Gander Mountain and Wilmot Mountain

© (2014) Photographs by Vicki Polin

Music by Jackson Browne - "Love Needs A Heart"

I used to think that the hills in parts of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin were mountains.

Growing up I remember walking to the top of Gander Mountain which is the highest point in Lake County, IL (and which is connected to the Wilmot Ski Resport, in Wilmot, WI) and thinking I was so high up above sea level.

Bristol Renaissance Faire (August, 2013)

© (2013) Photographs by Vicki Polin
Music by Paco De Lucia - Virgen De Amor

 The following pictures were taken during my first trip to the Bristol Renaissance Faire (Bristol, Wisconsin).

Mitchell Park Conservatory - Milwaukee, WI

© (2013) Photographs by Vicki Polin
Music by Carly Simons - "Love is a Rose"

Haven't been to the Mitchell Park Consrvatory since I was a young child.  I remember reading about it in my "Weekly Reader", and then my parents took us up to see this amazing place.

Farms in Southern Wisconsin

© (2013) Photographs by Vicki Polin
Music by John Cougar  - Little Pink Houses

Took the back roads from Milwaukee back to Chicago.

This Father's Day

© (2012) Photographs by Vicki Polin
Music by Peter Himmelman - "This Father's Day"

I took the following pictures over the last few days.  I created this video to mark my father's 80th birthday.