Apr. 10 Weekend Photos: Sun-soaked trees

The sun was hitting the flowered trees beautifully the other day. These trees always look great in the spring.

Weeping cherry:


Ornamental pear:

Backyard playground

Uncle Denny got a new playset for the boys' birthdays this past week. It's pretty awesome -- I can just imagine how much fun we would have had on this as kids.

Apr. 3 Weekend Photos: Laura's baby shower

A few from Laura's dinosaur-themed baby shower.

Mar. 27 Weekend Photos: Evil-looking birds

I know these first two photos are poor quality, but I had to post because of the look this grackle gave me.

Happily munching away when he catches sight of me.


Death stare. These birds really have that "if looks could kill" thing down.


Shot with my mom's 50mm because my camera was out of reach and I was in a rush to get a bird in flight.


Shot from the same position with my 55-200mm.

Pool Cover

I know they're almost identical, but I couldn't pick which of the following two pictures I like better. Maybe the first one just a tad more.

Patterns (sort of)

Mar. 20 Weekend Photos: Gardening

Taking a break from shoveling mulch (in March!) and hauling the wheelbarrow to get a couple quick shots.