Milwaukee County Zoo

Last Wednesday Joseph and I went to visit the Milwaukee County Zoo.  It is the loveliest zoo I have ever been to, aside from the San Diego Zoo.  It is large with so many lush green trees, it feels like the zoo is tucked away somewhere in the woods.

It was fairly empty, just the way I like it. 

There are a ton of photos after the jump!

Camping!

Last weekend Joseph and I headed out to Sandhill Station Campground to do a little weekend camping from Friday night through Sunday afternoon.  This is the same place that we went to last year and posted about here.  We had more time this year and I saw more wildlife this year but there were oh so many more mosquitos!  We lucked out last year because of the dry drought conditions there weren't very many mosquitos but this year there were thousands upon thousands. I am not even exaggerating.  They were everywhere and all over you if you weren't smothered in bug repellent.  We were luckily armed and managed to clear most of them way from our campsite, not all but enough to make ourselves comfortable.

I just love watching the sun set through the old Oak leaves.

 The smoke from the fire helped keep those pesky mosquitoes at bay.

 The classic Coleman lantern!

 This cute little Toadie that hung with us for a while.

 

 I never saw an animal come out of this cool hole in a tree but I bet one lives in there!

 Honey bee's living in the Oak Tree.  They didn't bother us at all which was cool considering our ice chest was right below it

 Bats!  They will probably be fat this year from all the bugs.

 The moon was ridiculously bright.  No need for a flashlight.

Peppers, Radishes and Kale OH MY!

My radishes weren't a huge success but I did get a few little guys from my crop, but my Beaver Dam Pepper plants have really been impressing me.  I planted them at the perfect time and I am going to have a ton of peppers soon.  My first pepper grows almost every day check out my little pepper photo 

diary below.

The first flower!

The first pepper from that flower

Getting bigger every day!

My Kale plant started off looking a bit flimsy, but now it's getting robust and large.  

Beaver Dam Peppers

There are so many buds on the 3 plants I have but this one has finally bloomed!  Looking forward to seeing a little pepper on there soon.

North Point Lighthouse

Saturday Joseph and I hit up the North Point Lighthouse in Lake Park.

 More photos after the cut...

Boerner Botanical Gardens

This was my first visit to the Boerner Botanical Gardens and I fell in love instantly.  I love all things nature related so it isn't really surprising that this place captured my heart.  

 The first thing I spotted was this cute little chipmunk, be prepared for a ton of photos of plants and landscapes after the jump.

Lovely Luscious Lips

My new favorite lipstick is Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey.  It comes in this cute chubby little stick

It's the perfect neutral shade.

Three reasons I love it; 

Flawless application. The pencil design gives you perfect control. 

It goes on super smooth and easy just like regular lipstick, it's not dry or sticky.

As the name implies it's a stain.  The color lasts and lasts, even through food.  I only touch up when I need to restore a little shine and luster to my lips.  

I really want to try it in the shade Romantic, which is a red shade because I love me some red lips.