Summer is going by too quick!

Summer is flying by....far to quick. There are so many things that I had planned on doing this summer and time is running out. Today was no exception.....Jessie and I had several plans for the day, mostly work that needed to be done. Instead we sat on the porch. Around 7:00pm I was getting very upset with myself thinking of the list of things that need to be done that are still waiting on me to do. I keep telling myself that if I want to have fun and have some piece of mind that I need to hop to it. Then I started thinking about how my day actually unfolded.....Jessie and I went for a drive, talked about her plans for next year, visted my mother, had a delicious BBQ and just sat on the porch doing nothing. My day was perfect!!!

A true friend....

I have a friend...a true friend. Someone that I can say or do just about anything in front of without fear, intimidation or embarrassment. Someone that I know cares for me and will care tomorrow, next year or 10 years from now. How do I know this...I just do! Connections can not be made by DOING any one certain thing, it is through emotion and looking into that persons eyes and seeing the truth for yourself. I know that this person is connected to me...and that is all I will ever need to know :)

Today I sat on my front porch with a blank mind and stared off into the distance, sounds weird but, sometimes this helps me put things into perspective. As I sat out there today I began to think of all the wonderful friends that I have. People that have been with me since I was a child. I always held a select few to a higher level of friendship than others...why?...because I figured that they KNOW me better than anyone else ever could. These people seen me grow from a 6 year old with dirty fingernails to a 9 year old who dressed her dog in baby clothes, then to the person I am today. To them, I am all those people rolled into one, and no matter how weird I was at times...they always loved me. I dont have to be embarrassed of anything from my past or present, mistakes that I have made or will make. I figured that only they could accept me for me! They loved me when I was dirt poor, when I had REALLY bad haircuts and when I just didnt fit in. I have learned that sometimes, on a very rare chance, I can meet someone who can see me as the woman I am today, as a child with dirty fingernails and embrace all those things that make me who I am. With true love...love that wants to know the child that I was as well as the person I am today.

Looking at past photos.....

I wanted to make a photo collage for my mom and started going through some of my OLD photos. My mother looks exactly the same...she never ages :) Me on the other hand, what is up with the blonde hair and curls? I was always a mess when I was young...always outside and on the go. In every photo that shows the bottom of my feet they are pitch black.....my poor mother could never keep up with me :) I stayed outside as long as possible, I can remember my dad chasing me around the house when it was time to come in....I thought it was fun! I would laugh and run as fast as I could (when he caught me it meant time to go inside). Our neighbors probably thought my dad was insane as he chased me around our house. Now that I am older I realize that my dad let me out run him. My dad was a police officer and always in pretty good shape, he could have out ran any 6 year old. I hold that memory very close to my heart.

Hopefully some of my Grandma Icy rubbed off on me :)

My grandma Icy not only had a green thumb; she had a green hand :) She had a huge tulip garden and could grow anything, even in the terrible Paulding County clay ground.

I have always wanted to have a small greenhouse. I love walking into them and smelling a variety of herbs and seeing the bright color of flowers. This year I decided to take a stab at it. I planted some jalapeno peppers, spearmint and a few other herbs in pots around my home. I figure if I can get them to grow (the hardest part) next year I will tackle a greenhouse. I am fascinated by the power of plants and have studied alot about their use. I think that I am a reincarnated gypsy, lol!!

Hamilton Lake

This couple had their engagement session at their home in Hamilton, IN. It is a beautiful place and I fell in love with it. They are such a fun couple and I can not wait to photograph their wedding. It is being held on Halloween night, possibly my favorite night of the year!

Full Moon

I could spend the rest of my life in the middle of an endless woods and be completely happy! I love looking at the sky and enjoying all the wonderful things around me. My ideal vacation is not going to Paris or New York, but spending time walking along riverbanks and laying in gardens of wildflowers. I do think visting Paris or New York would be a ton of fun!! But sitting along the water looking for quartz is more my style :) I never can get enough of the sky, whether it is the sun, stars or a glowing moon. How is it possible for such beautiful things to become so common to some people. I am in awe every single day that I am lucky enough to see them.

Catching the sun

While driving home today I noticed how bright the sun was. I wanted to catch the sun rays beaming down from the sky and stopped to take a few images. I am always stopping to photograph this or that :) There are so many beautiful things in this world and I always try to take a small piece back home with me.