signs of spring

some proof that spring really is here...

well, winter is supposed to still be here, but it really hasn't seemed much like winter for a while. I hear of all the snow that other places are getting.... I love looking at snow, but I have to say, I'm glad I'm not shoveling it. =)

We have however, gotten some very pretty ice crystals. I love walking outside and seeing the edges of all the leaves covered in tiny spikes of ice.

I had to go out and try to capture the beauty of it all with my camera. I don't know that I really did it justice, but, the sun was out melting away the natural art as I tried to photograph it.

I know not everyone enjoys the cold of winter, but there sure is a lot of beauty in it. So here is to winter, ice, and art!

enjoy!

things have been kinda crazy lately, but as i have a few moments to just sit back and breathe today, i thought i would post a few more picts. a while back i spent some time in idaho with my mom. we stayed in a yurt in harriman state park (just outside of yellowstone). it was fabulous! in the early morning, mist would hang above the water swirling through the light and shadows of sunrise. BEAUTIFUL!

the flowers were also very photogenic *as they usually are*

and although i hoped for some amazing wildlife shots... this horse was the only animal i got anything good of that was bigger than a squirrel... *thanks biker who scared away my moose*

and, just a month and a half ago, or so, my parents and i went up to the coast of washington. can i say i love the ocean and trees there!!!

there were some fabulous old buildings and such...

lots of birds...

and jellyfish.

we also went to a game park. the llamas chased us. do you realize how weird it is to be driving while a llama is sticking it's head in your window trying to eat your hand? we were all getting a kick out of it!

enjoy each moment!

making connections

 

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words... perhaps because they are able to transcend the barriers of language, culture, time, and space. Or maybe it's because what they "say" to each person is so individualized as your mind tries to make millions of connections from what you are seeing to things you yourself have seen, heard, felt, and experienced. Thus, if we pay attention, a photograph can tell us, not only of the world around us, but of who we are inside.

I hope you enjoy this first sampling of my work.

PS. I have tried to load the slideshow in as many different ways as I can come up with, and it always loads with a glitch that isn't on the slide show on my computer. When it freezes at about 24 sec., move the slider over just a tad and it should keep going.... I'll keep working on fixing it. Sorry.