Photo of the Day - April 20, 2010 - Zebra Pumps

My friend Brittany is going to the prom, and she going to be drop dead gorgeous in her fab-u-less jungle themed gown. Seriously, I know that sounds pretty far out there, but it looks great. (Of course, she's always gorgeous no matter what she wears.) These are the pumps that go with her dress--I think they're super cool!

Photo of the Day --March 30, 2010 - Peach Blossoms

I was photographing the Bartlett Pears in bloom at the Archdale Public Library (one of my favoritest places) and noticed this puddle of water in the parking lot with upside-down blossoms floating along like polka dots. It was much more inter sting than the other photos I had already taken.

Photo of the Day --April 1, 2010 – Wild Violet

Seeing these little wildflowers always take me back to my childhood. The dark purple variety grew in the field near the stream close to our house, and I would pick dozens of them to make a small boquet to give Mom. When I discovered clusters of these blooming in my back yard, I was thrilled. This one's for you Mom...wish you where here.

Photo of the Day --April 21, 2010 – Cheep, cheep

I found a robins nest in the shrubs in front of the studio today. Three little hatchlings, and one egg. They're really very ugly when they're this new--all bald and scrawny looking. So ugly they're kinda cute. I thought it was pretty funny that the three of them had their heads buried in the center, as if they're trying to listen for chicky number four to talk to them through the eggshell.

Quote

Here's an interesting quote I read today: Creative people rarely need to be motivated. They have their own inner drive that refuses to be bored. They refuse to be complacent. They live on the edge, which is precisely what is needed to be successful and remain successful. --Donald Trump in "How to Get Rich"

Gala at Kyle Petty's Place

Well, I'm happy to report that the planning committee survived the Randolph County Partnership for Children's Second Annual Gala at the Kyle and Pattie Petty Farm on Saturday. Actually we more than survived--we thrived! Right up until we plopped into bed in the wee hours of Sunday morning and slept very, very soundly.

The tickets sold out, and between tickets and auction sales, we raised even more money than we had dared hope for, pretty cool, hun? What an amazing group of people gathered in one place! Just like having 250 of your closest friends come over for a hoedown. These folks really "got it" and made the night a resounding success. They were generous, patient, fun, and they looked sharp dressed up in their denim and diamonds. Plus, I think they had a pretty doggone good time, and even learned to do a little square dancin'.

The food was great (fried chicken and the best fried squash you ever tasted from Snyder Farms Catering), the music was awesome (Rocking Horse Band really does rock) and desserts were amazing. If you haven't had Chocolate Lava cake or Baileys Irish Creme cake from Homeland Bakery (http://www.homelandbakery.com/) your life just isn't complete yet. You better call Torri Nelson right away and fix that.

The party was a "Barnyard Dance" theme, and was held in the Petty's barn. Let me just tell you, I'm doubting you've ever seen a barn like this. At least I hadn't, and I grew up in the country. According to Kyle's son Austin, when his sister Montogomery Lee decided to have her wedding at the farm, they spent about a million dollars renovating the barn to host her reception. Of course that was before they added the "trophy room" (aka: museum) onto it. Let's just say it's nice, reeeall nice.

How was your weekend?

Photo of the Day --April 7th & 8th 2010

April 7th -- Wisteria blooming in the studio garden.




April 8th--the bolt that gave me a flat tire on my birthday. ;-)

Photo of the Day --March 12, 2010 – Rainbow Circle

Guess I found out today why we can’t seem to find the end of the rainbow. Circles have no end. I spotted this one in my parking lot, but not a leprechaun in sight. Figures!

Photo of the Day --March 11, 2010 – Straw

There was a fog on this morning, so I headed out early to see what Creekside Park had to offer before going to the networking event at the Chamber of Commerce. No luck at the park--the fog was burning off fast--but on the way back this field of straw beckoned me to pull over and photograph it.

Funny thing was that the Mayor was on her way to the Chamber event as well, and said she saw me. You never know who's watching!

Be Patient With Me...

I know, I know....I'm way behind on posting my Photos of the Day. But I promise, I've been taking them. Really. Scouts honor.

I'll try to do better about sharing, and over the next few days I hope to get two or three posted every day until I'm all caught up. I'll go ahead and warn you, for a little while it's gonna be a flower fest. Spring is glorious and it seems like there are new blooms somewhere every day, and they all beg me to photograph them. I'm happy to oblige, because I love beauty in all it's many intricate forms.

Photo of the Day --March 9, 2010 – A Square of Sky

I was photographing a commercial project on location today at Thomasville Medical Center, and I was enjoying the skylight in their grand lobby. I love the strong geometric pattern, but even more I love seeing beautiful blue skies.

Photo of the Day –April 4, 2010 – Sunrise Service

Today was probably the most peaceful, beautiful Easter morning I can ever remember. I was on my families property in the mountains with camera in hand waiting for the sunrise, meditating, and remembering my Mom. I took a little hike in the woods, then on the road to get back to N.C.

My original plan was to be at Mom’s gravesite for sunrise, my plans got kinked up but it turned out I was exactly where I needed to be. Her favorite place was out on the farm with the mountains and all of nature surrounding her. If her spirit kissed the earth today, it would certainly have been at The Andy Place Farm, not the cemetery.

Photo of the Day --March 7, 2010 – Hydrangeas

I’ve discovered that hydrangeas thrive in the kinds of conditions my yards usually offer: shady with a gardener of questionable commitment. Some day I’m likely to have a yard with nothing else in it but hydrangeas and lilacs, until then, I’ll enjoy taking photos of them when I can.

Photo of the Day --March 6, 2010 – A Daisy a Day

Gerbera daisies are so cheerful and vibrant. I really wanted to find a new angle to photograph them from, and this was my favorite image from the attempt. I liked the depth of looking into the petals from the side and it made a flower that is usually thought of as being flat faced have a lot more dimension.

Photo of the Day --March 5, 2010 – Archdale United Methodist

Tonight the sunset was reflecting in the church windows making them look like they were glowing from within.