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My 5 favorite photos from 2025

Welcome friends! As I say every year, it is my favorite post of the year! 2025 was, on the whole, a good year for Holly and I. We went to Japan together back in April and got to experience the cherry blossom season there - something I'd wanted her to see for a number of years. We also got to meet a gal there who has worked for me for about 5 years, but whom I've never met in person, which was a nice addition to a wonderful the trip (it was a work trip for me). Definitely a highlight of the year! My side of the family got together at Kiawah Island in the early summer for our annual...

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Survivor

Holly was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33. Holly’s Story is her blog about breast cancer survival.

Picture Me, Loving You

It’s different, and maybe a little whacky, but it will hopefully have you intrigued! Check out the photo-narrative!

Life on the Farm

Dan and Holly bought a small farm in 2018 and building their “forever home” there now. Follow along here!

Project Car

Dan may or may not have an obsession with cars. Follow along with his dream car build up; a 1967 Camaro.

Roy’s Under the Stars

Some shots you just have to go back for. I can't remember which trip it was that first took me past the famous Roy's, but I remember I passed by at night, and I was tired. I drove by slowly and gawked as I passed, thinking to myself that the place was really cool and...

The Lucky Boy

Perhaps this is true of all the national parks, but it's especially true of Joshua Tree - the more you look around, the more you see. One afternoon on my last visit, I decided to just drive around on some of the dirt roads to see what I could find. I ultimately...

Cygnus Setting Among the Dunes

More dunes! Last week's Picture of the Week featured Orion rising over the dunes, and this week's features Cygnus setting. This week's image features the same filters I discussed in my Cygnus image a couple weeks ago, which you can read about here. One thing that...

Orion Rising Above the Dunes

By now you've hopefully seen some of my posts of these dunes out in the Mojave (here, here, and here), but hopefully you're not tired of hearing about them! After having gone there for the first time back in April of last year, I just had to go back and try my luck...

Cygnus Setting Among the Layers of the Bullion

Happy snow day everyone! I don't know if where you are there is snow today, but as I look out my window here at our house in East Tennessee, the ground is covered in about 4 inches. Moving on to this week's Picture of the Week. Every time I visit Joshua Tree and the...

Mysteries in the Desert

Alright true crime fans, I've got a mystery for you (full disclosure, I have no reason to believe a crime was committed)! I've mentioned many times on my blog that you see some weird stuff in the desert, and this is certainly not the first mystery of sorts I've...

Remnants in Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree National Park, and the broader Mojave desert, are littered with remnants of the past. Remnants from the gold, silver, and copper rushes, even remnants of World War II, in Patton's desert training grounds and various munitions testing areas. Some of them...

Under the Stars with the Fairlane

New year, new photo series - and back to the night we go! Something I've wanted to do for a while now is experience the "winter" portion of the Milky Way out in Joshua Tree National Park. When I have gone to the park in the past, it has always been in the April /...

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