Reflections on a Vacation

So we're back home, in the sweltering heat. Read: we're sitting indoors in the air conditioning. Doing laundry. Unpacking. Getting situated to return to reality. Ahem.




And, I had some time Sunday to look through all of my photos. Boy oh boy, do I have some that I want to share with you!





Tons, actually. More than you'll ever care to see. So, as usual, while the vacation is over, it'll live on through at least part of this week via this blog!




And, as he did last week - you know, here, (how could you forget that??) um, here...here and even here, I thought we'd look at a few more photos of the S-man on vacation. He's going to give you a sneak peak of the sorts of things I've got in the digital hopper to share with you about Wisconsin.




I mean, he's so cute and everything, especially with his vacation growth on his face, so why the heck not, right? So, here we go, a "sneak peak" of the week ahead - the rest of the Wisconsin vacation.

First, S would like to tell you that we had some darn good food.
In some really cool locations. This one - in Wauwatosa.
More on that later...

He also bought taffy...

...which they packaged in a ridiculously girly bag...

These look like People Magazine paparazzi photos, no?

...anyway, S-man ate the taffy in little seaside towns...

...while I photographed the scenery.

And him.
Heh heh - he caught me.

Actually, S would like you to know he took in the scenery often, patiently...

...while I was snapping away. I think he liked it.
I'll show you more seaside photos later this week.

The Lake Michigan side was a bit sandier - the bay side, rockier.

I love this one. So GQ. ;-)

It was so beautiful. S wants to tell you this one was near one lighthouse.

Oh, and here's both of us...at a different lighthouse.
I'll show you more lighthouse photos this week too!

S wants to be sure you know we went to the Harley-Davidson Museum.

We both created our "dream Harley" on these computers.

Look - another one of the two of us!

Here, S-man is exhibiting the official "HOG" face...I guess.
I've got some really cool stuff from this museum for later in the week too.


S can also report we went to the Wisconsin State Fair.

We were there on opening day.
Crazy crowded. Crazy.

S liked posing with the Budweiser Clydesdales.
I've got more of the fair, too, for you!

So, there you go. Thank you, S, for the preview of the week. We so appreciate your assistance. We really do. And, I'm personally so glad you had a nice time on vacation. Ease back into the week, my man, and remember the fun we had!

I'll see you all here tomorrow with something from the great state of Wisconsin, never fear! Thanks for stopping by.

Fish Creek on a Friday

One of the little towns in Door County, on the more populated bay side, is Fish Creek. It's the only one of the towns with shops that we spent time going through - so many of these little shops have the same sort of stuff in them, so one town full was enough. Our main purpose of going to the area was to explore the landscape, the islands and the water.



While we walked around Fish Creek, I carried the purse camera with me and got a few photos of the amazing amounts of manicured flowers found everywhere in these little towns. They are beautiful - and so many of them would never live in Dallas past April, so that made them even more interesting to me. I am sharing them with you today on Ate Up Amateur. After walking through the shops we took a short walk through a city park as well, and those photos are here too. It went all the way to the bay, but it was overcast, so the bay photos from this date aren't that great. I'll share some fun water photos with you another day.

A growing gourd, I think.

Oh yeah, and in one shop...cheeseheads in multiple shapes!


I was very impressed I got this sort of close-up detail with the purse camera.

The whole plant was also very nice.

Like I said, the flowers were amazing.

They must grow with no care or these towns all have gardeners on the payroll.

One of the historical buildings.

I thought this row of planter columns were cool.

Old boat buoys, colored up at a restaurant.

And now, the park.

This was the view. Overcast, but still nice.
If only the photographer could get the horizon horizontal!

S, at another park nearby.

And one S took of me.
He was obviously cracking me up at the time.

He does that a lot. Crack me up, that is. He's so funny. I don't know where he comes up with the stuff. He says it's his saving grace - that he can make me laugh - he says that's why I "keep him around." There are many more reasons I "keep him around" - but, that's certainly one of them. ;-)

So, it's Friday. This Friday, it means our vacation is coming close to an end. Sniff. Hot Dallas awaits us tomorrow night. But, also waiting for us are our sweet dogs, so it'll be good to be home too. This vacation stuff, though, I could become a professional vacationer, no problem. If you hear of someone looking to pay someone to do that, let me know. I'll be sure to apply. Until then, here's hoping your weekend is a good one, and I'll see you here next week.