Morning Fog

Pin It The other day I arrived early to my on-location engagement session.  As I drove along, I noticed the beauty and serenity of the early morning fog that had settled.  I knew it was going to be a wonderful day.

What is your favorite thing about the early morning hours?  Do you grab a cup of coffee and read the newspaper?  Do you pull the covers over your head to muffle the sound of birds chirping outside your window?  The latter usually describes what I do whenever I get the chance, but now that I've seen this amazing morning light, I'm definitely excited to get out the door early to capture more scenes like this! Pin It

On Art Class and Trees

Pin It When I was younger, I remember being in school, looking forward to art class.  I've always loved drawing, painting, and crafts, and being able to do that during school was such a treat - it just didn't feel like work!  And it was so much more fun than learning multiplication tables or counting beans and sorting milk caps.  Aww, the good ol' days! ....Back to art class!  The teacher would ask us to draw our family, our house, our pets, and our yard. There are tons of trees (beautiful and so many kinds!) at my parents' house.  Drawn carefully in crayon on that soft, off white paper were stick figures representing my mom, my dad, and me, and a stick dog (I miss you, Ginger!), standing in front of our house.  The trees I drew were always the same:  a thick, tall brown trunk with a scribbled cloud of green swirls on top.  Why was that the only way I 'saw' trees?   

If I were asked to draw the same scene again today, I would draw pink trees!  

What color would yours be? 

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Happy Birthday, Mom!

Pin It It's officially Spring, and all of the flowering trees are blossoming and so beautiful!  It's also my Mom's birthday today, and I know that she loves flowering trees, especially the Dogwood!  We're expecting some April showers to blow through soon, so I hurried to capture some the delicate flowers that make this tree so magnificent and such a telling sign of Spring.

Happy Birthday, Mom!  I love you! xo

Have a fabulous day!!!

*Editor's Note: Upon further investigation, I may be mistaken about the name of this tree...it very well could be a Flowering Crabapple.  If anyone knows for sure, please let me know! :)

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Photography Outing

Pin It May 3, 2009
Indianapolis, IN

Some of my photography friends and I got together for some fun at the Indianapolis Arts Center. My colleague let me borrow one of his lenses for the day, which I really did not want to give back! Here are some of my favorite shots from the day. This is a beautiful location, and I will definitely have to go back. They host the Broad Ripple Art Fair, so if you get the chance, you may want check it out! It's coming up on May 16th and 17th.

I was in the middle of working on a shot of a light bulb, when I saw this little guy in my way...

Who knew those pesky dandelions could be so whimsical?

Please post a comment, and let me know which photo is your favorite and why! Thanks!Pin It