Day what? of 365! Should be Day 82, I think...

I have not posted anything since March 23rd!  I have so missed my blog!  The days have been rolling so fast and furious!  I photographed a wedding on March 26, 2010.  So, the days leading up to the wedding and the days after, for me, have consumed my full attention.  After the wedding on Friday night, I got home at around 1:00 am.  Immediately, I went to my computer and created 2 full DVD back up discs of the images that I had created for safe keeping.  I wanted to make sure that I had a good back up copy even before I could think about going to sleep.  Well, after I finished with the back up, I shuffled off to bed.  I closed my eyes but I think I was still seeing the high speed camera flash in my sleep!  At 3 AM, I rolled out of bed and shuffled back to the computer.  I just couldn't stand it.  I had to take a quick sneak peak at the wedding images.  Oh, my!!!  I looooved them so much.  I was so happy and relieved that they all turned out beautifully!!!  I am proud of them and can't wait to post them here.  For right now though, I am going to wait until my bride has seen her prints before I post.  That sleepless morning, I couldn't help myself, I wanted to show her mom a few of the pictures.  So, I opened up the file and randomly grabbed a few images and created a quick little slideshow that could be emailed to her mom.  I think Maria must be home from the honeymoon because last night she emailed me.  She wrote to me and told me how much she "LOVED" them!  I was so happy.  I am really, really happy!  I want her to love them as much as I do.   I wrote back to say, "..., you aint seen nothin' yet!"  I think she is going to be so pleased.   Keep checking, you will see them soon, too!   

Anyway, here I am today...back from the never, never land of image processing & rough edits.  Last night at around 12:30 am, my massive 2 day upload to the editing professionals finally was complete.  So, now I have a few days of waiting until the images are returned.  Therefore, I can relax and enjoy this spring day.  All of a sudden,  it looks like my azalea bush popped out with a ton load of buds and some flowers are already opening up.  These little furry things have caught my attention.  They are everywhere.  The three that you see here looked to be bouncing simultaneously up and down on mid-air as the wind blew.  As I got closer, I noticed that they were sitting on a thin spider web string that was stretched from the lawn mower to a cart under the back porch.  Nature is amazing.  The good Lord has such an imagination.  He is the ultimate Artist who paints our world in the most glorious and wonderous ways.  Here He has shown me the delicate, dainty whisps that can float on the wind.  My God amazes me everyday!

My vehicle regristration renewal notice came in.  Immediatley, I tacked the reminder on the refrigerator.  Naturally, it wasn't that much of a reminder because I forgot about it until the last day!  I knew that I needed to get that renewal sticker asap.  I ran the special errand to the DMV office.  Surprisingly, I was in and out of there in a jiffy.  Before I left the parking lot, I wanted to put my newly renewed sticker on my liscense plate.  I did the peel and stick which proved my vehicle was legally registered to drive on the Louisiana highways for the next 2 years.  Then, I wheeled out of the the DMV parking lot and just around the corner to the botanical gardens for a visit. 

Day 74 of 365, will post later...

Day 73 of 365, Karmyn and her Daddy

Day 73 of 365, Our baby daughter is just about to finish beauty school.  She absolutely loves being a hairstylist.  Her daddy and I are very happy that she has found a career choice that makes her happy.  She is our athletic daughter who had multiple offers of scholarship to play softball at the college level.  She decided to decline those offers.  She went to college short term but chose to get her liscense in Cosmetology.   She has a super personality and is very gifted in working with people.  Her clients love her already.  I know that she is going to have a very successful career as a hairdresser.  We are very proud of her.

So, today, her daddy went to get MAN-icured! 
 He got the works! 

Day 72 of 365, Happy Family

Day 72 of 365, Today, I went through my images from Saturday's photo session with this very happy little family.  I could hardly wait to introduce you to Andy, Maria and baby Isabella.  I can tell you one thing for sure, Andy is one proud papa!  He is madly in love with his two special girls.

