Finding the shot.
Telling the story. Sharing the view.

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I'm Kim. I traded cowboy boots for hiking shoes when I landed in Boston in 2021 and never really looked back. I'm a Texan by heart, a New Englander by zip code, and a travel nature photographer by obsession. Postcards in Journals is where I write about the places I go, the shots I chase, and the hidden corners that don't always make the highlight reel. Part travel essay, part photo guide, part personal journal — it's the long version of everything I can't fit in a caption. I'm out here finding the best photo spots so you don't have to. Pull up a chair.

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Snow-covered trail through a dense pine forest on a cloudy day.
Kim standing on a rocky ledge overlooking lush green mountains, a winding road, and a lake under a cloudy sky.

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Five Years of Being Told I'd Hate It Here
Five Years of Being Told I'd Hate It Here

Before we moved to Boston, people warned me. Not in a mean way — in that well-meaning, I'm-just-being-honest way that people do when they think they're preparing you for something hard. Oh, you'll hate it. New Englanders are cold. They're rude. They don't let people in.

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A Rainy Weekend at Penn State: Ice Cream, Fog, and a Long Overdue Reunion
A Rainy Weekend at Penn State: Ice Cream, Fog, and a Long Overdue Reunion

It rained the entire weekend. Saturday, Sunday, relentlessly and without apology. The sun came out on the drive home Monday afternoon. My heart was happy anyway.

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Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol, RI: A Quick Stop That Turned Into a Full Afternoon
Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol, RI: A Quick Stop That Turned Into a Full Afternoon

I went to Blithewold thinking it would be a quick stop. I stayed way longer than planned. This keeps happening to me and I am starting to think it is not a coincidence.

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Cherry Blossoms at the Arnold Arboretum: Boston Spring Has Arrived and I Am Not Coming Inside
Cherry Blossoms at the Arnold Arboretum: Boston Spring Has Arrived and I Am Not Coming Inside

Boston spring finally showed up and I went outside immediately and stayed there. A Friday walk through the Arnold Arboretum at peak cherry blossom season that turned into way more than a quick stop.

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Rocky Mountain National Park: Wildlife, Snow, Altitude, and One Very Humbling Slip in Microspikes
Rocky Mountain National Park: Wildlife, Snow, Altitude, and One Very Humbling Slip in Microspikes

My company sent me to Boulder for work and I decided to stay a few extra days because I had never been to Colorado.

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Catching the Northern Lights in Massachusetts: Boston and Hull Under the Aurora
Catching the Northern Lights in Massachusetts: Boston and Hull Under the Aurora

I have now seen the northern lights three times this year. Twice right here in Massachusetts. I still cannot fully believe that sentence is true.

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drove out to elk country on a grey Sunday hoping for a sighting. the elk had other plans. 🫎 No luck on the wildlife front but I can not complain too much when the views look like this. Rolling green hills, that particular moody Pennsylvania sky, a
did not know Penn State had an arboretum. very glad I found out. 🌿 We stumbled into the Penn State Arboretum on a rainy Sunday and I immediately stopped rushing anywhere. Pergola walkways, a koi pond with water lilies, irises covered in raindrops,
Penn State in gloom. I am not a Penn State person — Hook ’Em always — but I will admit this campus stopped me more than once. We spent a rainy Saturday afternoon wandering around with a friend, no real plan, just following whereve
This past Sunday, I went to Parker River National Wildlife Refuge fully expecting to spend the day looking for horseshoe crabs after spotting a few recent observations on iNaturalist. Instead, we somehow ended up surrounded by bird watchers and wild
taking a pause on flower photos to share this photo i took after dinner at the north end last night. 🪩✨ #boston
A little sneak peek of the tulip field I photographed this past weekend at @ferjulians 🌷 I took way more photos than I’m sharing right now, but this one gets to be the teaser while the rest wait patiently in the drafts. #tulips🌷 #newenglands
I ended up at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum (@blithewold_ri) thinking it would be a quick stop and somehow stayed way longer than planned. The property is this mix of a historic mansion, coastal views, and beautifully kept gardens, and
my favorite scene from my recent trip to @blithewold_ri 🌼 still have photos to edit, but I couldn’t help not sharing this one. so much greens and yellows! #rhodeislandspring #rispring
Have I been having a pink moment lately? Yes, and what about it? I have lots of daffodil photos to get through, but I’ve truly been loving all the pink. 🌸 #rhodeislandblooms
what are a few more flower pics between friends? 🌸 #springinboston #bostonspring
I went to the Arnold Arboretum late last week for a quick walk and somehow stayed way longer than planned because the cherry blossoms were doing their thing. 🌸 This spot always ends up being one of my favorites for a spring photo walk and just wand
catch me outside until further notice because boston spring is finally here 🌸 #bostonspring
I really like to photograph pretty moments in time, like the ones here at Rocky Mountain National Park. That’s it. Pretty photos. That’s the carousel.
Rocky Mountain National Park really made me feel the altitude. Seeing mountains this tall, with their tops covered in snow, was incredible. As a flatlander, my lungs were definitely working overtime and I had to stop more than once just to catch my
My first visit to Rocky Mountain National Park turned into a bit of a wildlife dream. I went hoping I might see a few animals, but the park really delivered. I got to photograph mule deer and elk just casually grazing like they owned the place, and