Wildlife – Frautography

Mile-High Adventure

June 16, 2017 by FrauKlein, posted in Architecture, Family and Friends, Nature/Landscapes, Water, Wildlife

So, way back when, I booked an awesome hotel and flights in the hopes that a girl’s weekend would work out to go see Denver, CO. Unfortunately, things fell through. Fortunately, I have a husband who would never turn down the opportunity for a long weekend, child-free, out of state. We planned to make no plans; so much so, in fact, that the only thing I scheduled was a 90-minute couple’s massage. Once we got there, we ended up deciding to rent a car for the day and drive into the Rockies. We spent the entire day there, and the next morning we hit the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and then Red Rocks. Per the norm, here are all of the high-res shots. And, if you’re wondering – yes, I’m wearing a Ren and Stimpy shirt because that’s the kind of classy lady I happen to be.

Franklin Park Conservatory

April 25, 2017 by FrauKlein, posted in Flowers, Nature/Landscapes, Water, Wildlife

On a chilly, sunny, gorgeous day, I met up with a friend to walk around Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, OH. We shot lots and lots of photos, had a really lovely lunch, and then I headed home. Here’s what I came home with (full set/high res here).

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Thanksgiving 2016

February 8, 2017 by FrauKlein, posted in Architecture, Blake, Emma, Family and Friends, Fire, Flowers, Nature/Landscapes, Paige, Peyton, Taylor, Wildlife

I love my family. Deeply, wholly, and forever. So when my brother and SIL initiated a conversation about using Thanksgiving as an opportunity to get out of town for a weekend, everyone included, we jumped at the chance. We all bundled into our cars and met up at Murphin Ridge Inn in West Union, OH. We spent time together, drank and ate all our meals together, and let the kids run wild in the countryside getaway. It was awesome and perfect. These are my people and I love them greatly. These are some of my best shots, but you can see every one here.

Florida Vacation

January 26, 2017 by FrauKlein, posted in Emma, Family and Friends, Nature/Landscapes, Water, Wildlife

So a little while back, we decided it was time to take a short family vacation down to Florida to enjoy the sun, sand, and inappropriately attired beach-goers. I do have my favorites, but the whole set can be viewed here (for the 2 or 3 readers I still have).

We went to the airport and waited for the shuttle, and Emma was pretty excited.

Which she did not hide at ALL, much to the chuckles of the other travelers.

Since the plane was taking soooooo long to unload, Emma decided that the best course of action would be to insist on reading approximately 3 dozen books.

Once we finally arrived, I had scheduled an adventure the next morning for us to go on a cool pirate cruise!

Unfortunately, Emma barfed in the care en route to the cruise, resulting in the immediate and necessary purchase of the tour shirt. Methinks someone may have done it on purpose because she wanted a souvenir. But I digress.

Someone was very proud of her acumen with the water cannon.

She was officially sworn in as a Bluefoot pirate.

Thusly, she was conscripted to protect all of us adults against the dread “other pirate” who attacked our boat and stole our treasure. All’s well that ends well, and she was awarded with a bag full of gold doubloons and gems.

We did some relaxing at the hotel pool and shared some lovely frozen drinks to cool off from the super-heated, ridiculously humid environs.

We also managed to go on an airboat to see the Everglades and manged to catch a close (too close?) view of some of the area wildlife.

Emma was unsure how she felt about all of it.

Either way, we survived and can mark that one off of our lists.

Finally, we hit the beach one last time and Emma enjoyed digging with her new shovel while I enjoyed the shade and doing nothing much at all.

All in all, we really had a lovely time in Florida, “America’s Weiner”.

Conglomeration

January 17, 2017 by FrauKlein, posted in Blake, Emma, Family and Friends, Flowers, Nature/Landscapes, Paige, Peyton, Sports, Taylor, Wildlife

Lots of Emma, lots of nature, lots of friends and family – here are my personal favorites, but the rest are here, here, here, and here.

Once Upon a Time in Charlotte…

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 by FrauKlein, posted in Emma, Family and Friends, Nature/Landscapes, Water, Wildlife

For whatever reason, we decided to take a short family vacation to Charlotte (before they started being total jerks). We got a house on the lake, we went boating, we went to a children’s museum, and we visited a drive-thru zoo. It was a nice, relaxing way to spend a few days. Here are my (way too many) favorite shots, but all of them can be found here.

Cruisin’

November 3, 2016 by FrauKlein, posted in Emma, Family and Friends, Nature/Landscapes, Water, Wildlife

In the summer of 2014, our little family boarded a plane, a bus, and then a boat in order to travel the high seas; we hit Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. We hung out on the boat, we went to a turtle sanctuary, the Tortuga Rum outlet, a placed called Hell, and had lots of family time. We sailed Carnival Freedom and had an amazing experience while getting away from the real world for awhile. I took an unimaginable amount of photos, but I can only post so many – so the rest are on my SmugMug page.

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Hocking Hills

October 17, 2013 by FrauKlein, posted in Family and Friends, Flowers, Nature/Landscapes, Water, Wildlife

I have a friend. I’ve had this friend in my life for quite some time. I was there the day she got married, she was part of my wedding, and she has been a very strong support to me over the years. So when her husband asked for my help in planning a little surprise for her, I was more than happy to oblige. So we planned a surprise weekend in Hocking Hills, where Keith and I just showed up and surprised her on Friday evening. We had a fantastic time, the scenery was gorgeous, and I kind of wish we could do it again every weekend. Here are some of my favorite shots, and as always, the rest can be seen here.

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Visit with C&C

August 23, 2013 by FrauKlein, posted in Emma, Family and Friends, Nature/Landscapes, Wildlife

A couple of weekends ago, the 3 of us took a drive up to Columbus to visit with Em’s birth family. Her birthmom, birthdad, and birthdad’s parents and brother were all there, as well as a couple of friends. At first, as always, Em was a little on the shy side. But she warmed up pretty quickly since she’s spent a good amount of time with her birthmother. It was a nice, relaxed afternoon during which she got a ton of playtime, met several new puppies and a tortoise, had her first haircut, and got to play outside at a park. Another really good afternoon, all said. Here are some of my favorites, but the rest can be seen here.

Newport and Vegas

August 2, 2013 by FrauKlein, posted in Architecture, Water, Wildlife

Ok, well, I fail at blogging. Also, photography. I have had numerous opportunities to go out and shoot, but I haven’t done it. I’m going to TRY to do better – in the meantime, we took a family trip down to the Newport Aquarium, and then I took a girls trip to Las Vegas. I intended to take a ton of photos, but ended up too busy laughing and going out to really do much of any photography. Anyway. Here are a few I like, here are the rest of the Vegas pictures, and here are the rest of the Newport pictures.

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