Abbie - Just a Taste!

I'm working on the last senior photo shoot of 2009... Yeah, I'm still in last year. :( It's quite sad. But I am ALMOOOOOST done. And I'm totally lovin' these photos of Abbie. I'm not gonna say much though... don't wanna waste precious time that I could use finishing these lovely images. I can't wait to tell the long story of Abbie's photo shoot! It was quite the adventure! :-D

Here are just enough to make you happy.. for today! :)


And because I love her eyes... :)

SNOW---When It Was Still Exciting...

It's January. And this month is bleak, freeeeezing cold and the thought of snow is pretty much---boring. Rewind about 3 1/2 months? Mid-October. SNOW? Are you kidding me? Yes, it happened. Before the brilliant autumn colors had faded, central Pennsylvania experienced its earliest recorded snowfall..

In some areas, I described the heavy snowfall's damage as a "warzone."

Picnic, anyone?


I liked the ice + snow mix.



By the time I went out to "capture the [snowy] moments," the snowflakes had turned to raindrops... and I was soaked while attempting it. :)


My favorite image!

The Marine

Sometimes we forget... that far away, across the seas, there are still wars being fought to protect the freedom and safety of citizens of the United States of America. We live in comfort and domestic bliss, while public servants endure hardship as good soldiers... fighting, standing, holding ground, seeking information and doing many other things that I know not of. All to protect the life that I live here.

May we always love these soldiers. Who willfully abandon lives, dreams, goals, futures, time, memories and all that is precious to them... to protect all that is precious to us.

Somehow these things become more real to each of us... When we know that soldier. When we talk to him before he says goodbye. When we hold dear the friendships of his family. When we have grown up together, spent hours travelling and living and eating and loving together. When he is like our brother.

This is Matthew. The Marine. My friend and almost-brother.
He has recently moved into active duty. Soon to be sent to Afghanistan...


Come home safely, my friend.