The not so secret garden

My father and step-mother's backyard is what I like to call country chic. They have several acres of land, and have loved decorating in a way that I think expresses a beautiful, albeit slightly untamed and natural landscape. I showed them the pictures and they insist it makes it look abandoned, but I disagree. They have a pond, a small barn, and a gazebo and I think its very cool.

So, in the midst of our minor disagreement, I figured I'd just post the pictures here and let others be the judge.











See, pretty, right?










So... I'll admit it, I like to be right. And darnit, I think I am.

Off for now...

bar found art

Josh had a show in Evansville Indiana over the weekend. While he was getting ready, I took a stroll around and found a little art in the ordinary.







Trying to find art wherever I go, training my eye, if you will, is one of my favorite things to do as of late. I have been trying more and more to do it.

However, I'm going to be honest... it is H.O.T. outside right now, so that leaves me with much less motivation than I would like. But being in a new place, even if it's "just a bar" is still fascinating. I didn't have time to get many pictures, but I do enjoy the few I took. Hopefully others can see the beauty in the ordinary, too.


P.S. Big thanks to Christina at Divas and Dreams Photography Blog for teaching me how to make bigger pictures in my blog!!!!

Felix and Mary x 10

This beautiful couple were married 10 years ago in a little ceremony in Vegas. They didn't have wedding pictures taken with their family then, so they decided to celebrate their 10 year wedding anniversary by finally getting to have a photo sesssion! And ten years is definately a reason to celebrate, indeed! So the family (ten of them, imagine that) got all dolled up in their finest and did their thang, and I got the pleasure of being the photographer for their special occasion :)

On to the pictures!!!















I do believe they rode off into the sunset to continue the celebration over a pitcher of Margaritas with the family. Now that's what I call bonding time!!

And there they go...

At the Carnival

Today I went to a little Carnival that was set up in the parking lot of the mall down the street from my house. It definately felt like the kick start of summer and there were plenty of things for me to see and shoot!

There were a million little kids and I wanted to take pictures of them all, but I didn't have any business cards on me, and I surely didn't want to scare any of the parents (being a random stranger wanting to take pictures) so I just chose a few. They were 2 adorable little girls, both super photogenic and will probably be heartbreakers some day.

The sun was setting, which made for some really good shots, in my humble opinion. I totally want to go back and ride some of the rides they had. Also, I now have a undeniable craving for some cotton candy and a big ol' snow cone. Hey... it's summer!

Photo fun with Amy G.

My friend Amy G. and I were both pretty excited about going on a photoshoot escapade today. The first place we went was a HUGE graffiti wall down by the Ol' Mississippi River. Even though I've lived in St. Louis my whole life, I had no clue that this place even existed until today! It was beautiful and we had so much fun walking down the (loooooooooong) walkway looking at all of the interesting artwork. And of course, walking down to the river, I got a few shots of city views as well.















And later, we went to Lafayette Square and people watched for a little bit, and took a few by a cool little door. And just liked I asked her to, Amy "owned" it!! Isn't she cute?






I had a blast handing out with Amy and having our little photo fun day!