It's not always rainbows and butterflies, it's compromise that moves us along...

Just some Maroon 5 lyrics I was thinking of driving home this afternoon.

And when I hit my street, I had to book it back to my house to grab my camera to capture this sunset. Of course, the two extra seconds it took me meant that the huge glowing ball had dipped behind the clouds, but what it left behind was no less captivating.


I love where I live.

My Superbowl buddy...

What more could a girl ask for than a bulldog to keep her company and her feet warm while flipping between the Superbowl and the Puppybowl? :)

I did snap a picture, but think the above is much sweeter, and I've never shared it before. You all don't need to actually see that, while Grovie is snuggly and sweet in a confined space (i.e. a chair), when given the opportunity to have sofa-time, he's ALLLLL about being as far away from me as possible... complete with facing the opposite direction and giving me a great view of his rump. And, oh yes... snoring.

Thursday night randomness

Not much to post about... so I thought I'd share some randomness. Obviously I took this photo, oh, about 2 months ago. =) There's been snow on the ground ever since.

I love creative, wacky people. Disturbing, but funny!



Spending tonight catching up on emails, Facebook, Twitter, and of course, Thursday night TV!

Why I became a photographer...

Well, am I a photographer? I struggle with this moniker daily. I don't consider myself a photographer. But I suppose I am given that I take pictures. And there's really no other way to title this post than to admit to myself that I am one.

I found this photo at my grandparents' house, like so many others. I am so lucky that both my parents were excellent photographers... and always had great equipment to play with. And that they encouraged and embraced all sorts of artsy-fartsy-ness. Of course, my dad and I had our dorky darkroom in the basement where I learned all about developing, enlarging, dodging and burning (the real way!). Ahhhh, the smells come back to me as I type. :)

So there he was, camera in hand, the day I was born. Just like a proud dad! Taking yet another amazing photo.



I hope to be able to capture moments like these so that people can have the same kinds of beautiful memories my family has all these years later.

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why." -Eddie Cantor

Some more total and complete randomness... just dragging the 70-200 around before I have to return it! =) Enjoying a stress-free, relaxing day.





















Of course, my co-pilot...