Sneak Peak: Heather & her girls.....

Yesterday was probably the most beautiful day in Washington since I moved here. I decided that on the way home because it was so clear I had a view of Mt Ranier. There was a Nodak-style sunset with the reds and pinks, mountains and trees. It was so absolutely beautiful I just wanted to keep driving.

That wasn't the only beautiful thing I saw that day. I photographed Heather with her girls at Jennings Park. They don't have any images of all 4 of them together, so I was glad to help out with that.  :)  Here are a couple of the many great images that were captured. 

Check back later in the week for more.

Mike's Mini-Session

Memorial weekend, Mike and I went to Whidbey Island. I brought along my camera and sadly, he didn't.   :)   I did a little mini-session of him at Fort Casey and he used my camera and got some great shots with the macro and of a ninja-deer. Yes, a ninja deer. 

Nature goodness....

The bleeding hearts are sooooo beautiful. I love the little water drops at the bottom. I am fascinated with every little detail of these. I will post a closer shot soon, so you can be too.

Don't forget to click on the actual images to see a larger and more saturated image.

And then, exploring through the yard, we stopped to photograph some new growth on an old mossy log we have been keeping an eye on. While standing there, my aunt told me to look up and see how cool this was. This tree was so awesome with all of the branches shooting out in every direction. It kind of reminded me of that game with all the sticks and marbles. You take turn pulling out a stick hoping no marbles fall through. Fun. If anyone knows what the name of that is, let me know. Now I want to play.  =)

Anyway, after a few photos, it just wasn't capturing on camera what we were seeing with our eyes. It was amazing. But, now that I have them on my computer, I still think they look pretty incredible. What a beautiful tree.

And, probably a month ago I went to the water in Everett to take some photos and walk around. It was really late, so I didn't get many shots as the light faded fast. I think Mike is trying to be an adventurer here or something?? 

And, last but not least....We had (and hopefully still have) a new tenant living at our house. Although, this tenant doesn't pay rent and probably does more damage to the yard than helpfulness. It was so tiny. Just basically a handful of a bunny. I hope it comes around again soon. 

A wedding at the Hollywood School House...

I assisted at another wedding with Theresa earlier this month. I have been seriously slacking on my blogging duties. 

Anyway, Shaun and Katie got married at the Hollywood School House. What a beautiful location for the wedding. Perfect natural light and lots of cool spots to take photos. 

I absolutely loved that the guys all wore vans. Even the adorable little ring-bearer did.

Here is one of the groomsman. I think this photo even may describe his personality.    :)

And, isn't he just the cutest thing ever?? 

Another trek through the yard....

Another 65 degree day, so of course it was spent outside. This time we ventured off a little farther than the yard. We saw some different flowers than the day before, but equally as beautiful.

Trilliums....

Skunk Cabbage....And yes, it really does smell like skunk.

Here is a HUGE tree trunk that was once cut and then grew out and around itself again. It really is big. I didn't have a volunteer to stand next to it to show the actual size, but it was ginormous. 

And Sadie loved playing outside. She got completely full of mud and needed a bath by the end of the day.

Spring is here!

Today was absolutely beautiful! It is officially spring. This morning I was out taking photos and the sun was shining. I stood there for a very long time loving the feeling of it warming my whole body. Then, I got to drive with my windows down in short sleeves. Yup, that pretty much sums it up. Spring is here. 

Here are some new growth found with a walk through the yard. I'm going to try to keep my blog updated with nature images fairly often. (I know those of you back home probably will enjoy "seeing" spring, since it may be awhile until you do.)

You can click on the photos to see a bigger image size.

But first, I have to start with a couple recent shots of Sadie. She makes me happy every day, and I think I should share those smiles with you. 

"What do ya hear Sadie?"  ....

This is a mushroom that part of the outer wall was torn off. Now you know what the inside of a mushroom looks like. Very cool.

We aren't sure what these are, but they are very cool. Imagine the tiniest, itty bittiest, little thing you can imagine. Ok, now these are smaller than that. Seriously. Here they are compared to a quarter in size. It will be interesting to see what they grow into.