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PhotoPOSTcard: Spring Symphony Opus 2

The March Bank at Winterthur Museum and Gardens starts blooming in shades of yellow as winter aconite and adonis wake up in late February. I usually miss this display because it’s hard to think about flowers and spring when it feels like winter. But by mid March the yellow has given way to shades of blue as squill and glory-of-the -snow carpet a vast area underneath a canopy of large old native trees. The trees are still bare but these little flowers are a promise that green life is not far behind.

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Rose

PhotoPOSTcard: Spring Symphony Opus 1

No traveling for me for a while which is OK because spring is my favorite time of year to be at home. I am fortunate to have some of the country’s best public gardens nearby and I have been photographing them in spring for over 20 years. I have lots of photos that I love and have decided to share them as spring unfolds this year. I hope they bring you a little joy in these difficult times.

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Quiltripping Gets NATJA Awards Third Year in a Row

Thank you once again to the North America Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) for recognizing my stories and photos with awards of excellence in the 2019 competition.

This year I received four awards: two Silvers in photography categories, a Bronze in a writing category and an Honorable Mention in a photo category. I am thrilled to be among winners from National Geographic Traveler, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Travel + Leisure along with many established bloggers.

The links to this years winning entries are listed below.

Silver – Photo Essay – Online

I am particularly proud of this award as the first place gold medal winner was National Geographic Traveler. Can’t complain about coming in second to them.

25 Sahara Desert Photos to Inspire Your Next Visit

Silver – Sports, Recreation and Adventure Photo – Online

You’re Pulling My Ear

Bronze – Sports, Recreation and Adventure Story – Online Publication

Athletics and Tradition Play Together at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics

Honorable Mention – Featured Photo, Illustration – Online

On the Frontline of Conservation – Changing the “OR” to “AND”

 

Thank you NATJA for once again rewarding my work and thank you to everyone who continues to come back to my site to read my content.

Rose

PhotoPOSTcard: Reflecting on My Favorite City

This is my favorite view of Chicago. This is the view I grew up with. As a teenager I used to bike from my house to the lake and along the lakeshore all summer long. Today the parkland along the lake is as popular as ever – even more so as millions of annual tourists also take advantage of the 19 mile Lakefront Trail. Don’t have a bike? Not a problem. Bike rental kiosks are located troughout the city and are popular with locals and visitors alike.

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Rose

PhotoPOSTcard: Doing it for the ‘Gram

This post was recognized by the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) with  a Silver journalism in travel excellence award in 2020  in the category Photography – Portrait, People

 

The glass box called “The Ledge” is a popular selfie photo spot on the 103rd floor Skydeck of the Willis Tower in Chicago. Stand, jump or lay on the clear glass floor and look down 1353 feet to the street below. Would you do it?

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Rose

A Skagway Cruise Excursion On My Own: Driving off the Beaten Path on the Scenic Klondike Highway

There are many options for excursions on an Alaska cruise. It was easy to do a Skagway excursion on my own and go off the beaten path with a self drive trip on the Klondike Highway to explore the road to Carcross Yukon and back again. I am sharing my Skagway travel experience including tips on how to get the most of an independent day in Skagway.

A cruise through southeast Alaska is a convenient way to stop and discover the coastal towns that are not always easy to get to by other means. My recent Alaska cruise offered many Skagway excursions to discover this historic port. Tempting as they were though, this time I chose to take my own road less traveled to Carcross, Yukon in Canada on the very scenic Klondike Highway.

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