Love Thursday

For me, this love Thursday is the day I slow down for a while. I'll still be taking photographs, but the processing and uploading will be at a minimum. I get into a groove with these photos, in fact I've been on a roll and I don't want that to stop, but I want to ensure that I am giving my all in the most important area of my life, my family.

It's so easy to get caught up here in the internet realm. I really enjoy the contacts and connections I've made with people, I think they are invaluable to my sanity in all honesty, hah! Babies all day makes for little play for this mommy and that's ok because they are SO worth it! My little Lily amazes me everyday with the love and attention she wants to bestow on me and I stop to think sometimes, I really tried hard to make her that way, I'm so proud of my snuggle-bug. Little emma-lou, she's just growing and developing by leaps and bounds! Just last week she showed interest in her little hanging play-mat friends and now that girl is grabbing them and trying to eat them! She's fabulastic!

So, off I go for the next few days, but I'll be checking in online every now and again!

soft tendrils

soft tendrils, originally uploaded by LaundryGirlPhotog.

I just don't know what it is about flowers that inspires me. I notice that I flock to flower photos whether they are mine or someone else's. I find other photos like architecture, children, abstract, animals, etc. inspiring, but flowers...ahhh, flowers...

Sunset on the California Capital

Sunset on the California Capital, originally uploaded by LaundryGirlPhotog.

I think we try to do TOO much!

We decided to go downtown to meet up with a friend and see if we could get some good pics. Well, we got to the capital where we were supposed to meet our friend and it was too bright for a good shot, so we decided to eat, which took forever, so by the time we got the food I had to scarf it and then run out to feed baby in the car, once done, Lily and daddy had almost made it back to the car where Lily proceeded to throw a tantrum since she didn't want to get in, Emma splooged and had to be changed and all the while the light was waining (how's that for a run-on sentence?). Ultimately we got to the capital, I changed lenses to my 70-300, which turned out to be way too much lens to fit in the entire capital (hey, I'm still learning!) and got a few measly shots, only to get back in the car and head home with two crying children and we never did meet up with our friend.

What an evening.

tears for steers

tears for steers, originally uploaded by LaundryGirlPhotog.

There was no sunset last night. In fact, the sun diappeared almost completely behind a wall of smoke. While on the hunt for a smoky, colorful sunset we met up with our friendly steers. These are the same steers that months before wouldn't give me the time of day, I could never get close enough to get photos. Last night, though, they must have been hoping we'd provide some relief from the smoke and the heat and came right up to the fence to greet us. I wanted to do something for them, this guy especially, I think the smoke was making hime tear up.

As we left, we saw that there were cows peaking over the hill behind us as well...no good shots of them though. I do feel bad that they can't retreat from the 112 degree heat and smoke.

too long

goal today - bokeh, originally uploaded by LaundryGirlPhotog.

It's been way too long since i've posted on this blog. to sum things up, everything is wonderful! Baby is beautiful, sister is beautiful, daddy and mommy are very happy.

For some reason things are much easier this time around. Maybe it's the baby, she's way laid back and still sleeps quite often. She's so cool! She coos and smiles and talks back when you engage her. We had shots today, which made me cry...baby too. She seems fine now, no lingering effects...but for me, I could still cry. I hate that first cry when you know you're allowing someone to hurt your child intentionally and though you know it's for her own good, you feel just horrid. We're all better now though.

Anyhow, off to take pics of the horrible smoke that is filling the Northern California skies...maybe it will make for an interesting sunset.