Archive for August, 2009
Trenary, MI August 20th, 2009
On my way back to Chicago from Grand Island, MI my travels took me through a place I’ve not been to in many years. Trenary, MI, is home to many memories from my childhood. We used to visit my Great Grandmother’s farm on Paulsen Road, just east of the center of town with a blinking light. Downtown Trenary there’s a little bakery that makes delightful toast. The Trenary Home Bakery makes Trenary Toast, a hard slice of awesomeness covered in cinnamon and sugar. Hot chocolate, tea, coffee, whatever you dunk this brick of sweet bread in brings it to life. As a kid whoever went to the U.P. would bring back a box. To this day it brings back memories of sitting in the kitchen dunking with my grandparents. You can now order it over the internet.
This was also the first trip up north for me since my Grandmother, Joyce Paulsen, was buried a few hundred yards north of the bakery in 2006. You can see the Paulsen headstone from the road and it’s a quiet little cemetery and she’s buried next to my grandfather, who I never met, but was lucky enough to get his hair. Which was quite a gift. Since I forgot to pack my guitar we listened to some Carl Perkins songs on the radio, and got some quiet time before the haul back to Chicago. Grandma would have wanted me to make sure my wife and cats were ok.
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More Oak Park365 August 20th, 2009
I’ve not been keeping up on my Oak Park yearly project. So here’s a few from last month that I liked.
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The Weird World of Adult Short Games August 14th, 2009
Late last month one of my favorite & craziest photographers, Sol Neelman, was in Chicago en-route to photograph the World Lumberjack Championships in Hayward, Wisconsin with Shauna Bittle. (his photos here) An interview with Sol was recently featured on Resolve, a livebooks blog. The blog is a treasure trove of information about transformations and finding your inspiration. After reading the interview I dug out some photos from late July.
Shauna is a huge fan of “Short Game Golf” and took Sol and myself out for a clinic. One of the best things about having great photographers as friends is they live for a new experience. Mini golf on a Wednesday afternoon, why not? And who would think to drive to Niles, IL to play? Exactly.
This was the hole Shauna got a hole-in-one.
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Tim & Char Grand Island, MI. 08.05.2009 August 8th, 2009
This week I had the pleasure of heading up to Grand Island, MI to photograph Tim & Char Galloway’s wedding. It was a beautiful and intimate ceremony on the beach with some very cool people. I look at the photographs from my wedding every day, and feel it’s a great responsibility to help direct the memories of a great event in the lives of the bride and groom. Thanks to Tim and Char for being patient, fun, and so full of love for each other. You guys rock!
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