Poor Magda finally got a nice, long walk this morning, and I brought my camera to snap a few photos of flowers along the way. My neighborhood is filled with fantastic gardens, and I love seeing them change in the morning light. Enjoy!
Note: I'm heading away from the office for the next few days, so I won't be posting as regularly. You'll still get updates, but not daily. Don't fret! I promise I won't disappoint!And for your internet shares of the day:+ Did you hear about this reindeer herd? So sad.+ Dorm rooms these days are ridiculous.+ These are the "hippiest" towns in each state. Kinda fun to see how many I've visited...
Well, I never made it back out with my macro lens (yet, anyway!), but I did capture these beauties while doing a family shoot out at a mini golf course last weekend! Aren't they lovely? I adore that color of orange (obviously).I might yet make it out on a photo walk with the ever-trusty Magda this week now that my schedule has calmed down a bit. Fingers crossed!In the meantime, I have some pretty great internet shares today!+ 
Oh man. What a weekend. There were meals eaten by lakes, dress-up clothes worn, woods explored, pebbles thrown, cats discovered, sidewalks chalked, meals prepared for/with friends, long walks in the neighborhood, foggy mornings enjoyed with waffles and so much snuggle time with Magda. It was glorious. Also? The kid finally got back to sleeping through the night. Or at least he did so last night. We'll have to see what he has planned for the rest of the week.
How cute is this pup?! His name is Watson, and oh how I adore this guy.I had a rare (and amazing) shoot this week with Watson's family. What made it rare? It was a family shoot in their home to capture them in their normal, happy state. They wanted photos of Watson mainly (as you would), and some of them (his parents) as well. And this is only unusual in that, essentially, this was a kid shoot. But with a dog.See, most people want me to photograph their dogs, but not them. They love the simple, studio photos (and I do as well!), but this shoot was more about the interaction and the love that these three have for each other. It was so fun and lovely and I had such a blast. We played all of Watson's favorite games and we gave him his favorite treats and it was just fantastic.I have a few more shots below to share with you guys. I hope you love them as much as I do.
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I don't know if it's all the rain or the humidity or the warmth (or all of it), but our neighborhood is just full of mushrooms these days. Every yard has some sort of fungus growing in it, and I'm fascinated by them.I shot these last weekend at the park, but I've noticed so much more. If I had more time this week, I'd head out with my macro lens and get more detail. Maybe I can do that this weekend... we'll see. But for now, I wanted to share these beauties!
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Were you that cool in high school? Let me tell you: I was not. Her hair is so dang rad.Monday night I was hired by 
Somebody pinch me! I got to spend part of my Monday working with this little cutie, who is 8 weeks old and so dang soft and snuggly. He reminded me so much of 
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Today, it smelled like fall. In fact, this whole weekend was sort of fall-like. We took jackets with us and wore pants and even, sometimes, SOCKS! And the feeling of that crisp morning air and the smell of the damp leaves? Oh I do love this time of year.This weekend, we also had Bubie Carole in town! She and Ezra had a blast, as you'll see. Above, we went back to the "yellow choo choo" that is the Linden Hills trolley. He just kept smiling and repeating "yellow choo choo... " over and over again in disbelief while we rode it. Ah, kid. The adventures we have ahead!
Something new Ezra tried this weekend was walking in mom's shoes. First he did these, and then declared they were too heavy.
So then he moved on to my Toms. Smart kid.
We visited a train museum in St. Paul and reluctantly climbed into this train to ring the bell and blow the whistle. This took far more convincing than you would imagine.
He did enjoy this bell with his Dad, though.
It rained all day Saturday, so we visited the library and had lots of good books around.
Between showers, we went on many walks.
And on Sunday, the weather was glorious, so we walked to the market and to the park. Bubie is like a kid again with Ezra. It is so much fun to witness.
The kid still has not figured out drinking fountains.
While walking home from the park, we discovered a backyard in the neighborhood that houses chickens! Ezra was enthralled.
Here he is trying to "pet" the chickens. Good luck, kid.
Then Sunday evening we headed down to Lake Harriet for a picnic and to ride the trolley. Ezra holds on tight to his trolley token.
And that was our week! This week, I have seven shoots scheduled with the potential for two more, so I'm slammed. Please forgive briefer-than-usual blog posts, but know that I'm working hard on new content! And Happy Monday to everyone!