A Quickie

I L.O.V.E. this shot.  Don't know why, but it just speaks to me. 

Maybe it's because it combines 2 of my favorite things: trees and love.

Or whatever.

That's it.  Because sometimes a quickie is just necessary :)

Baby B

My amazing sister-in-law gave birth to the newest addition to our family on January 24th. We headed up two weeks later to meet him and take some pics of his first few weeks of life.


Hello beautiful...welcome to the world! We've been waiting for you



Oh how I love me some baby toes!

Mom and big sister E admiring their new addition

I couldn't resist! :)

Welcome baby! We're so happy you're finally here.

For Dad

My dad has been asking me to take pictures of his motorcycle for years.  Like eight years.  Like, since I first picked up a serious camera and took a picture years.  And I finally got around to it over Christmas.  You're welcome dad...I'm nothing if not prompt.

Since I finally put in all that effort to shoot the bike, I figured it was the least I could do to share the shots with the wide world of internets.  Internets?  Meet the Moto Guzzi.  He's been waiting awhile for the introduction, so please say hello.

Nothing like a little branding.  Love the Italian...Ciao, Moto Guzzi!

Ooooo...nice wheel!

The classic shot.  Doesn't it look like the bike is shyly turning it's head to one side, digging it's kickstand toe into the driveway while quietly saying hello?  Just me?  Thought so.

Macho, macho man!  Looks a little more powerful here.  I wish the house across the street wasn't in the background.  Maybe in 8 years when I get around to round 2 I'll place the bike more strategically.  

Hi dad.  Your bike looks nice.  Sorry it took me 8 years to take pictures of it.

Finito.  Grazie.  Buona Notte, ya'll :)

Hello 2009!

Well well well.  Welcome back, me.  

2008 was a brutal year, and I'm not sorry to say that I was glad to see it come to an end.  2009, however, has kicked off in a much more positive light, and I'm excited to see what it brings to our little corner of the universe. :)

I've got a plethora of photos stockpiled since it's been so long since my last post...I don't even know where to start!  We took a trip up to Knoxville to see our new nephew (also a B name...hmm...going to have to come up with a new name for him!  Maybe Mini B?  Baby B?  BM?) and for my dad's 60th birthday.  (Happy birthday dad!)  On the way back we drove through the mountains and I got some fun country shots.

This barn was craaazy cool!  I totally made J stop in the middle of the road so I could take some pics.  Luckily we were in the middle of nowheresville South Carolina (or was it TN?  One thing's for sure - it was somewhere so deep in the southern rebel flag hangin' country that J didn't want to get out of the car) that stopping in the middle of the road wasn't a big problem.

This guy was fun too.  We actually pulled a big u-turn and I got out of the car for him.  Crunched around in the hay to get some fun shots.  Can you believe that he was just sitting out there in the middle of nowhere, all broken down and junked up?  Who just LEAVES a truck on the side of the road?  

We actually drove a mile or so away before I begged J to go back for this one.  I just thought it was awesome.  Seriously?  Hay for sale on a trailer?  There wasn't even any hay around!  J wouldn't let me out of the car for this one, and considering this was actually someone's drive way, I guess I can understand :)  Here's a close up:

I want to hang this on a wall somewhere.  I don't know where...but somewhere!  It just makes me smile :)  If you come to stay with me and discover this on a guest bedroom wall, don't be surprised.  I'm just sayin.

All right, that's enough for tonight.  Wouldn't want to go all crazy and wear myself out on my first night back.  Or something.  

Night Ya'll!