oh, the beautiful the red rock canyon...

as much as i am a sconnie girl at heart and love the 4 seasons here in wisconsin, after a trip out west... i think i could be a desert girl too! mother nature has yet ceased to amaze me. same feeling of wholeness, different landscape... but nonetheless, still definitely my kind of wanderful! :) divide, conquer, exhale. repeat. i continue to look forward to the rest of my life!

"sometimes
you find yourself in the
middle of nowhere.
sometimes
it's in the middle of nowhere
you find yourself."

wild is the music of aumtunal winds amongst the faded woods...

"come said the leaves to the wind one day. come o'er the meadows and we will play. put on your dresses, scarlet and gold, for summer is gone...

 and the days grow cold."

...took a little road hunting detour on wisconsin's old logging roads in north country; don't let the dress fool you. today was a good day! ;D where else can you hunt partridge, have it breasted in a matter of minutes and have your protein all set for dinner? #sconniegirl #sconnielife <3

icefishing in central wisconsin.

these lakeside sunsets and amazing central wisconsin views are half the reason i brave the cold to icefish and spend time on the hard water. and living up to its reputation, it's been an insanely brutal winter with recent windchills reaching the depths of neptune here... so it's only natural that a heated shanty is sensibly the only other reason icefishing hasn't been too much of a drag! haha. well, that, and the fact that i enjoy taking the sled out exploring the river when fishing gets a little slow.

imagine... pants parties with M & N, eazy e in the tape deck, and jim beam to keep warm with :) oh, and i can't forget about the random games of scrabble to pass by the time too! nothing sums up this winter more accurately. <3

allineed in this life of sin, ismeand my girlfriends.

...on a soul-searching road trip from wisconsin out to south dakota with my 2 kindred spirits. how we got there and what stops we made were determined during the journey - and pee breaks, haha -  happy 29th golden birthday, lada! love you.

and thank you, sue, for being a trooper even though you were 6 months pregnant. it just wouldn't have been the same without you! that said, i'm so happy the trio went out with a bang to celebrate and mark the occasion... before the rest of our lives change with the arrival of baby boy and what ever the next chapters presents to us from here on out!

"as we grow older, we realize it's
not as important to have a ton of friends but
more important
to have real ones."

a weekend in door county

a rainbow peeked out and bade us farewell as we left the clouds behind us and headed towards the sunny blue skies to our weekend destination camping in door county. i like to believe i’m a child of the universe and these little phenomenas are merely an intricate network of ethereal vibes within a natural cycle just waiting to be recognized, absorbed and, in return, exuded as positive spiritual energy onto those around us.

by the time we joined our party at peninsula state park there was just enough time to set up camp before being greeted with generous provisions and a roaring fire awaiting our company. great friends are truly the family you get to choose :) and i am thankful for the people i've built quality relationships with.

in a world where technology has replaced the simplest of social interactions, there’s absolutely nothing quite like unplugging and just being out in the woods under a blanket of stars and honing our skills on the fading art of conversation!

whitefish dunes and cave point were classic wisconsin sights explored… and taking a dip in lake michigan after basking under the midwest sun couldn’t have been more perfect! to this day, i am still blown away at the beauty that surrounds us on a daily basis. we are truly are blessed to be surrounded by such beauty! after all, when you've replaced the term “vacation” as a destination with moreso a state of mind... life will be much more pleasant. i promise!

the remainder of the weekend was spent exploring, enjoying and appreciating more little wonders this wisconsin peninsula has to offer. it still blows me away to realize how simple, yet breathtaking, the natural sights really are here... including its rich history of how it all came to be. it just reaffirms the fact that i truly am a wisconsinian at heart... a "lakes and trees" kinda girl; greenery over skyscrapers. sometimes :) hha!

♩ ♪ ♫ i was a little girl, alone in my little world, who dreamed of a little home for me...
i played pretend between the trees, and fed my houseguests bark and leaves, and laughed in my pretty bed of green. ♪ ♩ ♫