Hot Cocoa

mmmmmmmmmm.......when the cold weather hits there's nothing better than snuggling up with a cup of hot chocolate.

Baker Arboretum

a couple of months ago a fellow photographer (and friend) and i visited the Baker Arboretum. Mr. Baker opened up his beautiful place for us to come and stroll around the breathtaking grounds and take pictures. i can only imagine how beautiful this place is during fall!

detail shots......

my angle of mr. frogman.

New Home

living in your dream home definitely tops the list of wonderful things in life. over the summer kent and i took the plunge and bought a home. when we saw this house on the market we had no idea just how wonderful the house would be inside (and out of course). we made our appointment to view the home and left that viewing knowing we had found THE house!! we were in love! this house was built in 1897 but everything had been upgraded......sooo it was move in ready.

for years kent and i had dreamed of moving to the area we are in now. we had a few streets in mind that would be considered ideal streets to live on and this one topped the list. we couldn't be happier!!

enjoy the tour below!

Dining Room

Formal Sitting Area

Den

Master Bedroom

Parlor....soon to be Gallery Room....hehe :0)

Upstairs Bedroom

Upstairs Bedroom 2 - now known as Paige's Room.

Upstairs Bedroom 3

Upstairs Sitting Area

Random Shots

i've decided on occasion to post random shots. so here's my first..............no rhyme or reason. so now i'll have random shots along with my random stuff to talk about. :0)

as far as mondays go today has been A monday.....but it's almost over and an opportunity to start a new fresh (happy) day is around the corner.

High School Rodeo

a great opportunity to continue the topic of horses..................

BEWARE: LOTS OF PICTURES AND LONG POST AHEAD !!

Wow....wow....wow.....LOVE these action shots!!!!! i enjoy capturing action shots like these.

last minute we were invited to go to a rodeo by one of paige’s friends and her mother. i’m game for anything that involves horses and a chance to put my camera to work.

to the untrained eye (as i say this in my most sophisticated voice....hehe) some of these shots may seem just plain blurry....but look close. some of these shots almost seem surreal. I LOVE them. You can SEE and i’ll stress again SEE the action in these pictures.

all of these shots were taken at my seat in the stands. also, they were taken at either 1000 or 1600 ISO which means.......grainy.........but i think the noise gives the pictures character that i really like.

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this little boy was maybe 5 years old and he was waaaaay too cute rounding up the steers!!!



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these horses AMAZE me. an example of them KNOWING what they are supposed to do. watching their rider do their job while helping out by keeping the rope tight. they back up and adjust the rope for their rider. obviously, they are trained VERY well.....and you can just see how much they love what they do.

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ok....bull riding. i'm a nervous wreck during this event....which i'm sure you can imagine. only one injury during the bull riding and he walked away from it.

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