Emily Winck's Blog

Shells

Emily — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:00:19 +0000

shells found in the mud of the bayou

Old Man Cactus

Emily — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:22:33 +0000

Last month, I spent a few days in Phoenix for work. I had a few hours to kill one afternoon, so I paid a visit to the Desert Botanical Garden. Everyone said “oh, it’s hot there, but it’s dry heat, so it’s not so bad.” Not true. 110 degrees is hot, regardless of humidity levels. I only stayed for an hour or two at the gardens, but saw a huge variety of cacti and some beautiful big skies.

This guy was my favorite – Old Man Cactus, all covered in soft white fuzz.

Looking out my back door

Emily — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:59:55 +0000

I love light & shadows – they create such interesting patterns if you stop and look at them. I’m trying to be more intentional about carrying a camera with me and actually taking pictures. What a concept, I know. This is one of the gates to our apartment building, facing west. I pretty much only use when coming home from work on my bike, because there’s a ramp leading up to it rather than a flight of stairs.

Anniversary Cards

Emily — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:23:33 +0000

Happy 2nd anniversary to me! and Ryder! Accompanied above by our anniversary cards from our parents…

Duck 2011

Emily — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:26:34 +0000

We lately returned from a quasi-biennial family vacation/reunion in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Highlights this year were 3 refrigerators, massive multi-day castle building, which giant ghost crabs promptly took possession of, a kayak tour of the canals, Ryder surviving a 80-mile bike ride, good food, and of course lots of games & puzzles and general silliness. Lots of photos here.

(for comparison, see last trip’s photos)

Lantern at Dusk

Emily — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:28:15 +0000

Flowers

Emily — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:38:06 +0000

From a walk around the neighborhood this weekend.

Hippo bird two ewe

Emily — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:34:49 +0000

Get it? Thanks Daddy! =)

Cookie stuffed cookies

Emily — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:28:04 +0000

Ryder and I made cookie stuffed cookies this weekend. They are approximately equivalent to eating 3 cookies at once. Mmmm. Recipe found here.

Christmas in Michigan

Emily — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:31:02 +0000

Christmas in general, much like my Christmas Crafts (part 1, part 2), was a multi-part event.

Part 1 of our actual Christmas travels was a 10 day trip to Michigan, starting in Midland to see my dear friend Anna get married, followed by a few days of working remotely from my sister’s couch, and ending in Grand Rapids for several packed days of visiting as much of my extended family as possible.

Somehow I feel like this sums up the trip, mostly because this is Chloe’s couch and I spent a lot of time sitting on it.

Another highlight was making everyone stand outside in the cold for an hour and a half to get in to the Santa House. It was cold. But we got to play in Santa’s Sleigh!

Of course, no Christmas would be complete without a picture of the girl cousins on the couch. See all the photos.