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Recent adventures of the Midwestern Wanderer: Midwestern Wanderer
From Coral to Chrysalis – The Sertoma Butterfly House and Marine Cove

Flowers and flutterbys and fish, what could be finer? Jerry and I were in Sioux Falls, South Dakota recently. (House hunting – we’re considering moving to the Mount Rushmore State. Getting tired of paying Minnesota state income taxes, and I am starting to crave an area where I can photograph …

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Making time – the Bily Clocks Museum

Spillville, Iowa. It’s a cute little town, with old world architecture, a water mill, and the feel of the Czech farmers who settled the area still present. Driving into town from the north along County W14, you’re greeted with what looks like a traffic circle around a gazebo with creamy-colored, …

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Not really what I was expecting…

You might already have read the article about the Reno gang and their infamous end – and if you’ve checked out “Travel Tidbit” you might have also seen the entry on Jerry’s un-updated Garmin. Here’s the story of how Jerry and I got there. I freely admit it – when …

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Darker shades of history

History is littered with firsts, naturally enough. The first one to do a thing, the first time a particular event happens, is memorable. Some… are more pleasant than others. That doesn’t mean any of them should ever be forgotten. After the Civil War, much of the South was in ruins, …

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The road REALLY less traveled

You remember it – I know you do. Can’t bring to mind what year it came out, or what insurance firm it was advertising, but the commercial features a dripping-wet man with his car mostly submerged in the lake behind him as he was saying of his GPS device, “The …

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Here’s what’s new for the wandering photographer: Midwestern Wanderlog
2016-10-09 – Shrouded

It was a lovely grey morning. The fog was soft and muffling, though damp enough to make me cough. And I had company! Ivan had come along for the trip and snapped pictures up on the hilltop. Sunrise Stats! First…

2016-10-08 – Just a little touch…

There’s a difference, isn’t there, between knowing an event is approaching, and actually experiencing it. Sunrise Stats! First light: 6:49 AM Sunrise: 6:18 AM Daylight: 12 hrs, 19 min Last night (okay, early this morning), I got home from work…

2016-10-07 – You, too

Dedication and accomplishment are strange. Oh, not the qualities themselves. But the way we perceive them: Commonplace while we’re in the middle of them, until someone points out how remarkable your dedication and accomplishment truly are; and commonplace, if they’re…

2016-10-06 – October views

So it shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone that I’m a bit of a skywatcher… though my preference is for the celestial events of the night. Sunrise Stats! First light: 6:46 AM Sunrise: 6:15 AM Daylight: 12 hrs, 25…

2016-10-05 – Hidden forces

Well, that there is a fine how-do-you-do! Sunrise Stats! First light: 6:45 AM Sunrise: 6:14 AM Daylight: 12 hrs, 28 min Driving in this morning, I had left early in order to pick up a friend so that she could…

And some soul-in-depth wandering for continued growth: Ellen Ls MasterKey
Week #3 – Principles are universal

“It is evident, therefore, that all we have to do is let our light shine; the more energy we can radiate, the more rapidly shall we be enabled to transmute undesirable conditions into sources of pleasure and profit.” – Charles Haanel So for some time now I’ve been learning how to create and publish low- … Continue reading Week #3 – Principles are universal

Week 2 – What is a thought?

“Now be perfectly still as before, but inhibit all thought. This will give you control over all thoughts of care, worry, and fear, and will enable you to entertain only the kind of thoughts you desire.” Okay. No thinking. I can do that. How hard can it be? Monday Inhibit all thought. Drat, I should … Continue reading Week 2 – What is a thought?

Week 1 – A more detailed map

Week one again! It’s thrilling – I’ve missed the webinars, the wisdom, the automatic companionship with other MKMMA members. It’s intimidating – working full time plus, in addition to a daily photographic project and related blog, will I remain faithful to the exercises? Haven’t always been so, in the past when my schedule was easier, … Continue reading Week 1 – A more detailed map

Week #19 – Do the unexpected

Okay, those of you following the daily sunrise posts on my photography blog know that I had a bit of a shock this week. Rather than going over it again here, I’ll post a link: 2016-02-12 – Writing copy… exposing weakness, underscoring strength On the plus side, I managed to avoid an argument and get … Continue reading Week #19 – Do the unexpected

Week #18 – Fitting together nicely

Sunday’s webinar was marvelous, made better by the company I was in; I was masterminding with Don before the webinar, and taking pictures of a droolsome Valentine Day meal that Leanne made as a supplement to her Gluten-free cookbook (coming soon!) after the webinar. Being around the right people can do worlds of good for … Continue reading Week #18 – Fitting together nicely

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