My favorite time of year...

I love this time of year!  The weather and colors make living out in the country such a blessing!  Last week when I noticed the colors starting to change, I grabbed the camera and got a few shots in my yard.  I had been wanting to get a shot of my pond for my website so that customers will see what it looks like out here; hence the shots of our pond below.

We have so much fish in our pond, but do you think they are biting?  No way!!!  I don't know what their problem is.  The other morning, I suspected a large turtle might have hooked my line.  I could not pull it in.  Finally my line broke.  I don't know what I would have done, had I pulled it in! :)  I sure wasn't going to try to take the hook out of its mouth! 

Anyway such is the country life.  Here are some of my favorite pics from our yard.  Enjoy!

My Cute Grandkids...

Fabian and Tre worked with Grandpa on the shed this weekend, then they helped me paint/stain the porch railings.  I took advantage of the opportunity to get some professional portraits of Tre, and I must say, he didn't need any coaching on posing. :)  Later on Myra came to visit and she got to meet the horses and donkeys.  Myra didn't want to pet them; she called them, "Disgusting!" But Myra really likes Java, our dog, as you will be able to tell by the pics.

Here are a few of my favorites from their visit.  Enjoy!

Mandi and her little friends...

I was so looking forward to this second senior session with Mandi (Amanda), as she wanted a country theme with her little friend Jordan.  For the country theme, I used a horse saddle and posed them on it using my new brown background.  (I got the idea from a photo I saw of a sleeping baby laying on a horse saddle.)  Mandi also brought along her brother and two other friends for her portrait session.  I really liked the colors from the session she did with Michaela that I created a collage and will put it on my website homepage soon.  Hope you enjoy my favorites from this fun session!!! :)

A Senior Moment...

One of my clients brought her elderly mother in for a photo session.  She is 92 years old.  It was a short session due to her age; however, we were fortunate to capture her personality.  Here are a few of my favorites from the session.

Enjoy!

Cruise Along Maine Coast and Harbors

I was privileged to accompany "Mommy Doll" and Marjorie on a cruise along the coast of Maine. Besides enjoying their good company, I had a blast taking pics during the cruise and afterwards at Acadia National Park. A slideshow of most of the pics can be viewed here.  (You may need to download the Presenter plug-in to get the slideshow to run.)

I have included my favorites pics of the trip below.

Enjoy!

Gabriela

I have been wanting to do a session with this lollipop that a friend bought me and my opportunity came recently after a 4-generation portrait session.  Here are a few of the client's favorites.  To see the collage I created with 3 of the pics, go to my website at www.ctmphotog.com.  Enjoy!

DaShané and Java

My granddaughter, DaShané, spent a few days with me last week.  Besides swimming and playing with the animals, we took lots of pics.  We attempted to take some pics of our dog, Java, outside on the small red couch, but Java wasn't very cooperative though we nearly exhausted our dog treat supply.  We did get some good shots of her inside the storage cube.  Here are a few of my favorites of DaShané and Java.  Enjoy!