Snow!

Happy New Year!/Happy February! This winter has been pretty easy on us New Englanders with just an occasional flurry or light blizzard. Personally, I like the snow - just not the freezing to death part. For a long time I have been trying to get a good macro shot of a snowflake and this morning I finally did. Here are a few feel good winter photos.

(Click the images to see them big and beautiful!)

Snowflakes in the horses mane.

And here is my favorite!

Seattle - two

See?! I told you there would be a part two.

The city is so cool. I completely fell in love with it. We walked from the downtown shopping area to the Space Needle and the area around that. There are quite a few music and cultural fairs that take place there every year.

This is part of the science fiction museum building. Really cool looking.

Right near the Space Needle, there was this great park with this fountain in the middle. We sat and watched the kids play (and wipe out) in it for a long time. The fountain is mesmerizing and plays to the beat of music that is playing out of speakers all around it. Definitely a cool spot.

Next stop: Space Needle!

Obviously I had to do a panorama from the top. It was quite the view.

If you have ever been to Seattle than you will have seen Mount Rainier looming in the distance. It doesn't quite look real; like a backdrop out of a fairy tale. Here is an up close shot:

While up on the SN we met a couple who told us about a lovely restaurant they came across out on Bainbridge Island. They raved about it, and I had been dying to get on a ferry boat (coughmcdreamycough) so we decided to do it! Not before getting some ice cream though!

Good drinks...

and great food!

Definitely worth the trip even if I didn't catch a glimpse of McDreamy.

Seattle

So, fire me. I'm the worst blogger in the world. It's been 3 MONTHS. It's not because I don't care about the people who actually follow this (all three of them. Hi mom.) It's because I'm busy doing a lot of nothing. Worst excuse ever. Oh well, maybe I can charm my way back into your hearts with these lovely photographs I took in Seattle back in August.

My mom and I went out to Whistler, BC to visit my friend. That is one place that should be on everyone's bucket list to visit. It is absolutely breath taking. Maybe I will put up a little post of those pics later. On the way back to Maine, we stayed in Seattle for a couple days. I know what you are thinking. Rain. But it was actually mid 90s and glorious the whole time we were there. I got a sunburn to prove it.

Top on the list of things to do was to visit the fish market. Everyone told us we would love it and we did!

Fish.

Not just fish here either. Tons and tons of beautiful fresh flowers and veggies as well.

We took a short ferry boat tour of around Eliot Bay and of course I couldn't resist a panorama!

We also hit up the aquarium. (I love aquariums).

The resident Octopus.

Looks pretty similar to the Maine coast, doesn't it?

This is part one. Yes there will be part two. No, really. There will be.

Amber and Tommie's Wedding in the Rose Garden

Hello all! At the very end of July, I shot a wedding down near Portsmouth, NH for Amber and Tommie. The small wedding took place in a gorgeous, intimate rose garden very close to the ocean. The day was a bit warm, but absolutely stunning overall. I really had a blast taking pictures with Amber and the rest of her bridal party before the wedding. Here are some of the results:

Amber - what a beautiful bride.

Amber and Tommie posing in the garden.

I love fun props!

Amber and her brides maids

The bridal party.

Amber and Tommie with their pup Maya.

Heading down to get hitched!

Brides maid.

The happy couple and all thier guests!

And of course the ring picture. This might be my new favorite!

Well I hope you enjoyed these! Now I'm off to do some more shooting... I promise you will see the results soon.

The Rockefeller Gardens in Late July

Back in July my family stayed up in Trenton for a week at my grandparent's camp just across the bridge from Mount Desert Island. While we were up there we did tons of walking and hiking and I did a lot of picture taking. My favorite group of photos from the trip, however are the images that I took on a private tour of the Rockefeller's private gardens. (I've got connections ;) .) It is an extraordinarily beautiful place that is reminiscent of the childrens' movie The Secret Garden. Here are the best shots from that day:

Fun fact: All the tiles on the roof of this wall were imported from China.

Yes, the pine needles are actually collected and lain out on these paths.

btw- finally got the image links to work: click the images to see them larger!

One of the frog ponds.

The most beautiful moss covers the majority of the forest floor throughout the gardens.

See? Secret Garden.

It's a buddha statue at the top:

So beautiful. Hope you enjoyed! Coming soon: Amber and Tommie's wedding photos!