Monthly Archives: September 2010

Globetrotting: Machu Picchu

Thoroughly excited to be at Machu PicchuBy now I can understand if ya’ll are thinking ‘Please, no more Peru photos…’ Well, this is the second to last post about el Peru glorioso, promise.It’s a bit difficult to fit this trip-of-a-lifetime thing into few words and photographs, so multiple posts it will have to be. Our...

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September 29, 2010 - 12:05 AM

Nicole - Amazing! I loooovvvve the photo of you and Erik in the morning sun! Must have been one great trip.

September 29, 2010 - 5:14 PM

Robert - Oh, oh, oh…the photos are beautiful! Please – more posts of this amazingly gorgeous location. Thank you for sharing and I am so glad you had the trip of a lifetime!

September 29, 2010 - 7:08 PM

Sarah - Oh my goodness! I just LOVE the photos of sunrise–seriously, I am en.vi.ous of this amazing vacation! And, of your stellar photography skills… :)

October 2, 2010 - 7:17 PM

Gene and Annie - Once again, I am in awe of the beauty in those pictures!! Amazing!!

October 8, 2010 - 5:57 PM

Gail - Gosh, I still cannot BELIEVE you were there Erin! So so cool…I will say, that last photo makes me nervous. You two seem so close to the edge!! (I hate edges)

Andean flora at its finest

It’s no secret that one of my favorite subjects to photograph is nature, specifically the bright, showy, oftentimes fragrant and alluring type. Yep, give me a field of flowers and I’ll be a happy snapper for a good, long while. This said, you can imagine my delight (and my fellow hikers’ dismay) when I discovered...

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September 17, 2010 - 5:39 PM

Gene and Annie - So interesting! (the coca plant thing) I love your collage! You are a great photographer!!

September 18, 2010 - 7:37 PM

rylla - Beeeyouuutifulll!

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October 8, 2010 - 5:56 PM

Gail - So gorgeous!!!!

March 26, 2012 - 1:38 PM

Katie - This is cool!

WTS: Weary traveler syndrome

And this, my friends, is what happens when you leave a tired visitor alone at night, with only his computer and gummy bears to keep him company. Too much German, too many biers and too many hours on old cobblestone streets lead to WTS, weary traveler syndrome, aptly displayed by RJ and his dueling gummies....

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Gratutide: The kindness of friends

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind. -Toni Morrison, Beloved  I was totally caught off guard yesterday when...

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September 10, 2010 - 6:29 PM

Robert and Melinda - Erin – thank your friend for sharing a beautiful, gift and inspiring the joy of kindness. And on the note of friendships, thank you for being such a great friend and a beautiful spirit. Happy weekending!

September 17, 2010 - 5:37 PM

Gene and Annie - Sunflowers cheer me up too! They are so beautiful! What a great friend!

Globetrotting: trekking the Peruvian Andes

Day 1: We’re a nervous bunch as we ride the bumpy, dangerous road to the trailhead The evening before our hike, we met at United Mice‘s office in downtown Cusco for a short briefing and to fill out remaining paperwork. This is also where we met our tour guide, Freddy, and our 5th and 6th...

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September 7, 2010 - 2:52 PM

MandyB - That looks positively glorious!

September 8, 2010 - 5:02 AM

Rylla - I am such a fan of B/W photos, and these are beautiful. But the colors that follow – wow Erin. I especially love the one of the three tents and mountains in the background – spectacular – I can imagine being there, Also the raindrops on the roof, the heathery color as you descend, and the coffee beans!

September 9, 2010 - 8:37 PM

Erin - thanks ladies! the trek was everything i could have hoped for…and more. i just couldn't stop taking photos, especially of the flowers. yeah, that's a whole post in itself! ;)

September 10, 2010 - 4:11 PM

Gail - Wow wow wow to those views Erin. Since I'll never get there, I'm totally living this trip through you. I don't envy the hard work to get there, but the feelings you experienced at journey's end were so worth it I'm sure!

September 17, 2010 - 5:34 PM

Gene and Annie - I agree with Gail!! All I kept saying to myself was… Wow!! Wow!! Awesome!! I would love to do that someday!

Sweet, sweet Wednesday

On any given Wednesday you can find me stroll(er)ing along the Rhein or digging in the rocks at a park, just chummin’ it up with this little fella. Friends, meet sweet Noah. Noah is the ever-so-adorable son of my friend Melinda (and her great hubby, Rob), who just so happens to be a fantastic woman...

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September 1, 2010 - 12:51 PM

MandyB - What a cutie patutie!!!!

September 1, 2010 - 5:14 PM

Gene and Annie - He is super cute!! You will be an awesome mom as well!! I can't wait!! I was looking at our Senior yearbook the other day and saw all the baby pics that were in there. I saw the pics of you and then of Erik ….and couldn't help but picture what this sweet baby might look like someday!! :)

September 1, 2010 - 8:18 PM

Sarah - So cute! I love those dark eyes! :)

September 1, 2010 - 11:29 PM

Sonda - It is a sweet Wednesday, especially after reading you new entry and seeing the adorable baby I've often heard you talk about. Have no doubt my dear, you will be a wonderful mother, as will Erik a father. Your babe will be a very lucky little tike. LuvluvU2

September 2, 2010 - 1:52 PM

Robert and Melinda - Thank you for your most generous post. Motherhood is a beautiful journey! Thank you!