Mermaid

I have been crawling out of my skin to do something even semi creative lately. I like how these turned out and enjoyed the time spent at the lake.

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

I recently took my second trip to Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, with my mom, brother, and sister. As you will see I was very fond of the bears. They were so active and playful. We spent most of the time there just watching them play.


You can see more photos from the zoo here

Learning to fly

At the risk of sounding incredibly lame, I witnessed something so beautiful the other day. I have been having a hard time lately. I've felt alone, distant, and overall unhappy about 80% of the time. This day was particularly rough for whatever reason and when I came home to let the dogs out I was almost hit in the face by a little bird learning to fly. It was amazing to watch it flutter around on the lower branches and the momma bird sitting higher up the the tree chirping away. After I realized they wouldn't be going anywhere for a bit, I ran inside to get my camera to get a couple shots of him/her. It really perked up my mood.

Jim & Cindy - 25 Years Together

My almost life long neighbors and people I consider a second set of parents renewed their wedding vows after being married for 25 years! If was rainy and dim and a little cold, but it was lovely. I've never seen either of them so happy. It was really beautiful and I'm happy they allowed me to do the photos for them.