March Morning Sunrise

The power of the early morning sun climbing above the trees on Fireworks Point to pierce and conquer the night's fog on Lake Aspen fascinated me. I had to add it to my sunrise collection.  

A Rite of Spring

Not too long from now, the Memorial Day weekend will be upon us. Early on Saturday morning, members of the Wright City and Innsbrook radio-controlled amphibious aircraft clubs will gather to amaze their the many spectators, young and older, with their deft remote-control flying skills. It's just another perk of living near Lionshead Beach. 

Easter Sunday Egg Hunt

This is a fond memory of an Easter Egg hunt on the south lawn of the Innsbrook Conference Center several years ago when the Easter bunny coached our granddaughter Jamee on the fine points of egg hunting.

Solitary Greeter of the Morning Sun

Early one late winter morning, I caught sight of this lonely person, sitting on the boat hitch rail on Lionshead Beach, contemplating the beauty of the sunrise on Lake Aspen.

The Girsch Family

I snapped this last November, right after the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees ended their football season by trouncing Iowa Wesleyan, 45-0. Our son-in-law, Jeff, the team's defensive coordinator, was sharing the victory with Erin, Jamee and Jill out on the field just before I took the picture.

Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

This lighthouse stands on Eagle Bluff in Wisconsin’s Peninsula State Park between Fish Creek and Ephraim on the Door County coast of Green Bay.

Mondavi Winery, Napa

In celebration of our thirty-third wedding anniversary, Mary Ann and I spent the weekend in Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino. The architecture of this entrance to the Robert Mondavi Winery begged to be photographed.

White House Reteat Chapel

Designed in the Gothic style by architects Patrick M. O’Meara and James B. Hills and built in 1922, this chapel at the White House Retreat in Oakville, Missouri, sits on a bluff about 150 feet above the banks of the Mississippi River about twenty miles southwest of downtown St. Louis.

Cedar Claw Reaching for the Moon

This Innsbrook scene caught my eye during one of our recent walks to the Geneva Center and back. The daytime moon, against the deep azure sky, and the cedar tree trying to capture the moon as it passed overhead.