Gathering

Mara asked me on Sunday if I would help her pick some flowers for her mommy. I agreed, and we went on a flower hunting expedition in my parent's backyard. We did find some lovely flowers (I'm not sure what they are called) located a few feet in to the forest that comes up to the backyard. Mara was too scared to walk in the somewhat muddy dirt, so she cheered me on from the safety of the fence.

Mara, happy in her success. We came in and gave the flowers to Aili. She loved them.

Red Drops

I am developing a penchant for macro photography, I think. There's just something cool about getting upclose to small things. I've also been enjoying spraying everything I come across with a fine mist of water (a la this picture). If you click on the photo, you should be able to see some of the reflected images of the flower in the water droplets.

Peaceful

This is actually my favorite picture from the wedding. My sister, Caroline, informed me that she thought it was "boring", but I disagree. Then again, I'm pretty boring sometimes. Ha!

Soft Light

A close up of part of the centerpiece at the wedding. I thought they were just lovely.

Waiting

Well, my computer is working again! So here's the picture I wanted to post yesterday - the lovely bride and handsome groom waiting to be announced at their reception. Seriously, how absolutely beautiful is that dress?!

wonky

Well something is wrong with blogger tonight, I have tried several times tonight to upload some photos but no dice!
I'll use this time to wish my friend John good luck today on your tests!!

Liquid Lights

Red Wine

Martini Olives

Some type of cranberry vodka?

Ice water, and my favorite of the five photos. I attended a wedding over the weekend of a dear friend and had a lovely time. It's not often that my old group of college/high school friends can get together and I cherish those times when we do. I took a ton of photos at the wedding and will most likely be posting them throughout the week.

Primary Colors

I don't like to write in black or blue when I use a pen. Instead I use pink, green or red and somehow this always makes me feel better. I also print out my bi-monthly meeting agendas with my boss in rainbow colors. I took a photo of my desk, just for fun, so you could see where I spend 40 hrs a week. Anyways, I obviously had my camera at work and thought I would snap a few pictures during lunch...yeah that's right...during lunch.

Goofy Nephew

Joe thought he was lookin pretty darned cool on Sunday. I asked him to smile and he responded with his best red carpet hands-on-hips-too-cool-for-school pose. Now if I could just get him to push his ball cap forward...

Droplets

I wanted to see if I could get close enough with my camera to photograph water droplets, so I stood outside my parent's house with a water bottle and a bunch of leaves to see what I could get. I like the look and will be trying more with this later. Thanks for all the well wishes, by the way, for the baby. I visited this evening and everyone is doing well. Elena (that sounds so weird to call her that!) was awake today and it was funny seeing her move her eyes around and occasionally go cross eyed. I'm thinking she's going to have brown eyes. I really hope that she does!

It's A Girl!!

Mara isn't actually holding the baby by herself, much to her annoyance.

World, please meet Elena Lucia Grasso! We are THRILLED!!

8 lbs, 3 oz and 21 inches

(Aili is doing great!)

For Katie

http://bethlehemfarm.net/index.html

My friend Katie is leaving on Saturday for a three month sabbaticle to learn about what really matters. I pray that you find peace while you are there and that God keeps you close. I hope we get to hear from you on the farm and can't wait to find out how everything goes. BON VOYAGE!

Darcy the Bug Slayer

One of the many joys of having a feline companion is the almost preternatural ability they have to suss out nasty critters. Janae recently posted on a spider that's at large in her home and it reminded me of the many times my cat has come to the rescue and killed the unsuspecting cockroach or two. This is a portrait I took a couple of days ago with the "tungsten" color filter on my camera. He is very patient with me.

For Leanne

I have an amazing little sister, Leanne. She has an insatiable curiosity for the natural world around her and she tries to share her enthusiasm with the people around her. This little bug was one of her finds while we were in Branson. My life is a better one because she is in it. I love you Lee-Bug!!

Trinkets

Christmas ornaments at a Victoriana shop in Branson. Yep, I'm still using Branson photos! p.s. I saw Batman and it was awesome.