goodbye Senator

Today is a sad day for the Cape, and for Massachusetts, along with the rest of the country & the world. Senator Ted Kennedy was a great man. He did great things. He used his power and strength for us, to make our lives better. We are grateful.

Thank you, Senator.

I offer my sympathies to his family, and wish them peace.

a family portrait for Natalie

How good it is when we can be surrounded by the love of our family...

My wish for today is peace to you all...

summer

I've been photographing some really fabulous seniors this week (this summer really), having such fun... I love the fact they all end the session by telling me how much fun it was! For me too... I'm so busy I can't keep up with my own self, which is a great thing all things considered... it's such a special job I have...

I don't twitter, way too much else on my plate, but the other day I went to go check it out (how sad, I've never even done that!!) and I searched 'senior portraits'. Seems there are a huge number of seniors out there tweeting about just such the thing, it makes me remember what an important thing I'm doing, and how cool that these families entrust me with all of their photos of their children to celebrate this milestone in their lives... thanks for that... at yesterday's viewing session, we were talking about prints we'd order of all 3 children (once I've photographed the third child in the Class of '12!)

I'll put some pix on my facebook Studio page next week, go become a fan!!

(On a personal note, I need a glorious day tomorrow afternoon for a very special portrait I'm taking, please send happy thoughts and prayers for wonderful weather my way!!!!)

wait for me!

At the end of a great family portrait session at Mayflower beach the other evening, we took some playful photos with the kids and some boats... what a perfect evening it was...

The portrait was for a 40th anniversary gift, what could be better than getting all of the kids and their kids together on a gorgeous Cape Cod evening for a portrait. Diana (the recipient) said she'd been wanting to do this forever, and now she has a portrait she'll cherish...

While we were there, one of the boys found a sand dollar on the beach (already dead). I told him how jealous I was, always wanted to find one, but I refuse to dig them up while they're still alive, without hesitation, he gave it to me as a gift. How cool is that?

Perseid

Last night was great, after an afternoon of photographing seniors at the garden, followed by a couple of senior portraits at the beach, Adriana & I bundled up under a blanket with a big pillow and watched the meteor shower... It was early, only 10:30pm, but we still saw a number of shooting stars, including one that traveled the entire length of the sky... one of my favorite things to do is stargazing, and add shooting stars and I'm a happy camper... I tucked Adriana into her real bed, and went back out with my camera, unfortunately the bugs and my droopy eyelids got the better of me (tough to see shooting stars with your eyes closed I learned!!!) Being the insomniac I am, I just assumed I'd wake up in the middle of the night and go out for another round of gazing, but no, seems I slept right through until morning - figures! There's two more nights, tonight seems a bust, but maybe the clouds will dissipate before the wee hours...

So no Perseids made their way on to my digital files, but the sky was gorgeous, and the time with my daughter really special...

Andrew & Lisa

Hooray for Andrew & Lisa! What an absolutely beautiful day, you guys are so the best... and oh those shoes!!!!

I know you'll have a happy life together, you're just so perfect for each other. God bless you both. Be happy. Laugh a lot. Share your true selves. Much happiness and love to you both. Thanks for letting me be a part of such a fabulous day...

Strokes of Genius

Don't miss Strokes of Genius mini-golf on Main Street, Hyannis, it's only open for 1 more week...

What a great idea, and such fun! We went last weekend and had a blast... we got to choose our favorite holes, between the 4 of us, we had 3 different faves... Different artists/sponsors designed each hole, there's everything from the giant sea monster to the beaches of the Cape to the Hyannis Mets. There were even some members of the Hyannis Mets baseball team there helping out & a rogue pirate (who doesn't love a rogue pirate?) It is definitely not to be missed while your visiting (or living) on Cape Cod.

Go after your family portrait session on the beach, or before you have your senior portrait created, the course is open from 11am to 9pm, but only until August 9th. All monies raised go to the Barnstable Education Foundation, you'll get way more than your $5. worth.