Sunglass Model

She just had to wear my sunglasses. They were a little big, but thought she looked cute.

Photo Friday: Feminine

It's that time again another Photo Friday. This week it's Feminine, thought this picture I took of my sister speaks the word.

Round Robin Challenge: The Animal Inside

This weeks challenge I chose:The subject is "The Animal Inside." Let's take a picture of an animal that really explains us, gives our personality or the animal you would want to be if you could choose. No restrictions, be creative. Maybe even tell us what that animal is thinking or saying.

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My other blog - Derek's Picture Of The DayKaren- Outpost Mavarin Posted (sort of)Carly - Ellipsis...Suddenly Carly PostedDeslily - Here There and Everywhere Postedand Here There and Everywhere 2nd Edition PostedSara - Animated Seasons PostedNancy - Nancy Luvs Pix PostedJulie - Julie's Web Journal PostedKimberleigh - I Shaved My Legs For This?Dorn - Through the Eyes of the Beholder PostedT. J - Photo Inclusions: Every Picture Tells a Story PostedSteven - (sometimes)photoblogTess - First Digital Photos Posted

I always felt like a wild animal inside, when I close my eyes I feel the big cat inside. I picture myself walking throught the jungle, I've had many dreams of this. I morphed this picture of my eyes inside that of a cat at the Jacksonville Zoo. The big cats are my favorite new exhibit at the zoo. They are beautiful mysterious animals. Wild at heart, but very family oriented. Hope everyone enjoyed the challenge.

Hawk Eye

Got a close up of a Hawk today, thought I'd share! They are such beautiful birds of prey!

A boy and his dolphin

I'm really enjoying graphic arts and combining it with my photography. I think of my childhood, my imagination, and my love for water. The artist that molded this could have done it just for me! The piece is called "Sea Express" The bronze statue. I played with the background and really love the way it turned out.

Turn back Time Tuesday

I've decided on Tuesday's I'm going to post a picture I've taken in the past. Thought I'd post one of my favorite's I took of Autumn. It's just pure to me. I look at this picture and realize how much she has grown, it just blows my mind.

More of Aaron

Well after work today, Mike and I went over to Val and Rochelle's to give them the video tape Mike worked on of Aaron's baptism, and some pictures he put with music. Of course we took some pictures, I even got one with him, he was getting a bit fussy at the time.

Little Aaron Michael

We went to church today, after church we had lunch with Valerie, Rochelle, and Val's brother Jim. The best thing was little Aaron being in the middle of all of us. He was the little boy blue today.

Another Wedding

Boy am I pooped, I mean really pooped, Mike and I went out with Becky last night and stayed out way to late. Today I had a wedding to photograph at 12:00 noon. Seems I been working on it all day. I think they turned out pretty good.

Photo Friday: Baby

Photo Friday : Baby
These are the three first pictures I took of my niece and nephews
I just noticed they all three had the exact same kind of baby blanket, o.k. Laura is this most hospital's main baby blanket? You can really see how much they've grown in the entry below.

Round Robin Challenge: Let the Good Times Roll

Challenge: Round Robin
Tess, author of the journal, "First Digital Photos," has chosen as our next Round Robin subject, Laisser le Bon Temps Rouler or Let The Good Times Roll. One of my favorite ways to let the good times roll is taking the kids on a jog, my sister has this wonderful stroller for runners. This thing goes pretty fast and the kids love it. Actually doing just about anything with them is a good time. But they love to go fast all of them.

Check out the other links

Carly...

Ellipsis...Suddenly CarlyPosted!

Karen... Outpost MâvarinPosted!

Tess... First Digital PhotosPosted!

Chris... My Photographic Life

Derek... Derek's Picture Of The DayPosted!my other blog

Betty... My Day My Interests

Julie... Julie's Web Journal

Sara... Animated SeasonsPosted!

Celeste... My Day And Thoughts

(AOL and BlogSpot)Dorn... Through The Eyes Of The Beholder

Sassy... Sassy's Eye

Steven... (sometimes) photoblog

DesLily... Here There and Everywhere (BlogSpot and AOL)Posted!

