I had to see how long of an exposure I could get tonight. 16 minutes from 1 second!  

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Sunshine and sea

Ahhhhh, one of my two favorite places to visit is the ocean. Spending all of my four days off there with some of our favorite people was a bonus. I heard about a boat that was stuck on the beach and decided seek it out for sunrise one morning. Though we’re on the East coast, […]

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Tackling the mountains, literally

I have been craving nature. Pine trees. Thick forests and ferns. Mountains as far as the eye can see. And plenty of camping. I am not the best fire builder, but these last couple camping trips we’ve taken, I’ve been using fire-starters and my success has gone way up, thus making my trips more enjoyable. […]

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A welcomed change

Oh how I welcome Spring! The weather was beautiful today and we took a walk around the Bicentennial Gardens to check out the daffodils. I just hope we don’t get another freeze and lose the few blooms we saw today.    

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Alternate view

Pilot Mountain is most known for its photo of the Mtn itself. Unfortunately, the sky wasn’t that great and I had hoped for some clouds to come in, no luck. Instead I enjoyed the great weather, a nice relief from the frigid temps lately, and went for another photo opportunity instead.  

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Day trips

Today we went for a drive up to Pilot Mountain and took the back roads home. Always a nice day with the Wife. This was just before Pilot Mtn at a scenic view and I happened to see the tree just before we left. I’m glad we walked over to the fence line because the […]

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Solitude

I am absolutely loving this Gobe 10-stop filter! I had it printed and just put it in the frame this morning, now I need to figure out where to hang it. Cheers all! Lake Brandt XT2|18-55 2.8|15 seconds or so  

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