Late Summer Family Sunset Session

Dragonflies & Lillies at the Missouri Botanical Garden

If you have visited my site before, you'll know that I frequent the Missouri Botanical Garden. During Labor Day weekend the Botanical Garden hosts...

2019 Orchid Show – Missouri Botanical Gardens

Dogwood Canyon Nature Preserve

Table Rock Lake and the Cottages at Fair Haven Cove As part of our combined birthday celebration this year, we decided to retreat to Southern Missour...

Lifestyle Newborn – Introducing Baylor Mae

What a whirlwind this entire year has been. I cannot believe it is almost June! Sweet Baylor was born two months ago, and I am finally writing about i...

The Climatron Conservatory at the Botanical Gardens

A prominent feature of the garden, the Climatron Conservatory at the Missouri Botanical Gardens is the world's first geodesic, air-conditioned conserv...

The Flowering Cherries of The Botanical Gardens

The Missouri Botanical Garden cherry trees are in full bloom! Be sure to visit the Japanese Garden before the blossoms wilt away. Learn more about the...

Missouri Botanical Garden New Member Tour

As a birthday gift to myself this year, I purchased an annual membership to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. To thank new members for joining the garde...

J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

Despite having visited Sanibel Island more times than any other out-of-state destination, I had never toured the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge...

Sanibel in December, 2018

Arrival We were thrilled to once again visit Sanibel Island after the holidays to ring in the New Year. After a grueling and mostly sleepless twent...

Crown Ridge Tiger Sanctuary

Did you know there are tigers in Missouri? After the Thanksgiving Holiday, we took a little road trip to visit Crown Ridge Tiger Sanctuary, a non-prof...

An Arkansas Ozarks Getaway

I have loved Northwest Arkansas (NWA) since my first work-related visit to Bentonville in 2015. Since then, we've visited NWA several times for leisur...