Galavanting around Michigan

Had a great day yesterday stopping to take images around the thumb of Michigan. We went to Lake Huron and I requested to go see a lighthouse.  There are so many lighthouses in Michigan compared to Oregon! 

Take a deep breath...

The past few days I've been angry, really really angry.  It seems as though so many tiny little things have set me off, there are improvements I would love to do to my house however I lack the funds.  Art wise, I have so many ideas I want to delve into farther and I feel guilty for taking the time away from my children in order to edit on the computer or travel to a location for a shoot.  Health wise I'm getting better but not back to full speed yet, taking it easy is more difficult for me than I ever thought it would be. I'm packing for a trip to see family, getting ready for school supplies and clothes, dealing with the dealership about my 2012 lemon car.... etc etc... blah blah blah....

Then I stopped... I have a friend who has been in the hospital for a week with serious health problems... another friend who's father is passing away... my cousin just had a baby which they almost lost at birth... other friends who are suicidal, homeless, getting divorced, losing children... I took a deep breath and let the anger go, everything could be worse.  I am completely grateful for everything I have in my life and everything happens for a reason. I'm working on letting go of things I have no control over, working more peace into my life and pushing past my fear on goals I would like to accomplish. One goal for this year is to get published :-)

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

This image I won 1st place at the Deschutes County Fair this week! So excited! Taken with my Yashica-Mat twin lens camera on film.

Stunning Sunset as the birds fly by....

Last night was such an amazing sunset, most of the time the sunsets here in Central Oregon make me want to add a second story to my home :-) As I stood there soaking in the beautiful colors a flock of birds flew by... perfect moment!

Bridal session at Proxy Falls!

Little blue boat...

There's a little blue boat in a field that people pass by every day to and from school and work and daily errands.  It just sits there in the field being subjected to the Central Oregon sun and rain and snow slowly deteriorating... dreaming of days in a beautiful body of water...

Ms Kelly and Mr K!

Such a fun family photo session at the park with Ms Kelly and Mr K this weekend in Redmond, Oregon! The weather held out for a while so we could do the session, right when we got back to the car it started to sprinkle! Great timing! Creative images with an active little boy! Do you ever feel like there is only one of you but that child of yours seems to multiply?  I know I feel that way as a mom to two active boys! Scroll to the last image and see! :-)

Tatiana

Tatiana and Brandi grabbed a bunch of dresses, wedding dresses, prom dresses and headed up to the top of the hill and found an abandoned house to have our session at!  Both Tatiana and Brandi are my previous photography students so we were able to draw off each others creativity and inspiration in order to come up with some fun images!! 

Brandi

Wonderful portrait session with Brandi this last weekend! We had so much fun!