Come!

Sorry, but I do not remember where I took this picture. If this church steeple looks familiar to you, please leave a comment and tell me where it might be :). Thank you!

Only in Olney

I spent a day in Maryland recently just driving around checking out churches and taking photographs.
This is Faith Presbyterian Church in Olney, Maryland.
God sure does do some good work!

Mobile Shots at the Ranch

We were at the ranch just before sunset tonight. I wish I had my camera there because the light shining through the trees was wonderful. Oh well. Cell phone photography, here we go! The above picture is of Sawyer - with his face in a feed bucket, as usual.

This is Gus, Mark's bad boy. He's actually behaving better lately, so I can't complain.


Rascal. Kali's horse. Kali is coming home in a couple days. I imagine seeing Rascal is going to be one of our first stops!

And Baby Makes Three

This was a really fun photo shoot! Ginny works at the office that I retired from twelve years ago.
Well, Ginny's all grown up now and has a family!

Meet Will. He was nine weeks old when we shot these pictures.

And Will is definitely his daddy's boy :).

Daddy's hands.



Ginny and Paul are crazy about this little guy!


What a sweetie! This is one of my favorite shots from the day.
That one and this one.

The Boys

Never let it be doubted. Gus is in charge. All the time.

He keeps watch over everything . . .

. . . and sticks his nose into everything. I say that in love, and it's true.

Rascal is a mite nosey, too. Usually it has to do with treats, food, or the girls.
No one gets near the mini donkeys without Rascal checking it out.


Rascal belongs to Kali :).

If I had a favorite, Sawyer would be it.
But, you know, we're not supposed to play favorites as parents.

Sawyer is always up for a ride. He's probably the easiest of the three to give you a good ride.
Someone pointed out recently (a couple someones, actually) that I hadn't posted any shots of the ranch animals in a long time.
Hopefully today's post will make up for that :).

The Beauty of Regent University

Kali and I recently spent some time on the campus of Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

We've been there before, but the beauty of the campus always amazes me.
It's such a fun place to take photos!

You are just getting a glimpse of the lovely fountain they have.
I posted about it earlier - here.

Couldn't resist a little solar popping through the water.

So beautiful!

I found this next to the fountain. Got a picture of one last year, too.

Beautiful in bloom!

And you know how I am about cross photos :). This is a beautiful one and I know I took pictures of it last year also.
Posting more tomorrow.

Built on the Rock

A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel, located at Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusettes.

Kali, along with 432 other competitors, just finished the NCFCA National Championship which was located just outside Boston. This beautiful chapel was the site of some of our events.

Totally beautiful, no matter the weather, no matter the time of day. A blessed reminder that God is near, no matter where we are, no matter what we are doing. And we are to honor Him in all that we do. No questions asked. Complete obedience and honor. All the time. For we are in the shadow of the cross.

i ♥ faces Flowers

The i ♥ faces' challenge this week is flowers! Amy and Angie are on vacation, enjoying a little relaxation, so there is no competition this week. Just plenty of gorgeous flower shots for us to enjoy! This one above being my favorite flower shot to date!

Closely followed by this one because it is one of the very first ones I ever took. Successfully. With a little point and shoot camera that I eventually wore out.

This would be my next favorite. I shot this at a friend's house in Florida, during the summer, my first insect shot (or whatever a grasshopper is.)


Recently I visited a botanical garden in Florida where I took the above shots.


The above shots of roses were taken in Columbia, South Carolina, not long ago. Kali and I were at CIU for an NCFCA Qualifying Speech and Debate tournament - the story of our lives of late.

From Regent University near Virgina Beach, Virginia.

The flower field near our home. I love to go there in the spring and shoot pictures. There doesn't even need to be people in the shots for me to be happy - haha! That chair belonged to my grandparents, it came over on a ship from England, many years ago. The quilt top is one I made.

Back down to the swamps of Florida. Taken at sunset from the porch of a restaurant we loved. It has since closed to business, as have so many other wonderful places.

From a friend's wedding. The bride and groom are serious Florida Gator fans. The wedding colors? Orange and blue!

Not a great photo, but one I love a lot!



Random shots near home.

More flowers from Columbia, South Carolina.

Olney, Maryland, the location of Kali's national commissioning with the Institute For Cultural Communicators, this past year.

A very recent wedding :). . .

. . . and one of my favorite pictures ever! It's the wallpaper on my ipad and my laptop! Also from the botanical gardens.

To check out a load of other flower shots, or to post some of your favorites, head on over to I Heart Faces here!