Engineer Prints

I don't know about you, but I often have trouble getting my pictures out of my camera and into print. While browsing the ABM blog I saw a neat (and affordable) way of artfully displaying photos: Engineer Prints! The ABM blog estimated each printing ~$10 which I was excited about (as other large printing options can cost close to $100...yikes). I went down to DigiCopy on Walnut in Green Bay. Each print ended up being $3! These things are huge (about 36inches by 24 inches)--they of course are a little grainy (the printing method isn't intended for photos) but I think it adds to it. Here they are:

Washington Island

We kicked off this golden fall weather with a magical adventure to Washington Island (a car ferry sail from Northern Door County). LAVENDER FIELDS, BEACHES, COFFEE, HONEY BEES--as a T-shirt bragged: so little to do it takes an entire day. We didn't finish half our Island bucket list before we rushed back to the last ferry home. 

While the smooth white stones on school house beach were everything people made them out to be (napping on them was like a back massage), our favorite stop was Sweet Mountain Farm. Sue generously spent some of her Saturday afternoon sharing her apiary and amazing insights on bee life--we could've chatted with Sue for hours. Below are some pictures of the farm:

The amazing Sue

Some honey from the farm

Dustin strategizing the day

Island adventurers: Dylan

Martha (on the ferry, her favorite part of the trip)

Meghan (in a Lavender field)

and a bee

These nordic patterns found all over Door County are my favorite

Thanks for a great day all!

Meet Milwaukee, Third Ward

A little piece of San Francisco in Wisconsin: Milwaukee's Third Ward, located here.

Milwaukee Institue of Art & Design

Colectivo Coffee! A locally owned Wisconsin coffee roaster I would compare to a chain like Philz.

Update from the Apiary

The Bees of Ledgeview, WI have requested a post on the blog (as they've had no time to go on  social media with all the honey comb building). They are doing awesome! Mostly they work with few complaints other than the photo above (taken in late June ) when they started getting really hot and threatened to leave--Dylan responded and built them some vents--it was received well by the bees. They went through a mean streak in mid July when Dylan was stung thrice (but we are letting them blame it on the extreme humidity--as we sometimes blame our own attitudes.  Dylan pointed out that the lifespan of a worker bee is only a few months, so none of the current bee are the ones we originally bought (amazing!). The below photos are from late June when Dylan showed my family the bees! 

Paul!

There hasn't been a slip of a frame out of these tongs yet (which is surprising to me--'m always so nervous!)

A bee showing (the expression says it all--this man has a special bond with his bees)

Dads!

De Pere je t'aime

What a joy to start my mid-week weekend with the amazingly talented and beautiful Shaunae Teske at the oh so cozy Luna Coffee in De Pere. I've been following Shaunae's blog for some time now...so sitting down with her for lattes was what some locals would compare to an opportunity to have lunch with a Green Bay Packer (!!!). Shaunae's uniqueness goes beyond her artistically dreamy/high quality photography,  she has the biggest heart for those (like me) who are just catching photography fever (she offers mentor sessions) and is actively/generously dedicating time to bring local creatives together with her Northeastern Wisconsin Chapter of the Rising Tide Society that hosts once a month meet-ups called Tuesdays together. Their motto is: "to overcome comparison and competition in our market in order to cultivate thriving businesses side by side. In turn discovering that we are stronger united than we could ever be apart". What a beautiful and important way to think of all of our endeavors in life (of course, with the help of Christ). Thanks again Shaunae!

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