I've been going through old photos on my hard drive that I never posted and discovering some forgotten treasures, like this day we spent at Pewits Nest in Baraboo, Wisconsin last September. We climbed down into the 40 foot gorge and were able to walk along the rocks that would've been covered with water had it not been so late in the season. We spent about 3-4 hours there and got some fun portraits.
Happy, happy weekend all.
I received my new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens in the mail this week and was anxious to get out and shoot with it. We returned to fully hike the Dells of Eau Claire, about 16 miles west of our home in Wausau, WI. It's an absolutely beautiful location that I'm sure we'll be frequenting many more times this season.
I've been struggling to get back into shooting and posting on here for a while now since we moved from Madison. I'll be doing my best to post at least one image every week this summer.

Last week, Oliver and I dined out for Restaurant Week here in Madison. I've been wanting to try all the restaurants in our Williamson Street neighborhood and Eldorado is just on the next block from us, so we happily settled on that.
The food was excellent and the company even better. We found that we didn't want to go home afterward, so we set out into the night visiting a number of our favorite pubs downtown. There are big changes in store for us in 2015, so we were feeling particularly nostalgic and celebratory. I'm sure I'll be sharing the news here on my blog very soon, but we've had to keep things quiet for a while now.
appetizers
texas torpedoes
pickled jalapeño peppers stuffed with shrimp and monterey jack cheese, wrapped with smoked bacon
and grilled to perfection, served with pico de gallo, sour cream and fresh lime
and grilled to perfection, served with pico de gallo, sour cream and fresh lime
pozole soup
slow-cooked red chile pork and white hominy in a rich oregano and red chile broth, topped with radish, lettuce and lime crema
slow-cooked red chile pork and white hominy in a rich oregano and red chile broth, topped with radish, lettuce and lime crema
entreès
baby back ribs
Kansas City dry-rubbed, slow-smoked pork ribs, served with Kentucky-style BBQ sauce,
chipotle potato salad, green chile pinto beans, house slaw, corn cake, pickles and onions
desserts
chocolate mole milk shake
we blend our homemade chocolate mole ice cream
with milk and top it with whipped cream and a sopapilla chip
chocolate ancho pecan pie
homemade pecan pie with a double kick of ancho chiles,
served with a tequila creme anglaise and whipped cream
I think it's safe to say us Wisconsinites have a thing for cheese. There is no shortage of variety or price points here and most of us have a few different types of cheese in our refrigerators on a consistent basis.
With that being said, I am embarrassed to admit that I hadn't participated in a cheese and wine tasting night before this post. Without much planning, a couple girlfriends and I picked up ingredients to make up a cheese board and let our conversation take us into the night.
Cheers to simplicity and spontaneity!
and an arial shot of our cheese board via my Instagram
pairings
chardonnay // brie
riesling // smoked gouda
& apple wood white cheddar
zinfandel // fontinella
sides
sicilian olives
salami
french bread
crackers
grapes
apple & pear slices






























