Nature and Paint

I have this desire to take more photos of people. I often see a lot of the photos in the beautiful outdoors that I take and see how easily (I shouldn't say easily, it's not that simple) I could plop a person in and make it that much more beautiful. I am trying to gear up for my first engagement shoot. EVER. in about a week's time, and it's really helping me to look at some photography blogs that use the outdoors SO well and in ways you might not expect. That's what I'm striving for, and I'm hoping one day my ability to do that will help me stand out and define me in what I capture. After all, it's the little things that count, right? You'd be surprised what sunlight streaming through a couple trees or blades of grass can do to make you love a photo that much more.

That's only slightly unrelated to the photos I have to share today.

Last week I did (and by I did I mean I was present for, and just crept around and took photos of) some attempted paint brush turned-to-finger painting. Fun!

My front yard tree started making it's transition to it's state for the summer! Shedding these beauties and creating a perfect outline for whoever's car was parked there...

Fin.