Weekend Adventures: On the Road to Arizona

Greetings from sunny Arizona! Stay tuned for a blog post of the National Lampoon-style trip west. I planned to include photos in that post & this one, but my phone bit the dust and I lost all the photos I did not back up. Perks of traveling! 

In the meantime, here's a few shots from the past few days, courtesy of my new phone: 

Hiking with the pups! 

Love the scenery here. Superstition Mountain will make a lot of appearances in my photo gallery over the next several weeks. 

Conquered one of the toughest hikes in Arizona! 

Cholla -- it's everywhere! 

Easing back into running with this guy at my side is the best. 

8x8 Gallery // 365 Project: Week 26

I've committed to a photo-a-day project for 2015. I may not always post them to Facebook or Instagram, but they'll be collected and archived here on the blog and I plan to print them all out. It's fun to see how the year unfolds. Here's week 26 (halfway through the challenge!): 

176: Sunshine

177: Open Roads

179: Sunday Brunch

180: Sometimes you have to kiss a lot of...toads

181: Just keep swimming

182: Where will July take you?

8x8 Gallery // 365 Project: Week 25

I've committed to a photo-a-day project for 2015. I may not always post them to Facebook or Instagram, but they'll be collected and archived here on the blog and I plan to print them all out. It's fun to see how the year unfolds. Here's week 25: 

169: Butterfly buffet at the Morton Arboretum

170: Field of Dreams at the Morton Arboretum

171: Calm before the storm

172: Summer days (photo for World Hashtag Project: #WHPLowAltitude)

173: Stormy weather

174: Evening hangs

175: Patriotic

8x8 Gallery // 365 Project: Week 24

I've committed to a photo-a-day project for 2015. I may not always post them to Facebook or Instagram, but they'll be collected and archived here on the blog and I plan to print them all out. It's fun to see how the year unfolds. Here's week 24: 

162: Happy hour at Redstone

163: Roaring into the weekend

164: Glide

165: Ghost fern 

166: Breathe

167: Summer evening preview

168: Evening reflections

8x8 Gallery // 365 Project: Week 23:

I've committed to a photo-a-day project for 2015. I may not always post them to Facebook or Instagram, but they'll be collected and archived here on the blog and I plan to print them all out. It's fun to see how the year unfolds. Here's week 23:

155: Baby bunnies! 

156: Garden gnome is pleased: My garden FINALLY got planted. Tomatoes, eggplant & cucumbers are in! 

157: What's better than a trip to the library? A trip to the library that includes ice cream! The Lisle Library kicked off its Summer Reading Program with a party. 

158: Fly 

159: Incoming

160: Throw the ball! 

Outburst

8x8 Gallery // 365 Project: Week 22

I've committed to a photo-a-day project for 2015. I may not always post them to Facebook or Instagram, but they'll be collected and archived here on the blog and I plan to print them all out. It's fun to see how the year unfolds. Here's week 22:

148: Get your ducks in a row. (Decoys from my grandpa's collection.) 

149: Storm chasing all the way home from southwest Missouri. There were so many times I wanted to stop and take photos! This was taken when I stopped for gas and to wake up. 

MISSING: Days 150 & 151

152: New Month, New Goals: Fresh off a trip to the Ozarks and the Shawnee National Forest, I'm inspired to explore some new ideas with my writing, editing and photography. 

153: A little #TongueOutTuesday on our walk. 

154: New set of 4x4 prints from @ILovePrintShop arrived! One (not shown) went to a new home already. The others are for sale, and are also available in other sizes! 

8x8 Gallery // 365 Project: Week 19

I've committed to a photo-a-day project for 2015. I may not always post them to Facebook or Instagram, but they'll be collected and archived here on the blog and I plan to print them all out. It's fun to see how the year unfolds. Here's week 19:

127: 568 miles of highway and I made it from Chicagoland to the Ozarks. Wide open spaces and dirt roads.

128: Wide open spaces

129: Chirp. Spotted this baby chickadee while out on a horseback ride this morning! Mama bird was not happy with me, but I couldn't pass up the photo op! 

130: I'm lucky because I get to wander winding dirt roads like these while visiting my mom in the Ozarks. Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I'm glad we get to spend this time together doing some of our favorite things. Love you & thanks for everything you do! (Entry for Instagram's World Hashtag Project #WHPMyDailyRoute)

131: Double trouble 

132: Spelunking 

133: King of the forest

8x8 Gallery // 365 Project: Week 18

I've committed to a photo-a-day project for 2015. I may not always post them to Facebook or Instagram, but they'll be collected and archived here on the blog and I plan to print them all out. It's fun to see how the year unfolds. Here's week 18: 

120: Warmth

121: NFL Draft Town in Chicago's Grant Park

122: Saturday Night Special at Springbrook Prairie

123: Spring Blooms

124: Put a bow on it. (Light fixture at CiNe in Hinsdale) 

125: My favorite tree at the Morton Arboretum

126: Branch out