Of course our little buddy Aaron Michael was there at the baptism as well.

Babtism of the Triplets, what a delight it was to be part of the baptism of these three, they are so cute.

I guess you can probably tell by the last two postings, that I'm missing Autumn, Eli, and Ethan. It's time for Uncle Derek to get home to Georgia.

Last year at the Gater River Run my sister and her husband, fiance at the time brought my niece Autumn to see me run the 15K race. I took this picture of her after the race playing in the fountain down by the river. Sherry told her not to get wet, as you can see she didn't look too worried about what she said.

Mike was watching television when I took this, I played with it some on photoshop and gave it a watery feel or metallic. Thought it turned out kind of interesting. He looks kind of sad to me.

Round Robin Challenge: Silly Animals

I'm not sure why but maybe it was a story from childhoot about a silly old goat that lived on a high mountain top. I really don't remember how the story went. But goats have always been silly too me. They make me smile that's for sure.

Check out more silly animals at

Celeste... My Day And Thoughts (AOL) and My Day And Thoughts (Blogspot) PostedCarly... Ellipsis...Suddenly Carly PostedKaren... Outpost Mâvarin PostedDerek... Derek's Picture Of The DayDesLily...Here, There and Everywhere (Blogspot) and Here, There and Everywhere (AOL) PostedBecky... Where Life Takes YouRobin... Search The SeaJulie... Julie's Web Journal PostedT. J.... Photo Inclusions: Every Picture Tells a Story PostedTess... First Digital Photos PostedKat... Prima LuceSteven... (sometimes) photoblogAlan... F-StopKimberleigh... I Shaved My Legs For This? PostedPatrick... Patrick's Portfolio PostedNancy... Nancy Luvs Pix Posted

I'm a little depressed because I had planned this trip a month ago with my mom and sister and niece Autumn. I was going to be going home today and we were all going up to North Georgia together. Unfortunately I'm spending my vacation with a bad back, My back went out on Tuesday and can't believe it's still hurting this bad. Oh well guess I'm supposed to be thinking. But I sure am missing running around with family this weekend. Especially my niece Autumn.

Little Aaron Michael is such a beautiful baby. This was the first picture I took of him back when his two mommies first brought him out, he was only a few days old. So cute. Added a few others as well.

Super Models, Round Robin Challenge

I've been doing a lot of engagement pictures, and have a few weddings I'm going to be doing in Feb and March. These two reminded me of Super Models, they were both really nice and easy to work with, making them Super Models to me, I'm going to post a Super Model entry over at my Picture of the Day blog as well.

Check out the other entries as well they are all wonderful.

Becky...Where Life Takes You PostedKaren...Outpost Mavarin PostedCarly...Ellipsis...Suddenly Carly Kimberleigh...I Shaved My Legs For This? PostedBetty...My Day, My Interests PhotoBlog PostedTess...First Digital Photos PostedGem...Journally Yours PostedNancy...Nancy Luvs Pix PostedT.J. ...Photo Inclusions: Every Picture Tells A Story PostedJulie...Julie's Web Journal PostedSteven...(sometimes) photoblog PostedSassy...Sassy's Eye PostedDorn...Through the Eyes of the Beholder PostedDesLily...Here, There and Everywhere 2nd Edition Posted

This is probably one of my favorite pictures I've ever taken of Eli, although, I've entered other pictures of him, in pretty baby contests, and he's always won. I never entered this one. He's such a sweet kid. Here he is with his Teddy and tractor, two of his favorite things.

I got a sweet email from my sister today about the wedding scrapbook and pictures I did for her wedding. Just made my day!

Abby is such a sweet girl. She's so ladylike and elegant. She's one of the first things I see when I get up in the morning to let her out, and the last thing before I go to bed besides Mike of course. She's very needy when I'm alone with her, maybe because she knows I'm a sucker and will give her all the attention she needs. But when Mike and I are together she is just fine and just lays there unless we call her to us. I took this of her as the sun was going down on the river.