I'm baaaack!! ....and so is Daisy

I've been virtually and personally nudged since I've been absent from my blog almost a complete month. Where have I been??
I've been out of town a few times and then spent the rest of the time trying to catch up. I've got lots of things that I'm working: images to blog, ideas to carry out, and special project to continue pursuing. It all excites me so much!

But for today, let's talk about Daisy. Remember Daisy? She's this little sweet pea. I got to babysit her again and she warmed up a little more to the camera than before. I think she's building a little rickety bridge of trust.

365 - Week 22

Slacker, no more!! It's been a long absence from my photo-a-day, and I had a lot going on so it made it difficult to keep up with. But I'm back on track, hopefully.

The sky was beautiful on this day!!


This shot represents good news. With help from a friend, I was able to at least restore my music after having my computer stop working on me. I'm still working on restoring other things.


Going along with the computer issues, this is part of the restoration process.


Dust.


I'll leave this one as a "what is it?" but it may be very hard to guess.


Basil olive dipping oil. I love basil!


Shake up the dipping oil.


Shake it up a little more.


Then, watch it settle.



What is it? This might be an easy one.


This is what happens to lipstick when you twist it while the cap is still one. Oops!

Random Thoughts

****I realize that it's been a long time since I just wrote a blog entry aside from posting images from a session. I've just had a lot going on and I haven't had a chance to blog as much as I would like. So much going on and so many thoughts!

****I've spent the week at a photography school and I'm feeling so inspired, but also overwhelmed. There are so many things I want to change and things I want to try, but it will take time to get there.

****On that note, I may be starting a new portrait project that is related to the recent Johnson portrait session. I'd like to find veterans of World War II to do a session to honor them and the piece of history that they carry. I'm still working on it, but please let me know if you have any thoughts or suggestions.

****My computer shut down on me Monday night and now I can't turn it on at all. I'm having to send it in for repair, which means that I won't be able to upload any sessions for viewing, place orders, and various other activities. Frustration! On the bright side, I can't help but be super productive this week since I'll have way less distractions. And I'm also missing the power cord for the computer. Weird.

****Lately, I've had several "small world" instances. I've discovered different friends that know people that I know and it's interesting to see how people are connected.

****Is it just me, or does the mail somehow accumulate very quickly? I can't keep up! And then there's email, too......

The haircut

You may or may not know that I've been working towards the goal of donating my hair to Locks of Love for four years now. I finally did it last week! It was longer than I would ever want to keep it so it feels so much better to get rid of it all. But I also didn't know what to expect afterwards. Many of you have asked for pictures and here they are.
1. I'm lame and I don't know how to upload pictures from my phone.
2. I'm still lame and I don't have a small camera so it's very difficult to take pictures one-handed with my lovely heavy camera. And I can't even imagine adding a flash to it.
3. My stylist always straightens my hair and it always looks straight and sleek the first day out of the salon. These shots were taken that night. So in all truth, it probably doesn't ever look this chic in day to day life. I don't know how she does it. But you get the idea.

365 - Week 16

Yea! Another week. But most of it was inside shots because I didn't have any shoots this week and it was raining and I was out of town so things got a little hectic for me.




In case you're trying to guess, it's an elephant.


I went out of town for a workshop and we had to photograph each other and Shanell did a great job posing!





I've had these three little characters for a few years and they usually sit upon a flattened penny that I made on a railroad track while in college; that's how small they are.


Rain, rain, love it! Except when it cancels my plans.


They're watching the sunset. Except that the sun sets on the other side.

Kings Firecrackers - U.S. Naval Academy Performance

I saw this on my friend Matt's blog and I just had to share it. WOW!
I'm particularly drawn to this video because I was on the jump rope team at my school when I was younger, but I think it only went through 5th grade and we just did performances for the P.T.A. meetings. I didn't think that sticking with it would be a strategic move for my future so I had to move on.

Wow, He's amazing!

365 - Week 15

I'm back on schedule! I've got so much to work on right now so I apoligize if it's taking a little bit longer for you to see your images.


I looked out the window on Monday morning and WOW!! And yes, I was up pretty early that day.


Why do things always have to be in focus? If I had focused this image properly, then it would be boring. Hmmmm, I think maybe this image could be used for those inkblot tests. What do you see??


I had a session with the Rappold family. Cute little girl!


I like playing with the sun in the background. Don't stare, you'll burn your retinas.


What is it?


I drove down to San Antonio this past weekend to begin a personal project. My friend Susan's father is a World War II veteran and he was a pilot in the Air Corps. He has so many stories to tell and I wanted to honor him with a photo session.



Again, why be in focus? This is so much more fun.



I outdid myself. I've added a bonus for this week. A few weeks ago, I shot a bridal session and the location has peacocks. And peahens. I had never heard of peahens. I learned something new. Several of the peacocks opened up their feathers and paraded around for us. It was beautiful!








Leave me comments!!!!! I'd love to hear from you.

365 - Week 14 OOPS

I'm lame. I don't have anything to post from last week. It's not that I didn't do anything last week, it's just that I had so much to do and I wasn't consistent at all. I'll try harder this week.

365 - Week 13

I'll admit that last week was photographically uneventful. So I had to come up with a project for the week. In the spirit of all that is Spring and Easter, I honor the jelly bean.
Ironically, I actually don't really like jelly beans. I can put up with the Starburst and Sweet Tart jelly beans, but that's it. There's a little bit of trivia about me.

365 - Week 12

A full week!!! Yea, I did it!

This stop sign has only been here since mid-February and now it's going to be removed. But why go through the effort (and money) to make a sign to inform everyone that it will be taken down? Why not just take it down?


From Becca and Josh's engagement session. Coming very soon!


Meet my friend. He sits on the fence outside my window.


Beautiful Jena at her bridal session!


So I was working on the computer all day and that's all I saw.


I finally got out and got some fresh air on Friday and played with my camera when it was already dark outside.


Saturday's wedding - beautiful day!


Yes, I like to make cookies.

Just for fun - November 3

The last set of pictures from my random fun shoot in Old Town Spring. I have a few more random shoots coming up sometime.

Christmas twinkle lights are pretty.





Fun Christmas lights!