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 Some photos I took while visiting Boerner Botanical Gardens yesterday afternoon.

Synopsis: On Halloween night, Natalie agrees to go to a traveling horror theme park with her best friend, Brooke and some of Brooke's other friends, partly so she can spend some time with Gavin, a guy she has a romantic interest in. The festival's extreme atmosphere hides the fact the group is being stalked by a mask-wearing serial killer. Who's in it? The movie stars Amy Forsyth , Reign Edwards , Roby Attal , Matt Mecurio and Stephen Conroy. Review: I wasn't completely convinced I hadn't already seen this film, mostly because it sounded a lot like many others my wife and I have watched. However, she was sure we hadn't seen it yet and, since I didn't see any better choices, I put it on. As it turns out, even though I was skeptical at first, this film turned out to be halfway decent. There were a couple things I liked about this movie. The first was the setting. I didn't think the theme park itself added a whole lot in terms of movie scares but it di...

It was a fairly productive walk today, and that's not just because of the weather. I even was able to get a photo of a baby turtle, complete with some keys to give it scale.

Synopsis: Five famous private detectives and their sidekicks are invited to dine with an eccentric millionaire who challenges them to solve a yet-to-be-committed murder by daylight. When their host turns out to be the victim, the detectives suspect each other and, before they can solve the crime, must survive the night. Who's in it? The movie stars Peter Falk , Truman Capote , Eileen Brennan , Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers. Review: I have known about this movie for some time and have had it on my "must watch" list. I finally had an opportunity to do so this week and, after finally finishing it this morning, I have to say I feel a bit let down. I didn't hate it. It just wasn't as good as I was expecting. I think the big attraction, to me, was the number of recognizable stars that were in this film. I figured, with so many comedy geniuses, there was no way for this movie to be a disappointment. Unfortunately, that didn't turn out to be the case. A lot of t...

It kept clouding up while I was out for my walk and I wasn't sure if I would need to cut it short due to rain. However, the sun eventually came back out and I was able to complete it. Below are some of the photos I took.

 Just some photos I took at Edgewater Park in Beaver Dam and Wehr Nature Center in Milwaukee the past couple of days.

It took me about 10 minutes to sneak up on this turkey yesterday afternoon but I managed to get close enough to get some photos before it realized I was there.