Cute as a button and so loving... Baby S.

I visited with Baby S. and her mom last week and (naturally) couldn't resist taking a few photos.

June 2009 Photo of the Month

The beautiful Miss E.

This guy crept up on me this morning...

I was working on the computer in my office when I sensed something to my right. I turned my head and there about five feet away from where I was sitting was this buck. Naturally, I keep my camera less than a foot away from me when in my office, but he was looking right at me, so any sudden move by me and he would be gone.

I very slowly made the move for my camera, but with a big heavy lens like my 70-200 f/2.8L he caught the movement and didn't take off, but started to walk away. My heart was beating pretty fast, because I've waited for him to come back since I got the grid-free windows in my office.

My choices, in a split second to mull it over were: grab the camera and have to fight with focusing as he took off, or opt for the slower movement and risk losing a great shot from the front. I chose the latter and here's the result.

Even with the sauntering steps he made, he was powerful! I once had five deer run past me in the yard and it sounded like a herd! He looks lanky, but he was quite large!

As he walked away, the thumping noise from his hooves was impressive!

My Beautiful Muse... Miss E.

Muse: The source of an artist's inspiration.

Her patience and willingness to work with me has made me a better photographer and for this I am so grateful!

Miss E is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. There are no boundaries for her, the sky is the limit and I look forward to seeing what life has in store for her.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Some fun with Paul and off camera flash

The bobcat came around this morning

I was working in my office this morning and suddenly a bobcat jumps out of the bushes. I should have known something was up, since it was so quite outside my office window. When it's quiet like that; somethings up--either a coyote or bobcat are hovering nearby, or I see bunnies, chipmunks, voles, birds and squirrels--and none were out there, it was quiet; and now I know why.

Sisters are... Forever.

Fun at the Park with the R. family

A small sampling of my morning visitors

Below is a small sampling of the morning visitors I get right outside my office window--and I love it! I could do without the brown squirrels, because they are so aggressive, but they're entertaining too! (click photos to enlarge.)

And there's more...


Believe it or not, I have more, but will save them for another post.