An evening up at High Cliff State Park on May 18th, 2016. You drive up the road to the upper part of the park, where the trails run right along the top of the bluffs, high above Lake Winnebago. The whole place was in full spring mode, with fresh green leaves just coming out and…
This is a shot of the Neenah Public Library I took on 3/8/2015. The library actually looked at using it in a printed brochure, which I was pretty proud of. I caught it at blue hour, when the sky goes deep navy and the warm interior lights glow through that big curved wall of windows….
Had cappuccino at all shops. Most served in a 10 ounce or so cup. Outside the city: D & M – Just average, milk in cap slightly over heated, didn’t have much sweet flavor to the milk. Coffee tasted like it was a bit on the dark side. First stop in the city: Tougo: Roast…
On our trip out to Montana we got to tour Montana Coffee Traders and see their roasting operation up close. As a coffee lover, this was a real treat — getting to see exactly how the green beans become the roasted coffee we all enjoy. They walked us through the whole setup: the big roaster…
Also on display during our visit to Montana Coffee Traders was this antique coffee roaster — an old piece of machinery with a copper drum, ornate cast-iron details, and the patina that only comes with age. I got in close to photograph the drum and the internal paddles that would have tumbled the beans over…
These are some of my favorite shots from an evening of sailboat racing out on Lake Winnebago, taken on June 17, 2014. The boats here are racing with the Neenah-Nodaway Yacht Club, which runs races right off Neenah all summer long. On a nice evening it’s a lot of fun to set up along the…
Fireworks from Fish Creek, WI up in Door County on 7/6/2013 — bursting over the water, with all that color reflecting off the bay. I had a great time shooting these. The long exposures really capture those big colorful bursts and their shimmering reflections. Here are a few of my favorites from the night.
Fireworks from Oshkosh, WI on 7/5/2013. Another great Independence Day show over the water here in the Fox Valley. I love how the reds, blues and greens all pile up against the dark sky. Here are a couple of my favorite captures from the evening. Shooting fireworks over the water is one of my favorite…
A trip to the dog park is always a good time, and this shot from 9/8/2012 caught it well — a friendly yellow Lab and a beagle mid-romp out on the grass, tongues flying.
Update for 2026: Pansies has closed — it’s now “The Garden” Since I first wrote this back in 2012, Pansies Nursery has closed. The good news for the neighborhood is that the spot at 833 East Cecil Street is once again a garden center: new owners now run it as The Garden, a nursery and…
It was about 35 out this afternoon, clear and not very windy. Here in Wisconsin it is quite unusual for us not to have a good amount of snow by this time of year. We decided to take advantage of the nice weather and lack of snow. Karen and I headed to High Cliff State…
Akiva sitting with me in the Toyota (truck) in Waupaca, WI, early aftenoon 11/18/2011. Watched a couple planes taking off from the little air strip near Big Falls, WI At the farm house, just outside of Big Falls, WI — 11-18-2011 Akiva: A look down the river on a cool November Day: Akiva walking at…