Mish Mash

So... due to the lack of other material to share (or produce, for that matter), here is another self-portrait of MOI.  Mama said there'd be days like this.

And, to top things off,  is any blog post complete without... litto bitty baby TOES!!!???

Cheers and love!

Autumn is on the way....

...and with it has come a few beautiful, sunny, cool days.  Jemma and I visited the Carl Sandburg house a couple of days ago to visit the goats and soak in the gorgeous weather.

Through the Window

Woke up Saturday to a rainy day..... and I mean it rained allllll day long.  We spent the morning playing and reading, and then Jemma napped one of those deep three-hour rainy day slumbers.   While she was sleeping, I took this shot through two panes of glass and a screen door.  I suppose I could have been out there dancing in these puddles, but my baby girl was dancing in her dreams and I didn't want to miss a moment of her reverie.
   

 

Reflection

I am uploading this one to share with my Shutter Sisters today, on the topic of Reflections.  If you have the chance, you should be looking through this website (with every chance that you have).  What an amazing group of talented ladies they are. 

Caterpillar meets Alien Teddy Bear?

Not sure what the heck this guy thinks he is, but he seems cuddly enough, 

and I love the tiny droplets of dew on his back. 

Glamour Shots

A big THANK YOU to Mal and Zac for tolerating me and my camera this weekend.  This is just a handful of the shots I took, but I like these the best.  Aren't my niece and nephew just gorgeous? 

Picture Fall!

I'm gonna do it, so wish me luck!  The challenge doesn't begin until October and it's only 31 days long, so hopefully I can see this through until the end.  (I tried the 365 Project and lasted a whopping 4 days. Ha!)  Anyway, if anyone is out there, perhaps you'd care to join me?

Bath Time!

Jemma, (almost) 14 months enjoying her bath (and one of Mama's favorite times of day.)

Hands On!

I was lucky enough to spend a few hours with Jemma, along with my friend Susan and her son Liam at the Hands On! Interactive Museum yesterday. 

Liam and his mom sharing a story together in the Hands On! nursery.

Jemma enjoyed a jaunt through the pint-sized grocery story.

Liam looks a little overwhelmed by how many groceries Jemma wants to buy!

Jemma has three ducks in her lap, but apparently the one Liam has is the only one for her.

The Loves of my Life

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic 

as of a father to a daughter.

~Joseph Addison 

 

Sharing a cuddle (9 days old)

Daddy's little girl (7 months)

Minor league spectators (1 year old)

Getting Started

"The beginning is the most important part of the work"

~Plato 

Unsure of how to get this blog-thing started, I have decided to just START it.
The following shots are a small collection of photographs that I've taken 
over the past year. 

Our tulip tree after a rainfall

Along the Battery ~ Downtown, Manhattan

Pure, delicious sweetness

A blossom from our tulip tree

Wisteria vine, early spring

Playing in the snow

All shapes and sizes