Pumpkin Girl...

Fall trip to the Arboretum.  She said she had fun!  I didn't realize it was her first time to go since she'd been a baby (at least for the pumpkin patch).  

Headed home...

Love watching them walk together...

Turtle watching...

We always enjoy looking for turtles...and we usually find some!

C is for Canadian...and CRANKY!

We love that there is a flock of Canadian geese at the creek now.  Two families were hatched last spring and they returned again this year.  A did some good bread throwing!

This guy was super CRANKY!  Bossing every one around...and it wasn't just about the food.  He clearly had territorial issues!

And a close up...check out that tongue!

Boo-ti-ful!

She was cooperative enough to let me take a quick photo on our way to the college.  A shady rock always works well!

First fall day...

Finally cooler weather so we could walk to the college.  A loves walking with G-pa and carrying old bread to feed to the creek critters.

"See...there are geese just over there!"

White girls can't jump...

When K visited the beach with her friend earlier this summer, she told me about a jump shot she took of her friend.  It turned out so cute!  But when her friend took a shot of K jumping, it just looked silly...hair covering her face...clothing that was too loose and legs and arms flying everywhere.  She told me she wanted me to try sometime for a better jump shot, so we gave it a whirl after the other silhouettes.  Definitely better than the beach jump shot, but K says she wishes she could do the splits.  Ha ha!  I guess we cannot put jumping on our resume!  But I still think it makes a good "Thank Goodness it's Friday" photo for a tired teacher! And the sky was awfully pretty too!

Sunset "beach"...

This one was my clear favorite of the evening!  I just LOVE how it turned out with the little practicing their twirling in the background.  Funny unintentional things I see...the sky looks like a beach in the distance.  And I see a letter M between mom and dad and the littles...Guess M is for McCartney. 

Sunset kiss...

Also love the shapes here and the sky...but still with the missing feet!

Family...

We headed to the nearby hill at the end of the day recently to see if I could practice a few silhouettes.  Practice is definitely the operative word, because I learned a few things.  For instance, I SHOULD have laid down in the grass.  If you don't shoot from a low enough angle, you "cut off" people's legs and feet.  I love this idea and for the most part I love the shot, but I'm mad at myself for the missing legs and feet.  Grrrrr.  Maybe we can try again sometime and I shall bring a blanket so I don't have to worry about chigger bites!

Fly girl...

H really loved jumping off the board this year. It's a good thing, because you know I can't get a decent action shot the first time.  Several retakes to even get this much focus.  Ha!