{Project 365}

I have been pretty busy this past week, but still managed to grab my camera everyday but one. I call that my 'Rest" day (which translates into "Oops, forgot!") 

Here is day 11

Let me explain, my daughter plays a 14u travel softball team out of Sturgis, MI.  While at practice she was doing some catching and throwing drills and tore her hamstring.  She is pretty tough and dealt with it pretty well until the second  day when it ached so bad she asked for crutches.  From day 11 until now, and I am sure a couple more weeks, this has been the center of her life.  Of course, she also isn't letting it heal (running in school for state testing and sledding) but she is 13 and it is to be expected!

Day 12

Haa haa, this picture makes me laugh!  First of all, that is snow my son is lying in and I had to bribe him to do it!  Second of all, his face is like that because our dog now believes it is play time and is jumping over him, running around him, and sniffing and licking him-it was pretty comical.  Third of all I made him lie there for about ten minutes!  Ahhhh the things we make our children do! =D

Day 13

I visited out local waterworks park and photographed some ducks.  I love ducks.  They are cute and funny...enough said.

Day 14

is in no way an advertisement for this product.

That being said, I began this products thirty day challenge and so far so good!  It is fun and challenging and I feel it working!  It's great!

Day 15

REST...AKA The Forgotten

Day 16

I had an amazing senior session with the beautiful Ashley. 

Day 17

I had a couples session and a family session.  It was a busy day but I loved it!  This is from my family session with the gorgeous Brooke and her lovely mother, Carmen.

I hope to keep up to date with this, if not, at least I am shooting the pictures and not falling behind!  Let me know what you think!

{Project 365}

Yes, I am a couple days late posting this, but better late than never, right!? 

Day seven is this photo

I love this photo of the snow collecting in the rustic fence.  I am a country girl at heart, and the older I get the more I realize that while I do love the luxury of an amazing purse, the scent of designer perfume, and a fantastic pair of heels-I love more being able to walk out my back door into the woods, catching a butteryfly flutter by quietly, and seeing the sunset with out any obstructions.  The song "Cowboy Take Me Away" by The Dixie Chicks had been a long time favorite of mine and the one lyric that always gets me is:

"I wanna walk and not run, I wanna skip and not fall

I wanna look at the horizon, and not see a building standing tall

I wanna be the only one, for miles and miles

except for maybe you, and your simple smile"

Yes, I love this song!  Which leads into picture two

Day 8

is a barn picture because I have this fascination with rustic structures!

The grain look is not really a grain look...it is snow!  It was snowing pretty hard when I took this and I made my husband pull over so I could snap this picture.  I love the red door!

Day 9
is me!  On day nine I cut off all my hair!  Over 10 inches of it just because it felt so...dead.  Of course, that is because it is, but it had over stayed it's welcome and it was time for it to go! So, I have another three years of growing to get long hair again, but who knows what I will do to it next...well, Jolene, my beautician does but she is the only one!



Yes, I am cheesin' for the camera, but you can do anything in your self portraits!

Day 10

is a headshot of my long time friend Brooke.  I did some headshots of her for publicity and I hope that all her endeavors take off for her!  She has come along way!  Watch for this chica, she will be famous soon!



I played around with some unusual textures I had to see what I could do with it and came up with this.

Ok, so there it is, whew!  It is like keeping a diary!  I will be able to look back this year and remember all the things I did!  Can't wait to see what is to come and until then enjoy the journey!