Here’s a small collection of photos taken over the years.
Photos 20
(2026)
— COMING SOON! —
Photos 19
(August 27, 2026)
I absolutely love the exotic shape and vibrant colors of hibiscus blooms. This summer’s pink blooms look especially beautiful when warmed by the setting sun off the balcony.
Photos 18
(April 19, 2026)
Every spring, the Tulip Time Festival in Pella, Iowa burst with colorful blooms all over town.
Photos 17
(October 18, 2025)
There’s nothing more fun in Iowa City than to celebrate the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Go Hawks!
Photos 16
(May 2, 2024)
My favorite place in all of St. Louis is the Fabulous Fox Theatre, where I enjoyed countless Broadway musicals. The beauty on stage can only be matched by the beauty of the theater itself.
Photos 15
(March 15, 2024)
In the spring of 2024, the Saint Louis Zoo hosted its own version of a lantern festival called Animals Aglow. I paid a visit on opening day.
Photos 14
(October 24, 2023)
My neighborhood of St. Louis Hills is a picturesque place blessed with many stately trees. In late October 2023, while walking down my street, Devonshire Avenue, I glanced up to see the most spectacular display of autumn colors I’ve ever experienced.
Photos 13
(July 22, 2023)
I’d been meaning to visit the Columbia Bottoms Conservation Area north of St. Louis for many years, but it wasn’t until the summer of 2023 that I finally made the drive one bright Saturday morning to explore its sunflower fields.
Photos 12
(September 6, 2021)
In the fall of 2021 I ventured to Colony Acres Family Farm in North Liberty, Iowa to admire the bright collection of sunflowers.
Photos 11
(August 18, 2018)
When I learned that Moulin Rouge! The Musical would have its world premiere pre-Broadway run at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre in the summer of 2018 with Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo in the lead roles of Christian and Satine, I had to go. It was well worth the trip.
Photos 10
(March 9, 2014)
The magnolias on the east side of the Missouri Botanical Garden produce the most exotically intricate blooms.
Photos 9
(December 14, 2013)
On a snowy Saturday morning in 2013, I hopped in the car, picked up my friend, Christie, and ventured to Forest Park’s Grand Basin. Christie snapped photo after photo of me in my elf outfit, frolicking in the snow at the bottom of Art Hill. Those photos accompanied several of my future holiday poems, bringing joy to countless individuals.
Photos 8
(June 2, 2013)
The early summer of 2013 was a very wet season in southeast Iowa. While visiting the Bride family farm one weekend, the peonies and irises were blooming gloriously from a lush carpet of green grass.
Photos 7
(April 13, 2013)
Warm temperatures brought an early spring to St. Louis in 2013. The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese Garden was in full bloom..
Photos 6
(November 21, 2012)
In late November 2012, a dense fog settled across St. Louis, so I ventured to the Missouri Botanical Garden to explore its beauty draped in that fog.
Photos 5
(November 12, 2012)
In late 2012 I paid a visit to Carondelet Park in St. Louis to enjoy the fall foliage, and it didn’t disappoint.
Photos 4
(September 8 2012)
My favorite part of the Missouri Botanical Garden is its Japanese Garden, and this is one of my favorite views.
Photos 3
(August 10, 2012)
In the summer of 2012, the Missouri Botanical Garden hosted its first Chinese Lantern Festival, and it was spectacular.
Photos 2
(July 14, 2012)
In July 2012, I attempted to capture the Davis County Courthouse in its summer splendor, as viewed from the backyard of my childhood home.
Photos 1
(December 27, 2010)
In December 2010, while loading my car to return to St. Louis from my parents’ home in Bloomfield, Iowa, I enjoyed an early morning chill that covered everything between us and the Davis County Courthouse in a crystal white frost.
