March 2010 in Pictures

Spring's upon us, and I've taken lots of pictures this month.  I thought it might be fun to recapture the month in photography.  So, enjoy!

My good friend Connie's dad passed this week, and these kiddos were there to honor their great-grandfather.  They brought a lot of laughter to the situation.  To me, children always represent hope...and heritage.
Meet Camry and Addison - cousins - who were doing EVERYTHING my friend Tamra told them to do - "Girls, hold your hair up - act like a movie star!"

Aren't these girlies too cute?   They loved the camera.

And sometimes, the photographer inspires them to act out a little...y'all know I can't resist a sign - or a challenge!!  This is Coby, Camry's brother, posing with his sister and cousin.  If the cops ask, I had everything nothing to do with it. 

A friend of mine asked me to take Easter pix of her boys.  Their dad is a fireman, so we dropped by the station, just as he was coming in from a call.  Here, the boys and their mom are watching the truck back into the station.  It was so cool to watch the boys run to their dad for hugs once he got out of the truck.

In this shot, Ayden's teaching little brother Maddux the perfect rock throwing technique.

I was so glad I snagged this shot of Ayden giving his mommy some love...it was a crazy windy day, and the boys were tired.  We got some great shots, though!

Below, Geoffrey, our Little Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.  Here, we were at a restaurant, and I loved the light pouring in through the window on this overcast day.  Geoffrey's always up for a photo moment - I love that about him!

I've watched Anna grow up...we had so much fun on this shoot day.  She's a card!

Happy End of March!!

I Lost A Week - Can Someone Tell Me Why?

How did this week fly by?

Let me count the ways. Work takes up a lot of time.  And then...constant entertainment. I think it started last week, when friends came over for supper two nights in a row (they were moving, and had no kitchen.) Here are some pix of their little girlies.  Beautiful?  You betcha.  Sweet babies, all of them.






























Last Saturday found us tooling around Midland, checking out real estate.  Yup.  Not to move, though, just to see what was hanging out on the foreclosure market.  Because I’m always looking for the next best deal. We saw some funny stuff, some cool stuff, and some very very scary stuff.  Interesting.  Verrrrrry interesting, people.
Saturday evening, I took some pix of a beautiful young lady. We had to book it to beat sunset (look hard, you can see the fading light in the background.  Cool, huh?  Who knew?)

Sunday morning, at dawn, more pix of the beautiful young lady, plus her beautiful sisters. We shot four locations in one hour and took over 300 shots.  And had fun! 

Then, we cooked out for Younger Son and friends.  Or wait, was that Saturday?  Arrrrrgh. All week, ThatManILove worked on taxes, and readied for his next frac job.  He was a busy man, sometimes home, sometimes on location.  And I worked.

We had dinner with clients or coworkers every. single. night.  And this morning, we’ll do brunch with co-workers considering moving to Midland.

Plus, the Little Brother and a friend spent the night.  They woke up at 6:30 am, I heard them drop something.

And I wonder why I look up, and it’s yet another holiday?  Yikes.  Okay.  Off to brunch.


(PS - having font trouble when I post pix to Blogger.  Sorry for the disarray!)

 

I So Understand - Now If I Could Photoshop Me!

Y'all know I love photography.  And sometimes, I make mistakes.  Like leaving boogers in one guy's nose as he and his little daughter started lovingly at each other.  (Oh, yes I did - but I don't get paid for this stuff...so, nobody griped.)

But this one is hilarious!  Burberry's new Emma Watson campaign left her handicapped - just a bit!

Goes to show even the pros make mistakes sometimes!

Now, me...I'd want to shave some stuff off me...I could have a whole new figure and be a legend...on my computer, and in my own mind!

Shots From Pennsylvania (Yes, Tami, I Was This Close!!!)

Covered Bridge Road near New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. (I was so close to Tami of Pennsylvania Wild Woman but we were unsuccessful in meeting! Oh, well, I'll be back!)
The Elephant and Castle Pub at Grove City, Pennsylvania...and a subsequent bar shot.
Jerry, a fly fisherman from Clarion, PA, showing his cast, on the Neshannock River. I just started taking pictures, and we visited a while. He didn't seem to mind that I was taking pictures, and I promised to send them to him. For you fly fishing enthusiasts, he has a fly fishing blog named Streamside Tales!

We're heading home now, awaiting our Southwest flight at Chicago Midway. Y'all have a great day!

Nature...Rocks!

I just rolled into Arlington, Tx. for sales calls tomorrow in Dallas, and then Tuesday in Fort Worth. I thought I'd share some pix with ya. I took this rare shot on one of my hunting trips. I love it. That chukkar was praying, I promise! (And with good cause - he lived!)

Photo Uploading Woes

Do y'all ever utilize Snapfish, Kodak Gallery, any of those photo services? As you know, I'm a photo geek. I find those services a good venue for sharing photos, i.e., wedding photos, or group event photos - as opposed to sending someone a million photos online, only to have your e-mail rejected because the photos were too big, or their server only accepts one at a time, whatever.

Tonight, I tried to load 79 photos to Snapfish, and it's taking forever! Takes the "easy" right out of it. I have business high speed dsl, so that's not the problem.

Anybody have any other venues to recommend? I'm open to suggestions.