Monthly Archives: January 2011

a new hat & an ice-cream date

after we shared a kids cone from baskin robbins, we went to find treasures.  we both got caught up in taking pictures and only found a few pine cones as treasures to take home at the end.  gavin didn’t seem to mind…  he actually was having so much fun taking pictures as the sun started...

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a morning walk

i had (have) so much to do today, get ready for company, make a sample wedding cake, laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, errands…..  i threw it all to the wind a bit and went on a quiet solo walk through the lagoon on this summery-winter morning.  it was all worth it.   all the chores can...

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family

i hung some new prints today around the house.  these two just make me smile… bottom photo by: stacey winters, thanks stacey!

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this is grayson

he turned three. yes, this is our life as our gavin gets older – lots of kids’ birthday parties.  i actually LOVE them.  i love the games, the excitement, the cake, the balloons.  i love it.  i really do. happy birthday grayson, fabulous party.

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visitors

having visitors always is a nice excuse to see where you live with a new lens…  and in my case, to fall in love with it allllll over again.  my aunt and my cousin’s daughter are on a trip of a lifetime from kansas: over two weeks vacation including the ventura/santa barbara area, hawaii, and...

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holding on to the sun

santa barbara at sunsetand loving it…

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these…

these are the sweet days i cherish.  sunshine, good company, and salty air making my hair a little wild.  the imperfection forced upon us and the freedom of the ocean is blissful.i’ve been having fun trying to use manual focus lately – not for crystal clear shots, but for a picture that is more reflective...

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sweet days

i know it sounds lazy – but think i could do this every day possibly…although i’d probably be covered in wrinkles…  so i probably shouldn’t. but then again, smile wrinkles aren’t the worst thing there is.

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“amber seaweed, speckled sand…”

“bubbly waves that kiss the land….” this guy was coming out of the water with lobster, so robin started talking to him…  he took out the lobster to show the kids (who stayed really far back).  one thing i wish i hadn’t heard, was that he says he’s seen sharks out there – like 5...

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