Nicole Meiner
@nicolemeiner.bsky.social
"Every dream that never came true made me a canyon - but there's a river running through."
michigander | writer | photographer
michigander | writer | photographer
This was 2am back at our hotel.
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This was 2am back at our hotel.
Just had to inform someone who had penciled star gazing into their summer 2026 itinerary at Denali National Park that this is what it's gonna look like at midnight 😂
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Just had to inform someone who had penciled star gazing into their summer 2026 itinerary at Denali National Park that this is what it's gonna look like at midnight 😂
Holiday card tiiiiime!
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Holiday card tiiiiime!
Two years and it still feels like yesterday. It hasn't gotten easier. I still cry regularly. I still say goodbye to your urn before leaving on vacation. I still panic if I cannot immediately find the ring that holds your fur after I shower. I miss you, Eliza, every bit as much as I did back then.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Two years and it still feels like yesterday. It hasn't gotten easier. I still cry regularly. I still say goodbye to your urn before leaving on vacation. I still panic if I cannot immediately find the ring that holds your fur after I shower. I miss you, Eliza, every bit as much as I did back then.
My dad has managed to turn 39 every year since 1997, and what do you know, he's done it again! Happy birthday dad, crazy to think I'll be older than you in a few years! 😉
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
My dad has managed to turn 39 every year since 1997, and what do you know, he's done it again! Happy birthday dad, crazy to think I'll be older than you in a few years! 😉
Pillars would be more noticeable if the clouds weren't blocking the bottom, but I'm never going to complain about getting this view in any capacity.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Pillars would be more noticeable if the clouds weren't blocking the bottom, but I'm never going to complain about getting this view in any capacity.
When the sun is giving us great aurora conditions but you live near massive lakes.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
When the sun is giving us great aurora conditions but you live near massive lakes.
"And the iron boats go, as the mariners all know, with the gales of November remembered."
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"And the iron boats go, as the mariners all know, with the gales of November remembered."
I feel you. Bought this the other day for my car.
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I feel you. Bought this the other day for my car.
"I grew up driving on black ice
and spinning in circles
under northern lights."
and spinning in circles
under northern lights."
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
"I grew up driving on black ice
and spinning in circles
under northern lights."
and spinning in circles
under northern lights."
I love this time of year. #PureMichigan
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I love this time of year. #PureMichigan
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay if they'd put fifteen more miles behind her.
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay if they'd put fifteen more miles behind her.
(If anyone thinks that's a misheard lyric:)
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
(If anyone thinks that's a misheard lyric:)
Today we bought what we could afford of brown rice, cereal, pasta, and other non perishables with a long shelf life, and stored it in the pantry and basement. We are fortunate enough that we are able to do this, and unfortunate enough to have to do it. Privilege is complicated and layered.
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Today we bought what we could afford of brown rice, cereal, pasta, and other non perishables with a long shelf life, and stored it in the pantry and basement. We are fortunate enough that we are able to do this, and unfortunate enough to have to do it. Privilege is complicated and layered.
My grandpa was born 99 years ago today. This is his first birthday without him here.
This photo was taken in 2021 after we'd both been vaccinated and could see each other again. I'd asked him what one he got and he said "Madonna."
This photo was taken in 2021 after we'd both been vaccinated and could see each other again. I'd asked him what one he got and he said "Madonna."
October 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My grandpa was born 99 years ago today. This is his first birthday without him here.
This photo was taken in 2021 after we'd both been vaccinated and could see each other again. I'd asked him what one he got and he said "Madonna."
This photo was taken in 2021 after we'd both been vaccinated and could see each other again. I'd asked him what one he got and he said "Madonna."
Finished this book today, meaning I'm only two books away from my personal reading goal for the year. Bought this one in the Smoky Mountains earlier this month, and will now loan it to my mother to read since she's obsessed with thru-hiking.
October 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Finished this book today, meaning I'm only two books away from my personal reading goal for the year. Bought this one in the Smoky Mountains earlier this month, and will now loan it to my mother to read since she's obsessed with thru-hiking.
Thankful to still be able to get this, and will continue to get it as long as my country allows me to.
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thankful to still be able to get this, and will continue to get it as long as my country allows me to.
Cozy night by the fire.
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Cozy night by the fire.
This year I visited both the most visited U.S. National Park and the least visited U.S. National Park.
October 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This year I visited both the most visited U.S. National Park and the least visited U.S. National Park.
Ugggh everything I've tried gives me this error 😭
October 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Ugggh everything I've tried gives me this error 😭
I missed these mountains. Nine years away was far too long.
October 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I missed these mountains. Nine years away was far too long.
If not friend, then why friend shaped? (This was taken with a zoom lens from inside a car.)
October 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
If not friend, then why friend shaped? (This was taken with a zoom lens from inside a car.)