Views from Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan

Greetings folks. Just got back from a big, long work trip Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan. It was a long few weeks on the road. But an amazing one. I use these trips as a springboard for creativity and use photography to keep me aware, awake and inspired. I often walk and explore where ever I […]

The Great Catch Up Post of 2019

It’s been a LOOOOOONNNNNGGGG time coming, but I am finally taking a moment to catch up on the gnat blog and fill you all in on what has been happening. As much as things change, some things stay the same. My spring and summer has been filled with bikes, family and photography. As I look […]

Ireland – The Postcard Series

I can’t believe it’s been two weeks since I’ve been back from Ireland. While the two weeks seem like an eternity, I can close my eyes and immediately go back. It was an incredible trip. Filled with surprise and delight, some drama back home with our dog and the final challenge of getting home as […]

2018 Year in Review – A Year of Life Changes

As I prepare for a new year, I always take time to look back on my year. I like to look back and compare my images to the memories & thoughts I have in my head. This year I got pretty much what I expected, that being life changes. Lots of life changes. I am […]

A celebration, a mini family reunion and some much needed time at the lake!

The Gnat family spent the weekend up in lake country, MN. Cabin Life. Swimming. Fires. Smores. Birthday Parties. Games. Family. Old Friends. Food. Pontoon Rides. Kayaking. Fishing. Cycling. You name a MN lake activity and I think we did it. It was so refreshing and EXACTLY what I needed. Not much for words other than […]

Trying Something Different

I have been in my cave again. Mostly thinking and mostly chasing, or driving, my kids around. I am not complaining. I am blessed with an amazing family and two incredible kids. But they are 15 and active. School. Band. Soccer. Refereeing ($$)! Unfortunately, this means not enough me time, except in the car, or […]

And Just Like That….It’s Gone!

After writing “A Good Start and a Focused Month”, my creativity and vision just disappeared. Just like the bird in the opening picture, in an instant it disappeared. In all honesty, I pretty much set the camera down and tried my best to just get out side and enjoy life. I knew it would come […]

The power of the bicycle

This is a quick photo story of last week’s mini Minnesota Ramble. But the ramble is truly secondary to the deeper meaning of this post. This post is about the power of the bicycle. What you can do with it as well as the power it has bringing people and communities together. Over the course […]

Scenes from Taiwan

As I looked back at my posting schedule I see I missed posting about my recent trip to Taiwan. I LOVE going to Taiwan. I love the sensory overload for me. The sights. The sounds. The scents & smell. So much to take in. When I go to Taiwan, it is for work and I […]

My 2017 Photo Year in Review –

I usually take the month of December to reflect and think about the year as well as plan for the coming year. While that is historically true, I spent much of November in that head space and am hitting the ground running in December. I almost feel like it is a new year. I have […]

New York City

Jen, the kids and I spent the week in New York City. What an experience. While the kids were there with Rosemount High School Marching Band to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Jen and I were there for moral support and to explore the city. It sure was strange being in a city […]

I like taking pictures

I have put off posting pics for a bit. I haven’t sat at my computer. I haven’t filed them away. I haven’t tweaked them in Lightroom. I haven’t carefully processed these. Nope. I am slipping. But….I like taking pictures. Actually, I love taking pictures. I just don’t know what to do with them once I […]

Gnational Lampoon Vacation

I know I have only had one post in almost two months. Yep, I stink at this. As I always write when I have these gaps, it isn’t, or wasn’t, intentional. I either have nothing meaningful to share & no good images to go along with the words OR I have been traveling and out […]

Summer ’17 – Photo Dump

I know it’s been a ghost town here at Imaginegnat.com. Today, someone I share a common love of photography with asked me if I was still shooting and still planning to maintain my blog as he had checked back weekly for over a month without updates. Sorry folks. I am good but I have been […]

Living Life to the Fullest – May Image Dump

While I could write several different stories this month and I considered it based on the pictures below, I instead decided to just share what my month has looked like. Its been good. Real good. As I wrote last month, I am slowly taking my life back from my imbalance of work, home and self. […]