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Saints Peter and Paul Church

Abandoned Buildings Series Part 1 Saints Peter and Paul Church East Liberty, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Where to begin with this one. For starters every time I park at the Trader Joes I can see the decaying towers of the Roman Catholic church casting a shadow over the neighborhood of East Liberty. What is the story behind the abandoned yet gorgeous church in Pittsburgh? I’m going to try my best to briefly cover why this lovely church and piece of history is...

Short Jumbled Introduction

Hi again I’m Rachel. I originally launched my blog in 2019 and have finally revamped it. Give a girl a camera while in graduate school….I’m going to run with it. Exploring all things abandon, gothic, and cemetery is exciting but I also take the time to find all beauties in any place I visit. I hope to share stories behind photos I’ve taken and my journey as I develop as a photographer. Hopefully will remember to remove the lens cap….....

Canon Camera Photography

At last, a girl can afford camera. Okay not really since I’m in grad school BUT refurbished camera, yeah I could swing that. I love my Canon Rebel SL2. Currently I have one lens (18-55 mm) and that’s pretty much it. Below are selected photos I’ve taken with my lovely refurbished Canon camera. I can’t wait to share stories behind some of the photos....

Arizona Days 3&4- Western Adventure and Interstate 83A

6:30 a.m. rise and shine! I was not going to go to Arizona without having a western adventure! In a previous post I spoke about trying something new and getting out of comfort zones. This was exactly the moment to do that. Not that I was not terrified to mount a horse with rocks and snakes around. Not scared at all. We booked a western adventure at Western Destinations Canyon Creek Ranch located in Black Canyon City. https://westerndestinations.com/western-destinations-canyon-creek.html#2 Black Canyon...

Arizona Day 2: Grand Canyon

“There will never be a photograph of the Grand Canyon that can adequately describe its depth, breadth, and true beauty.”- Stephanie Payne 7:00 a.m. rise and shine. Time to crank up the tunes and get the day started. The Grand Canyon, as many of you know, is massive. As a semi-out of shape ex-athlete, I was not doing a serious hike. I mentioned before in my Day 1 post, the altitude is no joke and I’d be very careful when...

Arizona Day 1: Flagstaff

I talked about a bucket list in a pervious post. Let’s just say I was able to cross a few items off within the span of 4 days. My trip to Arizona was originally planned as a solo trip but having another person with me wasn’t too bad. 5:00 a.m. is when I rolled out of bed to get ready for my 7:15 a.m. flight to Phoenix, Arizona. When it came to booking a trip to Arizona, I had to...

The Bucket List

“Stop dreaming about your bucket list and start living it.” -Anette White In December of 2020 I randomly searched bucket lists because of all of the woulda, shoulda, coulda…not things I wasn’t able to do during 2020. I looked at different blogs, Instagram accounts, and YouTube videos. It was very addicting living vicariously through these people. The beauty of their adventures was inspiring and got me out of reality for a little bit. It is, however, overwhelming how many people...

Dear 2020,

First and foremost, for all of those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, my heart goes out to you all. This pandemic put such a hard stop on things. The sheer panic of it spreading throughout the world was terrifying because most of us didn’t really know what was going to happen. I personally was freaking out. I saw people losing jobs, getting sick, suffering loses, and scrambling to pick the pieces up. Never thought I’d be afraid to go into...

Getting the First Job After College!

  • January 1, 2020
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Song for Post: “Ain’t It Fun” – Paramore You did it, you finally did it. The degree is yours. All those exams, all-nighters, professors, sleeping in random places…okay that may stay, and the classes, gone! Now, it got real. Well I will say this, my first six months after college were…uneventful. Had the cloud nine feeling. Okay, not exactly cloud nine. Some people glide through school, some may skip with a little stumble, I simply tripped on every crack, and...