Maria is a soft and caring mommy.  I love how Isabella looks to be eating up all that sugar her mommy is giving her! 

Don't ya wanna smooch up on those piggy toes?!!! 

Isabella is a cherished and celebrated little girl.

Day 71 of 365, Happy Birthday to Granny!

Day 71 of 365, Happy Birthday to Granny!  This is my mom.  After the grandbabies came along, she wanted to be called Granny.  She is very proud to be Granny to four wonderful grandaughters.  My two, Kayla and Karmyn and my brother's two, Shelbie and Brandilyn.  We used to have so much fun when the girls were little.  Granny's house was, and still is, filled with something fun and exciting to do.  Summers were spent everyday in her pool.  The girls had their 'cinderella princess' dresses, which were actually long satin night gowns.  I remember many summer days when the girls would get out of the pool, hair still wet from swimming, and change into their fairy tale dresses.  They played in them until they were in shreds.  I bet if you ask them what they remember about their childhood, playing dress up at Granny's would be on top of the list.

 

Go Granny, Go!  Great Wii Bowling form for a Strike!

Day 70 of 365, Me and My Bride, Maria

Day 70 of 365, Boy, we had a busy day of fun, laughter and pretty pics in New Orleans City Park with Maria & Andy's family.  We did an engagement/family & bridal photo session, all in one day!  So, here is Maria checking out one of the family pics.  My wedding photog partner, Gaylon snapped this pic of me showing Maria an image on my view finder.  I think this is where I was showing a pic of  sweet, little Isabella to her Mommy.  Isabella is Maria and Andy's beautiful baby girl.  Hopefully, soon, I will show off some of their pics.  First, I have lots to process.   

Day 69 of 365, Feeding & Attracting Birds

Day 69 of 365, I was quite busy today.  I revisited some images that I had taken last spring.  When I saw these orange slices on a string, I thought about how thoughtful and fun it is to feed the little birds.  I found this website and copy/pasted their ideas for bird feeders & simple perch projects.  It is  called Kidz Korner by Kim Gray.  If you go to their website, they also provide a chart of different varieties of birds and their feeding preferences.  If you would like to draw certain birds into your surroundings, you might want to check out that chart. 

 Here are a few of her good tips:

*****following excerpt, copy/pasted from http://www.osweb.com/kidzkorner/feeder.htm*****

"You don't need to buy fancy bird feeders to feed your backyard friends.

You can:

Set a pie tin on a stool or flat topped tree trunk or hang it in a hanging plant hanger; dump it out after a rain, or punch drainage holes in it, and elevate it a little by placing small rocks or twigs beneath it. (All birds, specially Juncos, Cardinals, Jays, Sparrows)


Punch holes on either side of a plastic pop bottle, stick a twig all the way through with its ends sticking out for perches and poking more holes nearby for the birds to pull the seeds out. Then hang the bottle by tying a string around its neck. (Finches really like these!)

Coat a pine cone with peanut butter, roll it in birdseed, and hang it from a tree branch;


Use a rectangle of old window = screening. Wear heavy cotton gloves and use needle-nosed pliers to crimp the loose wire edges back (so they won't poke the birds nor snag their feathers), fold it in half, run two string hangers through the corners on each side, and hanging it. Slide in a suet/birdseed cake from the grocery store, or make a "cake" of oatmeal, birdseed, and peanut butter. (Cardinals, Jays, Robins, = Sparrows)

Stick a piece of bread, a doughnut, or half of an orange, on a twiggy branch of the tree (the Orioles will LOVE the orange!)

Tie a string around the neck of a baby food jar and fill with orange juice. Hang it from a tree. (It will hang tilted, but Orioles will perch on the rim and take dainty sips).

Scatter bread crumbs on the = ground."   

visit http://www.osweb.com/kidzkorner/feeder.htm for more bird tips and other ideas from Kim Gray of Kidz Korner.