I didn’t want anyone to worry after my last post. I don’t completely deny my kids the pleasure of the pool during the summer, and here’s the proof!
Photography
Photography is my newest hobby. I’m learning new things every day and love to share my latest pictures with my readers!
Photos–“Little Miss Fairfax”
Here is my sweet Little Miss Fairfax. She is wearing a lovely Regency style dress that I had custom made for her 8th birthday. If you are interested in having a beautiful dress like this made contact Wendy at… http://stores.ebay.com/Wendys-Doll-Closet My daughter made several comments about wanting a dress “like Jane Fairfax wears […]
Photo of the Week–“Drawing Practice”
Here’s a photo I took last week when my daughter was drawing the roses. I didn’t include it in the post because I wanted to spend a little time editing it. It was my personal favorite of the bunch. I was trying to follow the Rule of Thirds for this one: […]
A Dress for Little Miss Fairfax, Part 2
Last week I told you about a birthday surprise I am planning for my daughter. Guess what? The dress is already finished! Here are the photos that the seamstress sent for my approval: All I can say is, “wow”. The color and styling are exactly what I’d hoped for! I don’t think I could’ve imagined […]
Week 4 “Texture” Photo Challenge
I saw that the theme for the “I Heart Faces” weekly photo challenge was “texture” and I immediately thought of this photo from late summer. I decided to enter the contest! I love looking at all the entries for these contests. Being a judge would be so hard! I didn’t see […]
Photo of the Week–“3 o’clock treat”
Yellow Leaves
No, I don’t think we’ll be having a white Christmas. It may be a yellow one, though. Our ornamental pear trees have just now begun to turn bright yellow. They usually turn red in October and are completely bare by this time, but for some reason they have not changed […]
Photos–December Dew Drops
I looked out of my front window and gasped! My entire yard was covered with shimmering dew drops. Surface tension is so amazing! I ran and grabbed my camera and took some shots of my divinely ornamented lawn. With the reddish colored underbrush, the first two look Christmassy. It always looks so […]
Sun Flare Photos
Capturing sun flare has become quite the voguish pursuit for photographers these days. It wasn’t long ago that these “over-exposed” photos were considered throw-away! Now, however, all over the blog-world I see beautiful photos with sunbeams bursting forth from every conceivable angle. I took my oldest out in the front yard (I know, […]