memorial day at camp

those of us who live in maine are often heard talking about how much we appreciate the nice weather when it finally is here. i think the extra months of winter make us especially appreciative of the rest of the year. here we are at 'camp' welcoming the start of the summer. rob and i were married here so it is very special for us to get to come now and bring our daughter, charlie, to this beautiful place. she loves her extended family....which is quickly growing with babies everywhere!! here are the new arrivals and a rare photo of me with the gang.

baby beautiful

tonight i met this little guy. he was as extremely happy as he was beautiful! oh to be lucky parents of a wonderful baby...i know all about that too!

mmmm. running. i finally understand all those times when i was little and heard grown ups saying "i wish i had that much energy"!

we went for a walk after the rain the other day. i love the crab apple tree in our front yard.

i just read this article.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/ensler.congo/index.html
i hope that you will read it too. be careful. it is brutal. but it is so very important. i read it thinking of my amazingly gorgeous daughter. and thought of the amazingly gorgeous women that the article told the stories of. how can we stop this? i want to find a way to speak out. please join me. we are so lucky to live in the U.S.
it gives us the opportunity to do more then be hopeless and helpless.

today we celebrated the life of 'grammie lois' as we said goodbye to her, each in our own way. some of us, myself included, did not know her for more then a few years. what i did know was a fiery, kind, and witty woman who knew just what she thought and was not afraid to tell you. oh, and she loved parties. i tried to record the day that i know she would have been happy to be a part of. as i looked at the photos i realized they had captured my view of what 'life in small town america' encapsulates for me as well as a being a another day of enjoying life...just what grammie liked to do.

Family Fun!

here are a few shots i took with a family when we met up the coast just past bath, maine. i have had the privilege of working with them in the past when i shot both of the weddings for her kids. now we are working on capturing the children/grand children. great to see the new family members!

Charlie in the Rain

here is charlie playing in the rain out our back door...

1st Friday art Walk

i was asked to show some of my nature photography work at the gallery at harmon and barton's in downtown portland. i had a great night catching up with lots of old friends who stopped in. thank you to harmon & barton's for all the beautiful flower arrangements around the gallery and the wine of course!!