A wooly visit!

Trish, Bridget and I got to go to a local sheep farm.  We braved the chilly wind, a curious llama, several electric fences and a LOT of poop!  In the end, it was worth it just to be on top of a hill at sunset, seeing sheep and lambs leaping and running, and last but coolest, a brand spanking new lamb who was born today!

Scavanger Hunt photo: Something that has seen better days

Challenging assignment.  My mom left flowers for me last week when I had returned from vacation and even in their wilting state, I think they are beautiful!

Photo scavanger weeks 2 and 3

Last week's item was "crystal" and this week's is "smart".  I do love this activity, but I've been in a photo slump all summer.  So, sorry I missed week 1, "something that divides something else in half" but I was totally stymied by that one.  Here are my weeks 2 and 3 though!
Week 2: Crystal.  A set of crystal goblets my grandmother bought at a church sale.

 Week 3: Smart, as in smart phone! And since I'm in the shot too, I suppose you could call me smart :)

Macro assignment

Here is my macro assignment which was given by Bridget at our last meeting. Found these two up in the woods of Bensen, near Mikes cabin.

Summer evening

I was restless today...even so, I took a few moments to enjoy the evening air and flowers and caught this little guy resting his wings and collecting some pollen. Incidently, I also decided to use this photo as the basis for my Sept. 6th assignment photo but when you see the result, you won't really recognize it. I just liked the way the flowers created a certain effect so you will have to wait and see what that is!

Paradise found

There's something magical about New York City no matter what time of year you go. Yesterday, a hint of the lingering summer was still in the air, but a few leaves were drifting down into Central Park and the afternoon sun streamed through the leaves. I was drawn to the stairs by the soft inviting sound of cello, guitar and violin music gently wafting up from the dim tunnel below and the sound of the fountain drops serenely striking sun bathed marble stones. Descending below, I gazed in appreciation at the mosaic of the ceiling and the artistry of the pillars around me, when suddenly, I saw them. The two young lovers wrapped in each other: arms, hands, eyes. A new life beginning while the street musicians feet away played their gentle songs for a few dollars earned. They danced, they laughed, they twirled below the mosaic, lost in another world, oblivious to the change of seasons or the simple beauty of their shadows against the old hard stones benealth their feet, barely touching the ground. Their eyes were only for each other and I was completely lost in my own heart of hearts, enjoying a glimpse of their happiness, a moment when the world could stop and be still, when paradise could be found, when love could simply be.

Welcome home!

My aunt was the one who said it best. In this moment, the world and everything in it was perfect. A husband, wife, and baby reunited for a brief time, a solider sacrficing his life and time in the pursuit of freedom, a hug that illustrates just how precious love is and how grateful we all should be when we have someone we love in our lives! Welcome home Jonathan. I hope 2 weeks goes by slowly and that you get all the time you possibly can to have more moments like this!

The post that speaks for itself~

Another Palandro shot...just being a little creative with things. My mom, especially loves baby foot pics so she got a kick out of this one :)

I finally posted :)

I was honored to do some newborn shots for my co worker yesterday morning. Little Alessandra (or Allie as they call her!) was pretty good although she got hungry about 45 minutes into our shoot :) These both have an old paper filter on them.

A boy and his pup

Michael, my boyfriend's son, shares a tender moment with Rebel. It's so nice to see him smile :)

Welcome to the family!

Yesterday, Mike and I got two little bundles of joy in my home...their names are Rebel and Scout! They are peekapoos, a pekinese/poodle mix, no shedding, and very sweet playful little guys! Here you see them posing with their beloved hedgehog :)

Scout is the black one and Rebel is the tan colored!

The face on Rebel is just toooo adorable!!!

Sheldon the Christmas turtle!

I came home tonight to a much anticipated guest...a Christmas present for my boyfriend's daughter and my first "pet" since living here. It's Sheldon, the Christmas turtle!

Sheldon is a Texas Map turtle and came from Florida this afternoon. He is roughly 2 inches in length, slightly bigger than an Oreo cookie, and he seems to be acclimating well. Truth be told, I always wanted a pet turtle as a kid so even though this isn't a gift for me, I still feel like it's fulfilling one of those long lost childhood dreams :)

I'm with the band

Several weeks ago when it was still warm and the fall had just started to bloom, Mike asked if I would take some shots of his son's band. The boys were very laid back about it but also seemed kind of excited to have a "photo shoot." My payment was being able to listen to them play in the garage, a true garage band :) I made some album covers for them which you see here. Michael is the shy seeming aloof drummer. I especially liked the second one since it was difficult to get him to look at the camera at all!

Last game of the season

Mike's two youngest daughters both play soccer and I have had some fun the last few weekends going to their games. Both of them really enjoy playing and have very smiley personalities! These shots are of the youngest, Alyssa.

Lovely Fall

Mom had a great little road she had been wanting to take me on to get some pictures. It was a dead end road up in the woods past her house. Turned out to be just lovely with the fallen leaves which still had some color to them. I love how in this shot the road is off to the side and the line of trees leaves is the focus.I also snagged this shot outside of my mom's house, wheelbarrow filled with apples from the backyard. Definitely reminds me of how blessed I am to live in a small beautiful town and how wonderful it was to grow up in the country!

Country Living

Fire Sky

Beauty is...

Beauty is a cool autumn evening, with wisps of grey cloud and sun kissed skies. Beauty is the warmth of a hug and a shared hot meal. Beauty is a broken screen door and freshly hung curtains. Beauty is something simple and true and just within the reach of your heart!

Flowers

Finally!

Finally! Some furniture! I'm so excited I can hardly express in words! This is the dining room table, still waiting on a buffet for the dining room.

Two pictures of the livingroom sofa. There is a matching armchair as well!

Part of the master bedroom set and the newly finished master bedroom floor:
Last but not least, the downstairs hallway, which is being laid with oak to match the living room floor. In addition, my laundry room got a first coat of paint this weekend. In a few days, the floors will be basically finished and I will be moved into the master bedroom, and maybe have my laundry hooked up again! Plus, I finally got television service! It's like Christmas for me right now!!!