Four Generations

I had the honor of joining the M Family in their beautiful backyard to document four generations of Norines. Of course, the newest addition (who is actually the fifth Norine) was the star of the show. I can't remember when I've had such PERFECT back lighting to work with!! Just look at the glow behind baby Norine and her Momma:



I LOVE this one with just a glimpse of Daddy's big smile, showing off his girl:





Norine x 4:







Don't you just LOVE this flower print?! These guys were in town from the East Coast, and I'm ready to fly to that boutique to buy one of these dresses for myself:



Great Grandma Norine reminded me of my Grandma Mamie. She's hilarious! She told me she was seeing double with her glasses off, and that she was thoroughly enjoying "both" of me. Ha ha ha!!! In fact, she made me so nostalgic for my Grandma Mamie that I promptly purchased and planted some nasturtiums in her memory, and am enjoying them alongside the poppies and freesias on my deck.



I was thrilled when they agreed to haul their fun blue leather chairs out to the patio for a few shots! Isn't this fun?





I have to say it again... Just look at that back lighting:



(Thank you, Katie, for assisting with the reflector to bounce some of that gorgeous light back into their faces!)

Laughing pics are my favorite. You just can't beat moments like this:





Baby Norine, you are one BEAUTIFUL girl, and I loved this response you had to all the antics going on behind me:



I'll end with this sweet series from the blue chairs:







M Fam, thank you so much for this privilege!

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Poppies

Still having fun playing with my new macro lens... These poppies are making our deck that much happier of a place right now:



We've got some freesia in the mix, too:



In case any of you would like to download a copy to "happy up" your desktop or whatnot, here's the first one (my fav) sans watermark for you:



Enjoy the weekend!

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Album: Chris & Gillian

A few of my favorite spreads from Chris and Gillian's album...



















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New to my bag...

No, not the lizard. ;0) The lens I captured it with:



Woot woot! I just added Canon's 100mm L series macro to my bag, and I'm one happy camper!! What better way to test it out than with my Micah's lizard find... ;0)

I also had to try it on my wedding ring. (Ignore the dirt. Yikes! I need to have that thing cleaned!!) My friend Jamie brought me a pretty container full of hen-n-chicks when they came for dinner a few weeks ago, so I slipped off my ring and nestled it in the middle of them:



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Diamond Lake 2011

Just a few snaps from a recent trip to Diamond Lake with family… I love Diamond Lake. We often went camping and fishing there in the summer when I was a kid. And even before my time, my Dad worked there– I forget exactly what he was doing; probably police cadet work. The last couple years, my Dad and brother have coordinated a family fishing trip to Diamond Lake in the spring. This year we had snow. LOTS of snow! And it was beautiful.

Above: Mount Thielsen as seen from the top of the tubing run. ;0) Below: Mount Thielsen as seen from my warm, dry perch on the shore while my Dad and brother braved the icy water in the canoe… LOVE the vibrancy of the colors, and the reflections, here…



My Dad and brother are hard core fishermen. They huffed and puffed and cut their way over and through the ice with the canoe to get to those trout:





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