July highlights

July has come and gone, it flew by so quickly I can't believe it's over.  These are just a few of the highlights from the month.  Mornings were lovely and mild with beautiful sunrises, then the heat arrived and the only thing I had energy to do was sit in front of the fan and drink tall glasses of iced tea.

I practiced with my new camera and long lens taking pictures of the fireworks.  The city puts on a really nice display practically in our backyard.

I did some photo shoots for friends, these early risers watched one of my morning shoots in the park.

I played with paper and stamps and die cuts in the studio and participated in a card exchange.

We took the train to Santa Fe and wandered around the plaza and thru several galleries.  We had a great lunch at The Shed and rode the train back home.  I'm back to school in just a few short days but July was fun I am sorry to see it go.

Have a great week and I'll talk to you soon!

Photography trip

A good friend of mine and I had a chance to do a little over-night photography trip to Santa Fe.  We visited the International Arts and Crafts festival and walked up and down Canyon Road (where all the art galleries are)  It was a fun and relaxing couple of days were we just photographed, talked and ate when we wanted to.  I have always wanted to go and take photos of the different doors and gates and windows that I have seen over the years when visiting "the city different" I think the bright doors set in adobe walls are so interesting.

Peeking into courtyards in the plaza.

A row of painted mailboxes, so charming, I wish my neighborhood had mailboxes.

Flowers blooming in the summer heat and more doorways....

We had a great time and didn't bore our families with "just one more picture!"  Have a wonderful weekend and I'll talk to you again soon.