Pooch Portrait ::: 10.26.10 ::: Blue the Great Dane

Meet Blue, the beautiful blue merle Great Dane. Is he not the most stunning big guy you've ever seen? I wanted to take him home, except he's the size of my living room. Well, that, and getting him home would have been difficult as he was twice the size of my car. :)

Such a sweetheart!!!















He had a tri-paw'd brother named Monkey... so sweet!






Nothing makes me happier than capturing such sweet pooches for their owners! =)

::: The World's Shortest, Fattest Giraffe :::

Yes folks, it is true. There is such a thing as a short, fat giraffe. It is not native to the Connecticut shoreline, however it has made an appearance and I was able to document it on Halloween of all days! National Geographic will be calling me for my photos any day now. I just know it. This giraffe is the key to my big break.

I took it into my home as it seemed a little "off."


A little "out of sorts" perhaps?


It was quite interested in going into the crate I just happened to have. Odd.


I asked it if it was interested in going "trick or treating" and apparently, it was not.


In fact, I believe the fat giraffe may have been embarrassed to be outside. I really don't know why.


It did spend some time foraging for food. Grazing.


When it wanted to move, surprisingly it could really hoof it around the yard.


It did not, however, enjoy having its photo taken. How unfortunate.


It was quite thrilled to find some greenery. Sadly, its stumpy giraffe legs could not reach.


After much effort, success!


And a veritable feast.


We appear to have bonded, so you will all be happy to know that the tubby, oddly shaped giraffe will be sticking around. :)

Happy Halloween from Gretl and me, everyone! =)

-Julia

"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." ~Humphrey Bogart

A few weeks ago, I got to experience Fenway park allll over again! Am I a lucky girl or what? :)

Totally different view this time... they both have their pros and cons! :)


Lackey was pitching again!


Sports photography is definitely fun. It's not my thing, but I can see why people love it!


Oh yeah, it was the night of the final Celtics-Lakers game. :) They bumped the game up by an hour, the crowd was full of green shirts, everyone was chanting "Beat LA!" and the place emptied out around 9pm. :)


Swing and a miss.


OK, so he was pretty cute about it.


Big Papi at bat!


SAFE!


Youk's stance cracks me up every time. :) Hey, it gets the job done!


Big Papi rounding third!


I don't envy this guy.


3 happy fans and their cute red socks!


And then they brought out Papelbon.




And you can see how the stands were seriously emptying out for the Celtics game.


But the Red Sox won!


And because I'm a total and complete nerd, and figure maybe someone might enjoy these, someone like me who had never been before, a couple of snippets:

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game..." (27 seconds) (Don't pay any attention to the craptastic cell phone filming.)


"Sweet Caroline" (42 seconds)


And the excitement when they brought Papelbon out. :)


Such fun!!!!

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

I hope everyone has been enjoying the summer... I've been busy reminding myself why I love living where I do.


And I snapped this yesterday afternoon. :) It just struck me funny.


Both photos are from my Blackberry, as I don't dare bring my real one with me! :)

Wedding ::: 05.22.10 ::: Amarante's, New Haven, CT

Back on May 22nd, I helped my dear friend Robin Dini shoot Julia and Matt's wedding. We started the day at St. Bridget's in Cheshire, and ended up at Amarante's in New Haven. Just a few favorites from the day! :) Robin and I had such a great time, as always!











Robin was shooting bridal party portraits, and I was just capturing the activity around me. I couldn't resist how gorgeous these girls were, the colors of their dresses, the little details they added, and oh yes, the gorgeous backdrop!


Always fun when a bug decides to get trapped in the gown!!! :)




Soooo adorable. x3!






And what was so touching to me was that they were high school sweethearts. :) The connection between them was amazing. (Julia even wore the same shoes she wore to her prom under her wedding dress!)

Thank you Robin for having me!!! And congratulations, Julia & Matt!!!