Photos for the wall
My husband and I keep a big photo of my daughter on one of our bedroom walls. It started because I printed them to enter in photo competitions. It became a fun…
Dear Coach…Get in the Picture
Dear Coach, I know you’ve had a long day. You’ve been up since dawn, running to get your own family off to school, get packed for work, and manage the million other…
The dog who smiled
Fourteen years ago, the Colorado Rockies were playing amazing baseball and not only in the playoffs but CRUSHING them. Rockies fever was everywhere. So when an e-mail from a animal rescue and…
The Blessings of Skinned Knees
She came through the door in a burst of energy and babble, a leopard-print face mask dangling off her little finger. “School was so great today! Hi Ziggy! Mom it was great! …
Advice to our Future Selves
Finish the sentence for me…. If I could tell my future self one thing it would be __________. Things around here are starting to open back up. My hairstylist called this week…
It’s okay to hate this time in our lives: Lessons for Surviving the Covid-19 Quarantine
The border collies loves the Covid-19 quarantine life. He thinks its absolutely grand having all of us around all day to watch over, play with him and take him for walks. As…
A letter to my 7-year old daughter: How to survive the Covid-19 pandemic as a family
How to survive the Covid-19 pandemic as a family: A letter to my 7-year old daughter. Dear Em, Oh, sweet girl. As we go about our morning, my thoughts are constantly on…
The Horse Cookie – Wyoming Lifestyle Photographer and Blogger
The Horse Cookie – Wyoming Lifestyle Photographer and Blogger Earlier this week, I reached into my coat pocket for my gloves and pulled out a horse treat. And just like that, I…
The greatest gift I ever got – Southeastern Wyoming Family and Couples Photography Session
Outdoor Guy is not prone to grandiose, romantic gestures. He’s never stood outside my bedroom window holding a boom box high in the air. He’s never surprised me on Valentine’s Day with…
Fully Engaged – Southeast Wyoming Photographer and Blogger
I love New Year’s Day. There’s something cathartic about closing out one year and starting a new one. It’s much the same anticipation I feel when I open a new book, a…
Wyoming Outdoor Photography – A hard-earned smile
Wyoming Outdoor Photography – A hard-earned smile This year has been a doozy on my husband. Earlier this year, his assistant had to have foot surgery and missed work for the entire…
Wyoming Photographer and Blogger: A limerick for a lifetime
“A wonderful bird is the Pelican. His beak can hold more than his belly can. He can hold in his beak Enough food for a week! But I’ll be darned if I…
Wyoming Lifestyle blogger and photographer: The Price of Peace; Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility
What’s the price of peace, really? Staring at the map showing old missile silos and command centers was a bit staggering. Weapons of destruction littered the plains of southeastern Wyoming, western Nebraska…
LaGrange Wyoming Personal Branding Session – Dr. Taryn Kilty
Get a doctorate: Check Manage two successful business ventures: Check Write an e-book: Check Help women gain strength physically and emotionally after having children: Check Be a compassionate and kind woman who…
Wyoming Lifestyle Blogger and Photographer: The old man’s hat
My cowboy hat is entirely too big for my head. It wobbles about and threatens to blow off at the slightest breeze. The brim is also a touch crooked. I really should…
Wyoming Lifestyle Blog – Is 4-H still relevant for today’s kids? Let me count the ways!
My daughter can decide what sports she wants to play, what activities to participate in and how she wants to wear her hair. But one hill I will die on? That she…
Wyoming Lifestyle Blogger – Carnival Dreams
One of the highlights of my summer growing up was Cheyenne Frontier Days. But if there was a highlight of that highlight, it was the CFD carnival. The week before Frontier Days…
Keeping track of what matters – Celebrating 10 years with Outdoor Guy
I woke up to a card at my place at the family table. It was a card from my husband, on our 10 year anniversary. He was up and gone early this…
To My Daughter on her 7th birthday
Each year, I write a letter to my daughter on her birthday. I plan to share these with her when she’s 18, so she can see herself through my eyes. This is…
Work-Family Balance…The great white whale for moms
“I feel like a hamster on a wheel. I move and move and never get anywhere.” (Mom Friend #1) “I’m on a merry-go-round and I can’t stop the ride.” (Mom Friend #2)…
All the Feels – Final thoughts on the Wyoming FFA Convention
To my convention team, This picture guts me. I think it’s how we all feel after state convention. Sad that it’s over, content with the job we’ve done and excited at what…
Wyoming Lifestyle Blogger: Parenting without a net, otherwise titled “Am I screwing up my kid?”
My momma heart is aching right now. Aching. I just packed my little girl off to school on the bus in tears over her new favorite stuffed animal, whom she calls Bun-Bun….
The Future Land Ethic: Wyoming Country Lifestyle Blog and Photography
Back before I was a Wyoming photographer or blogger, I worked for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as the head of their information and publications programs. One of my favorite monthly…
Torrington Wyoming Photographer – Images from the Heart
“Find beauty in the ordinary, and you’ll find joy in unexpected places.” My favorite images are most often the unplanned ones…a moment between father and daughter, a sleeping puppy, an unguarded smile. …
Country Life – Airing My Dirty Laundry
Country Lifestyle Blog Airing My Dirty Laundry I hated doing laundry when it involved my husband’s jeans. A few months into our marriage, and I was ready to revisit our division of…