Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Once a farm for the Schlitz Brewery draft horses, the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is Milwaukee’s comprehensive nature center. It offers six miles of trails through 185 unique acres of forests, wetlands, restored prairies, ravines, bluffs and a Lake Michigan shoreline.

You will see evidence of the active and progressive management of the land, restoring habitats unique to our region and reclaiming our bountiful natural history.

These are a few images taken to and along the 1.3 miles of the West Meadows Trail.

Pioneer Village World War II Living History Event, May 21, 2016

Pioneer Village is a collection of over 24 restored buildings and structures dated from the 1840's to early 1900's, nestled in a unique rural village setting amidst the rolling Hawthorne Hills. On May 21, 2016 The Ozaukee County Historical Society held a World War II Living History Event nestled on the grounds of Pioneer Village, within these restored structures. Battles and demonstrations were staged; equipment, vehicles, weaponry and uniforms could be seen.

Here is a six minute YouTube video of this event:   

https://youtu.be/8ogVYlq2Yuk

Here are just a few of the stills

This is one I viewed with a double-take. For those who went to MATC photography, the name on this foot locker was one of our photography instructors in the 1960's.

http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/657/Pioneer-Village

www.ochs.co.ozaukee.wi.us/Accomplishments.htm

United Service Organizations for National Defense Stateside Operations; WWII Living History Group

We are a group of women and men dedicated to preserving the history of the United Service Organizations (USO) during the World War Two time period. Our mission is not only that of preservation, but also one of education. Our goal is to represent the experiences of the women and men of the World War Two era USO through participation in living history displays, re-enactments, parades, and ceremonies.

Our members portray a wide range of folk, just like the real people of the World War Two USO. However, we are mainly concerned with the portrayal of the average Jane and average Joe; those unsung volunteer heroes of the USO, whose combined efforts were nothing short of herculean and their impact monumentally important to the nation's war effort.

http://www.ww2uso.org

Street photography

Also, please make sure to check out older posts on the link at the bottom of this listing.

Street photography is conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within. Street photography does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. Though people usually feature directly, street photography might be absent of people and can be of an object or environment where the image projects a decidedly human character in facsimile or aesthetic.

The street photographer can be seen as an extension of the flaneur, an observer of the streets (who was often a writer or artist).

Framing and timing can be key aspects of the craft with the aim of some street photography being to create images at a decisive or poignant moment.

My photography in a slideshow format...

I have undertaken photography projects over the years, some have been published at Blurb Books and others have been shared on my website and social media.

I take great pride in my work and spend a detailed amount of time in creating and enhancing my images to be the best that I can offer.

Following are some of the more major projects that I've done

CLICK ON THE TITLE to access:

The Milwaukee Art Museum "Art In Bloom".

The Marquette Interchange Construction Project
This slide show chronicles the activities on the West Leg of the Interchange from April 2006 through August 2008.

Forty years after it helped usher Milwaukee into the age of modern
expressways, the old Marquette Interchange will be mostly gone - to be replaced with a new Interchange. This new project was aimed at delivering a safer, more usable Interchange in 2008.

The Blurb book can be seen HERE.

Big Bikes Part 1
“Big Bikes” are a tradition in Milwaukee, celebrated once every five years on a national scale. Bikers, enthusiasts and the public from all walks of life gather here for this exciting event.

Big Bikes Part 2
“Big Bikes” are a tradition in Milwaukee, celebrated once every five years on a national scale. Bikers, enthusiasts and the public from all walks of life gather here for this exciting event.This part is more about the activities going on through the last two days.

Sydney Hih Demolition
This video portrays Sydney Hih's last several years in Milwaukee, WI and concludes with its' demolition in August, 2012.

Other Work
I have also created several slideshows this winter, of some of places we've seen over the years. These are available for view now on YouTube and are a work in progress. 

Enjoy!