PATIENCE

It took me three days to finally capture something worth keeping. 
I had to manually focus this shot because the little guy was too quick in flight
and too small for my auto-focus system. 

I waited and waited, hung out near my mom's humming bird feeder, for the moment

and finally one flew not too far from me--about 5 ft. away.

Unfortunately, it wasn't one of those beautifully colored humming birds.

MACRO

I LOVE macro! 

 Those really close up shots have always been my favorite.  It's about detail, for me! 

The bees are not aggressive at all.  They are just busy being bees--collecting their nectar and pollen.  On some of the shots, you can see the specks of pollen all over their wings and bodies.

TULIP TOWN

I LOVE TULIPS FLOWERS! 

These were taken at the Tulip festival in Mount Vernon.  As a family, we try to go every April.  It was packed but worth the chaos!  Even my 6 year old is shaping up to be a fine photographer.  My kids all took turns with my old Pentax camera.  What a bright and colorful day!

My sister & Co.

When I was down in St. George, UT, I got the privilege of photographing my sister's family.

So fun! It was so good to see them! 
I absolutely love the the last photo of her three boys!

TOLO

I took some shots before a Tolo. These are great kids!

MEOW

This is sweet Danielle with her cat, back when fields were scattered with yellow bloom! I long for those days again!

MY NEW TEMPLATES

Some of these are older pictures, but I am just testing out some new templates I got. Hey look, they're all b&w! Must like 'em!