My “sweet sister” came to visit us this weekend. While we were at the pool, I thought about Skinned Knees and remembered that I needed to take a “splash” photo. I yell out to my sister, “Hey Jamie, why don’t you make a splash.” She doesn’t even bat an eye and starts throwing her arms up in the air, splashing around. Meanwhile, I’m snapping away and my friends look over at me with this look of “you brought your big camera?” Now if my sister happens to come upon my blog, she’ll probably want to smack me for posting...

Melissa over at Storytime introduced me to yet another photography challenge. Considering Tuesday has to be the busiest time for photography challenges, I almost passed this one up, but you guys know me…I couldn’t resist.   This week’s theme was flowers.The rules:NO EDITING AT ALLONE PHOTOMUST LINK TO PHOTO POST NOT BLOG ITSELFHAVE FUN!I took this shot back in April when I was still shooting in JPG mode. I’ve already edited so many of my recent photos that I needed to find one that was SOOC. So, I found this one of a tulip…isn’t it pretty. The...

I mentioned that this weekend we went to see some live music at a local Irish pub. Our friend, Adam, said that we had to see Lonnie Walker. There were pretty great…I’d definitely go to see them again. While we were there, we saw this couple embrace one another as if they hadn’t seen each other in months…or even years. I almost forgot that I was in a bar – it was like being at the airport watching a long overdue reunion. At one point, I decided that they were so cute that I thought I’d capture the moment. It was pretty dark in the bar, so I knew that I...

one: My sister came up to visit this weekend. We had a great time laying by the pool and listening to live music at one of the local Irish pubs. I’m actually surprised that I haven’t tried downloading any music tonight. two: Last night, we found ourselves on a hospital parking deck to view the fireworks. Unfortunately, we were over a mile away from the fireworks and I only brought my 50 mm f/1.8 lens. I also failed to bring my tripod. I took close to 400 images…I saved THREE! We should have just gotten sparklers and called it a day. three: I have $50 to spend at TJ Maxx (a...