I’m such a sucker for photo challenges and this week’s photo challenge on In a Yellow House is RED. I don’t know how I wasn’t prepared for this one…but I went diving into my picture folder on my hard drive. I initially thought I’d display a picture of our front door (it was a little boring), but then I recalled a photo I took at Duke Gardens in April. I love this shot and I love the texture – I feel like it’s a nice reflection of my style.For more photo challenge entries, go

This week’s Photo Scavenger Hunt items were just posted. In an effort not to lose them…I’ve decided to post them here. I know it’s a short week, but I hope you’ll participate with me. And, if you do, please leave me a comment with a link to your blog or flickr account. I’d love to see your interpretation of the following items:Morning RoutineWelcomeSculptureSchool

New follower, Denise, contacted me yesterday afternoon with quite the challenge.Her husband’s parents live in Mexico and only visit once a year. The rest of the family is spread across the country. Fortunately, the entire family was able to fly in for the baptism of their son in California this past weekend. To commemorate the event, Denise rented a studio for a family portrait  with the intent of setting up the photo using her new camera. Unfortunately, the man at the studio (offering to set up her camera) took a less than stellar photo. When she went to review the photos, she was...