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I’m back! I spent a few lovely days at a cabin (and by that I mean trailer) in Siren, WI. And I completely shunned the geek in me and didn’t bring the laptop. I rather enjoyed being able to log off and just enjoy the outdoors, the lake, the birds and grilling, pontoon rides, campfires and s’more makin’ with good friends. I didn’t enjoy the ticks quite as much but I think I’ve removed them all now.

Four days seems a bit like forever. Days spent outside are so much longer than days spent parked in front of the computer. But alas, I am back in front of the computer and have lots of catching up to do, emails to return, albums to assemble, etc. But I gotta say, having a real toilet again is AWESOME!

It’s finally summer here in the Twin Cities and that means I’m ready to escape! I grew up spending summers in the mountains in Pennsylvania with lots of outdoor time and adjusting to summers in the city has been a slow process. Another local photographer and I are looking to spend some cabin time lakefront in July. This is where we need your help!

Do you or someone you know have a cabin within five hours of the Twin Cities area? We’d like to barter our photography services in exchange for four nights (preferably July 24-28 but we’re open to other dates) at a cabin. Wedding photography, portraits, events, commercial images of your cabin property…make us an offer!

(See that little ShareThis link below the entry? That’s a handy dandy way to pass this entry on to your cabin-owning friends! )

I spent four sunny days in Orlando this past week. It was kind of a last minute trip but March is the perfect time to escape Minnesota. I actually went back to the same area I’d visited in January which provided me with two excellent opportunities:

1. I got to have lunch with the super fabulous Amy Smith who I met when I was there in January. She was nice enough to drive down for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and let me pepper her with questions about her business which she happily answered. That totally made my trip. If you’re in the Orlando area and need a photographer, check her out!

2.

I got to eat at Urban Flats again! I had lunch catered by them twice in January and was lamenting the fact that I wouldn’t be able to eat there again when I left. But I could! So once again, I had the roasted turkey, pear and brie flat with honey mustard sauce. If there’s one near you (they’re not very widespread yet), you should eat there. For real.

A few more photos from the trip…

And what was waiting at home….sigh.

Sometimes when I’m on vacation, I don’t like to drag my whole bag of equipment around so all of these photos were taken with a Canon Powershot SD700IS. Handy little camera that easily fits in my pocket. It doesn’t have many manual controls which I do miss every now and then but for something simple, it’s pretty nice.

Now I am off to answer emails and work on photos! Some exciting stuff coming in the next few weeks so check back soon!