Have you ever coveted something deeply and thought to yourself, “Would it be so bad to just do a Kickstarter campaign to get one?” That would be me and the newest version of the Canon L-Series 100-400 Zoom Lens. Both of my offspring play ultimate (learn more about ultimate here), and over the past few […]
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Lenvy
It’s official. I have lenvy. I rented an amazing lens for the weekend, the Canon 100-400 L Series f/4.5-5.6 USM. Well, actually Aidan’s boyfriend’s dad rented it and we shared that lens along with a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L Series USM. I’ve been wanting to try out a more powerful zoom for shooting Cole’s ultimate […]
The end of an era
This past weekend, my college-bound son, Cole, competed at his final Youth Club Championships at the National Sports Center up in Blaine, Minnesota. It was a bittersweet weekend, full of the most exciting ultimate you can imagine, and Cole’s team, Minnesota Superior, made a serious bid for the finals, but lost in semis after mounting […]
Present Participle List for May 2018
The roller coaster that is May is off and running. The next five weeks will be, oh, how do you say… busy! Here are few things that are happening right now: Photo by Margie Scherschligt Planning Cole’s grad party. Yep. My baby is graduating from high school. And right after that, we’re throwing a party. […]
Present Participle List for September 2017 + a fall wallpaper for your phone
Fall is in the air, though with our weather hitting 90 degrees over the weekend you wouldn’t really know it, but still, here are a number of things I’m doing right now. Rewatching the entire series of Game of Thrones. I finished the last season and decided to go back and rewatch. I break up […]
Why I love ultimate
Photo by Alex Fraser. Yesterday wrapped up the 2017 Youth Club Championships (YCC) of ultimate at the fantastic National Sports Center in Blaine, MN. The YCC event brings the best youth ultimate players from around the country to compete for three days. Cole plays in the U20 boys division. The other divisions include: U20 girls, U17 girls […]