Getting Revenge

This little guy is getting revenge. We ruined his home when we knocked down the barn and so he is making a lovely home in my front yard right next to the foundation of the house...not good!!! He will soon be evicted yet again...MWWWAHHHHH! (evil laughter echoing off in the distance...)

On a sweeter note, here is a picture of my newborn 2nd cousin, Ava, being held by Mike!

Here today....

Original picture summer 2009

Latest picture May 2010

Which crop of the 2010 pictures do you like better?

Adirondack Cemetery

I had a wonderful evening Saturday playing with Mike's two youngest daughters and a one of their friends. When was the last time you got to be part of an ancient tribe, play by a rippling creek, and tell ghost stories around a fire? :)
On the way to the cabin, I spotted a small cemetery with beautiful wild purple flowers growing among the tombstones. I went back today to get these shots. Also the last shot is a picture of one of my plum trees in blossom.

Speculator

I was invited to a retreat in Speculator as a special guest over the weekend. I got to share my testimony with two great kids who are joining my former church. I also got to wake up early and sit by the lake. The lighting wasn't great but here is what I saw!

Emulating Eli Reed yet again

Tonight I went to Dr. Fraser's VIP grand opening party of The Coffee Beanery on Rt. 30. Mostly it seemed to be friends and co workers who came to try to coffee and pastries. I have lots of pictures to sift through from the event, but there were two moments when, just after I snapped the pictures, I thought, "Oh, I think I got a good one there!" Both pictures feature children and since I don't get to shoot young children much, it was really a treat for me. Again, I'm emulating Eli Reed whose portraits of people fascinate me to no end. These are not up to his quality but I hope they again represent the real-ness and simplicity of the subjects. I was lucky to catch the first one of the little girl on tippy toes waiting for her specialty drink, but I am especially taken by the second picture which is of a little girl frighteningly clutching her mother's leg. I am definitely going to enter that one in some sort of contest this year!

Anxiety

This is what I feel today so I think I captured pictures that in some way portray this. Also, my new inspiration, Eli Reed, takes a lot of black and whites of real subjects, many showing the flaws of the subject. I've done my best to try that as well!

Oscar does lunch!

I haven't managed to kill Oscar yet, the Venus Fly Trap plant I bought at the Museum last week. In fact, he seems to be doing quite well and has caught a few flies on his own. He sure looks ferocious when pictures are taken up close!