gifts from the sea

I am very aware of gifts from the sea... My very livelyhood depends upon those gifts, of course I get the best gift of all, being able to take portraits on the beach... A family portrait, or high school senior portrait taken with a background of beach grass, sand dunes, the ocean, I'd say those are pretty amazing gifts! But I appreciate the little gifts as well, most days I walk Lucy along one of my local beaches, and I usually come home with my pockets bulging with rock, shells, wampum, driftwood, to be tumbled, or added to a collage, or just appreciated for their beauty. Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote 'Gifts from the Sea', a kind of spiritual compass for us to follow, some of us live the journey everyday, and that in itself is a gift from the sea...

Sometimes, the gifts are not easily overlooked, on Saturday morning, Lucy was less than pleased because she had to be put on a leash, and Adriana was a little nervous, but I was breathless at the lovely Harbour Seal basking in the fickle sunshine, just relaxing on the shore... How I love the sea... How I love Cape Cod...

Earth Hour

Tomorrow, Saturday, March 29th, people all around the world will be turning off their lights for one hour from 8-9pm. I will be counted among them. Both my studio and my home will be dark from 8-9 tomorrow night.
At home, we might play a game, the last time the power went out, we played a great game of Operation, or maybe we'll play a game by candlelight... maybe we'll go for a moonlight walk... I know we'll have fun whatever it is we do...

A tiny thing to save the planet, turn your lights off from 8-9pm tomorrow night. For more information please visit Earth Hour

Make every day Earth day...

families

I am reminded again and again how precious family is, and how short our time is together... Children growing up so fast, each generation moving into the shoes of the next one, it all moves so quickly... Enjoy every moment you have together, treasure the laughter, the wonder, the love...

Yesterday we played a game after dinner, my husband and myself, our daughter, and my husband's parents, all of us laughing together, what a priceless memory for us all...

Embrace life. Embrace family.

(and of course, capture it all with a family portrait! Yesterday, I took a portrait of my daughter with her grandmother, and a portrait with her grandfather, we'll have those memories for all time, how lucky for us! I love beach portraits, but there's something timeless and classic about a portrait that is pure emotion...)

Happy Easter

Hallelujah He is Risen!

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

I wish you all peace and happiness...

the wearin' o the green

What a cool job being a photographer is, yesterday I met the creations of one of my previous wedding clients, 6 month old twins, Layla and Chet, so cute... and today, I got to photograph a young bagpiper... A perfect day for it, being St. Patrick's Day and all... He even played a song for me, I love the bagpipes! What a fabulous start to my day!

When Ray and I got married, we had a bagpiper... I stepped out of my funky 1940's gangster car, with my sister, on a foggy May afternoon, and there in the fog my bagpiper played us into the church, I had tears in my eyes, my sister did too, it was such a magical start to my wedding... He then piped me down the aisle, it was so perfect, I loved it... I love the way the bagpipes somehow reach right into your soul with their music...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Seniors

TO VIEW SLIDESHOW SEE LINK BELOW! 3/22/08 thanks!

The Class of 2008 has nearly made it! You're almost there...

Winter specials include buy one get one half off, anything, buy one 11x14, get one half off another one, buy 24 wallets, get 24 half off...

Our annual wall folio sale, only $200 for a gorgeous mat and frame combo, with the gorgeous you in it, what could be better?

5 x 7 comp pix (like some shown in the slideshow), only $25.!

(obviously specials don't apply to previously purchased images...)

Mini notebooks with your grad photo and year of graduation, a fabulous mother's day gift! Small (3x5) 1 for $12. or 2 for $15, Large (5x8) $20. Or an 11x14 dry-erase organizer with your photo and blank calendar only $35! (We moms, we're always so proud, and love to show off our kids!)

Call, email, or visit (by appointment) for more info. Specials through 3/25/08!

To view slideshow again, visit Seniors2008

*Tell me your favorite part of senior year for a chance to win free cards with your blog/myspace/facebook info and photos on them (you choose what info is included...)