I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot this week, despite the fact that I don’t usually do that anymore. It was a nice change of scenery. The nature park and botanical gardens where I’ve taken so many pictures before was more vibrant and alive and colorful than ever. Or it least it…
Hiking to Silver Lake in the Uinta National Forest #PSF
After driving over 3200 miles across the country and taking a day to rest (and to do lots and lots of laundry) we thought it would be fun to take a “quick” 5 mile hike with the cousins. Let’s just say that 5 miles straight up and down a mountain is very different (and…
Butterfly Garden #WW
After 2 fun days at iRetreat 2014 at Hershey (where I-can’t-believe-I-call-myself-a-photographer forgot to take a single picture!!) my Hershey-local sister and all of the kids ran up to Hershey Gardens for a quick run through the butterfly gardens. I had my Samsung NX300 with me (side note: I am becoming more and more hooked…
Meadowside Nature Center #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
Yesterday, my friend Lisa and I headed to the local Meadowside Nature Center to catch some photos of bugs and birds. Although the bugs and birds were all slightly camera-shy, I did manage to catch a few. I brought my Canon 60D with 70-200mm zoom lens and my new, smaller Samsung NX300 with 20-50mm…
The Hike #WordlessWednesday
The following pictures are from a little family outing that two of my kids and I took with some friends over Spring Break. I brought my big camera and then forgot all about the pictures once I got back home. We call this place, simply, “The Hike.” If someone in the family asks for…
Hiking Sugarloaf Mountain #WW
After a late morning photo shoot this Saturday, my 10 year old, Reese, and I hiked about 7 miles up and down Sugarloaf Mountain. It was a gorgeous day for some mountain hiking (even if the mountains out here are hills back home in California!). Seven Clown Circus | Parenting By Dummies | Angry…
Baby Geese #WordlessWednesday
I saw a family of geese while I was out at a photo shoot this weekend, and couldn’t resist stepping away from my clients for a minute to catch a few nature shots… Seven Clown Circus | Parenting By Dummies | Project Alicia | Angry Julie Monday | Live and Love Outloud | The Paper…
Our Special Place – #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
We have a special place. It’s a few minutes away from our house, but when we go there, we feel like we’ve been transported to an entirely different world. Yesterday, while the bigger kids were all in activities, AJ and I visited our special place for the first time this year. It was a perfect…
Disneynature’s Wings of Life Review
Last night, AJ, Reese and I sat down for an uninterrupted hour and a half. I didn’t do laundry. I didn’t blog. We watched bees and birds and bats. There were a lot of oohs and ewws and WOs! And there was a ton of learning. Just in time for Earth Day 2013, Disneynature has…
Surrounded by Beauty – Give Me Your Best Shot #PSF
Only photographers go on outings for the sole purpose of taking pictures. And only bloggers go on outings for the sole purpose of taking pictures for blog posts. I’m doomed. After spending the week either sitting at my computer or running errands at the store, I needed to find some inspiration. I found it this…