the wandering chick
When it comes to taking pictures, my motto is this:
Always look behind you.
The scene there may be as magnificent as the one ahead.
Welcome to my picture collection.
Most of my adult life has been spent with camera in tow, always with one eye on the road and the other looking out for the perfect shot.
It never takes long to find.
The graceful weeping willow, the orange sunset, the crashing waves. The joy of capturing such serenity, such quiet beauty always gets my heart pumping and my soul singing.
A novice, yes. But I doubt few pros feel more adrenaline flow than I each time the shutter is released.
Whether traveling with family and friends, or wandering alone down the highways and byways, the beauty is only surpassed by the thrill of finding it.
Pictured here is Nairn Waterfall, outside of Pemberton, British Columbia on the Sea-to-Sky Highway north of Whistler.
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This mud pack may look pretty disgusting to us, but this spiny softshell turtle evidently feels quite at home. Thankfully, not all of Knife Lake in Mora, Minnesota, looks like this. In fact, see for yourself how beautiful it is. Here's proof.
The charming lakeside town of Racine, Wisconsin, is home to the Wind Point Lighthouse. Located on the west bank of Lake Michigan since 1880 it's taller and older than most of the other lighthouses still in operation on the Great Lakes.
If you happen to visit Racine, know that it's home to the Dutch Kringle, a large oval-shaped flavored donut-like pastry like no other. It's available in bakeries in Racine and in Trader Joe's and sometimes Aldi's in the U.S. starting in the fall season. Try one. You'll go back for more.
