Sunday Citar ~ Autumn

It's Sunday! Join fresh mommy, Tabitha, and other bloggers with the Sunday Citar. Join in the Citar fun, by sharing a quote or two. Brought to you by Tabitha at Fresh Mommy.

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
George Eliot

Early in the week, it didn't feel much like autumn yet. We went to an apple orchard and had a bunch of fun.











It's cooler now and feeling like it's supposed to. I love Autumn, when it feels like Autumn!

Praying for rain....seriously

I've been ending all of my prayers lately with a petition for rain. Seriously, this photo is from September of 2009. It has rained since then, but not much, and not when I had my camera handy. We're ready when you are Lord.

Lines, lines, and more lines....I can't get enough of them

I'm not sure why I'm drawn to them, but I am. Maybe it's the symmetry, or lack of, lines don't have to be orderly, but they almost always appear to be. I just love them. Lines and clouds. What grabs your attention and begs for you to capture it?

Sunday Citar ~ exploring, climbing, and having fun

It's Sunday again, I've been lacking in my posting but fresh mommy, Tabitha, always pulls me out of my slumps with the Sunday Citar. Join in the Citar fun, by sharing a quote or two. Brought to you by Tabitha at Fresh Mommy.






“We are all one. In the human form we are pioneers embarked on a wonderful journey, exploring and experiencing the physical world.”
~ Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh






"Climbing may be hard, but it's easier than growing up."
~ Ed Sklar










"The more fun you have, the greater your value to yourself and to your society. The more fun you share with others, the more fun you have."
~ author unknown

These photos are from a trip to a local museum here. There kids love it! I have to remember to get a family pass next time so we can go often throughout the year.

Sunday Citar ~ Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! Come share a quote, join in the Citar fun, brought to you by Tabitha at Fresh Mommy.








"I love my mother for all the times she said absolutely nothing.... Thinking back on it all, it must have been the most difficult part of mothering she ever had to do: knowing the outcome, yet feeling she had no right to keep me from charting my own path. I thank her for all her virtues, but mostly for never once having said, "I told you so."
— Erma Bombeck

Sunday Citar ~ answered prayers

It's Sunday again! Time to share a quote, join in the Citar fun, brought to you by Tabitha at Fresh Mommy.

Not flesh of my flesh, Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously my own.
Never forget for a single minute,
You didn't grow under my heart - but in it
~ Fleur Conkling Heylinger

I had the opportunity to shoot the finalization of an adoption for a friend. I have been praying for her and her husband for several years now regarding adoption. It was such a blessing to get to document answered prayer for them.

details, details, details

When shooting an event, be it a birthday party, or a wedding, or a quinceanera, it is always important to remember to get the "detail" shots. The little things that make the party unique and special, from the invitation to the seating arrangement to the flowers, cake and wine glasses. People shots are very important, but the detail shots show how much work was put into the event.

Don't forget to shoot the details!


















By the way, these are some of my favorite shots to take. You don't have to worry about red-eye, odd faces or mussed hair. LOL

Sunday Citar ~ Good days

It's Sunday again! Time to share a quote, join in the Citar fun, brought to you by Tabitha at Fresh Mommy.

“Good days are to be gathered like grapes, to be trodden and bottled into wine and kept for age to sip at ease beside the fire. If the traveler has vintaged well, he need trouble to wander no longer; the ruby moments glow in his glass at will.”
~ Freya Stark (French adventurer and explorer 1893-1993)













I was shooting some senior portraits for and old friend yesterday out on the river walk, and took my family along to help. I got in a few shots of the kiddos while we were there and some other "surroundings" shots. It was a great day. It was fun seeing my friend again, and her kids were fantastic and mine behaved and now I know that my daughter wants to stay at the Hyatt on the river walk for her birthday this year. Yay!

Every 26 years or so

...it snows here. The last time we had "measurable" snowfall was in Jan of 1985. I remember it well. It was a lot, for us, thirteen inches if I remember correctly.

So last night, it was time, we were ready. It still hadn't started by bedtime, so I told the kids we'd go to bed early and wake up early to snow.

We got less than an inch, and the consistency wasn't very snowlike. It was more like very cold salt. But that didn't stop my kids from enjoying it. We got up early, threw out some seed for the birds and the kids played for a few moments in the icy stuff. It was a good day.

Happy girl:


Happy Boy:


Happy birds: