Monday Munchkin

happy monday!

what a beautiful autumn day.

the colors are changing, 

the cooler temperatures are here.

and today is a new day.

today i wanted to share with you one of my munchkins.

we took this last week.

i love this girl.

she had me put that flower in her ponytail, and then needed a photo with it in.

have a beauty day.

if you have munchkins you love, 

make sure to get out today and capture a memory of their beauty at whatever age and stage they're at.

*photo taken by me

with Gertie

not edited

Family Flashback

I was so into doing month and year challenges that i neglected to show you what else i was photographing.

i had shown you some pics from a wedding June 2013. HERE

but what did i do after that?  

just challenges? 

nope.

November 2013 i did a family photo shoot for a wonderful family.

we had a lot of fun and absolutely beautiful weather.

here's a glimpse of that special memory building day.

 what beautiful girls.  so much fun and full of smiles for me.

i love daddy & daughter(s) photos.

love this face!

i was waiting for everyone to be ready for the first part of the shoot.

this little one came out of her room and wandered into the kitchen.

she was talking to herself..or someone in her imagination..  

it was so cute.  i had to capture it.

so much fun!

what a wonderful fall day we had.  

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie.

edited in Photoshop Elements

A Reflection of Summer

I don't know about where you live.

summer where i live had cooler temperatures and cloudier, rainier days than we had hoped for.

many people complained about the weather...the lack of warm sunny days.

what's summer vacation without sunshine, sunburns and sunglasses?

i'll tell you what it is.

the kids are home.

we have two months to play, create, laugh, sleep, cry, fight, argue, 

and make the bestest memories ever...

regardless of the weather.

i want to give you a glimpse of our summer...

reflected on their faces.

some days i did look out the window and sigh, 

then, most days, i chose to enjoy it.

what a great summer.

*all photos taken by me.

with Gertie.

edited in photoshop elements

 some of the locations: 

Lake Opeongo, our yard/lookout/house, Toronto Island, Toronto Zoo, Hutcheson Beach, Utterson Park, 

The Marshall's Lot, Limberlost trails @ The Limberlost Challenge,  parks in town. 

81/365

day 81.

this was a Practice Portraiture day.

the theme...

On Their Terms.

harder than it sounds.

i wanted the perfect photos.

'do this, no- not that.. c'mon, please.'

i had to bite my tongue a couple times to stop myself from trying to get them to do it my way.

but what great shots i got letting them choose the photo.

'the boys'

my friends' kids.

and my model.

my girl. 

 letting kids be kids..

some great fun.

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie

edited in Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here

68/365 (still in March!) 69/365; 70/365

day 68: 

Emerging

Saturday night, 

at the beginning of the March Break,

we slept in our quinzee.

Sunday's challenge was Emerging.

here's my family emerging from the quinzee sunday morning.

later that day my boy wanted me to take a photo of his animals emerging from their house.

day 69: 

Assymetrical.

my face is not symmetrical...that would make it Asymmetrical...see.

so it is actually symmetrical in that if you drew a line down the centre; 

it has the same things on each side...

but... in this photo my mouth is almost completely on one side.

day 70:

From Down Under

See where my challenge began : Here

60/365

we're into March.  

the first of March was also day 60 of the 365 day challenge.

day 60:

self-portrait.

Step Outside

it was a beautiful day to step outside.

i grabbed my tri-pod and Gertie, and headed out.

i realized i could go a little closer...

so i did.

yes, i stick my tongue out a lot.

i actually really like these pics.  

(this last one being my fave.)

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here