{Katie} Class of 2012

I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Katie yesterday...  She made my job a piece of cake!  She has the most amazing eyes!  I couldn't get enough of them.  Thank you Katie for making me look good!  You rock, girl!

 

Rawr!

I went to visit my favorite man the other day and he agreed to pose for a couple of portraits. Isn't he B. E. A. UTIFUL!? Check out the size of those paws! He was staring me down big time! Wonder what was going on in that head of his..... dinner perhaps?

Murder Mystery

I was asked to photograph a company party a few months back and jumped at the chance when I found out it was a Murder Mystery party set during Al Capone times. Performed by the cast from Lucky Lady Interactive Events, the actors mixed and mingled with guests during cocktail hour, and then during dinner, gave a hilarious performance as guests tried to figure out "whodunit". Check out their website here... If there's a company party headed your way, this just might be the perfect idea for yours!

Seattle's Pike Place Market

I grabbed my camera the other day and headed to Seattle to walk around Pike Place Market.... Okay, I am a sucker for chocolate! (Can I hear an 'amen!') But, what I found inside this little shop was the tastiest chocolate my mouth has ever laid eyes on!!! I was given a piece of Sea Salt Caramel to try.....and all I can say is 'WOW!!!' 'YUM!!!' 'INCREDIBLE!!!!' 'GIMME MORE!' (I actually did say, "Gimme more!") It was a piece of chocolate, filled with caramel and topped with rock salt. I've never tasted anything so good in my life....it even beat Ding Dongs. (Don't even go there!) All I can say is you have to visit this little shop and give it a try. They are called The Chocolate Market and they are at 1906 Post Alley in Seattle's Pike Place Market. Tell the owners Kelly sent ya! Maybe I'll get a Sea Salt Caramel for every person I send in there........now I'm thinkin'!

Who woulda thought caramel apples could be art.....

My favorite thing to do on the streets is people watch and I love taking their pictures. I try to capture them without them knowing it to capture who they really are in that moment of their life.

Mt. Rainier

Okay..... a landscape photographer, I am not. But, I had to grab this shot of Mt. Rainier. The clouds and the colors in the sky around it were amazing! The camera didn't quite capture it like it looked to the naked eye....but you get the idea.

It's Coming........

I can feel it...........

HOPE

It is the middle of winter and this chocolate rose sits outside in my garden not ready to give up. It is determined to keep blooming and growing no matter the winter woes that come its way. It doesn't give up hope and let nature put it to rest until the seasons say it's time to come out and play again. It says, "I'm still here, and as long as I'm alive, I won't back down." I choose to hope.

When the world says, "Give up."

Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."

-Author Unknown