Real Cowgirls Wear Pink

Meet a couple of real-life cowgirls. I'd tell you their names, but I don't post names of children here, other than my daughter that is. What I can tell you is that these two little beauties are my grand-daughters :).

Gorgeous and decked out in pink princess tops, jeans, and boots.

One is actually wearing Tony Llama boots!!!

I don't even have Tony Llama boots!

Here's their beautiful mom - Nicole.

And, yes, she is wearing pink, you just can't see it in this particular shot :).

They spent an afternoon at the ranch with us recently. Still not seeing that pink . . . .

. . . . almost.

OK, check out the nails . . . . because real cowgirls wear pink!

There's no real rhyme or reason to the ordering of these pictures :).

OK, I've been playing with this pink/sepia-toned editing program.

A lot.

I think it really makes these shots look western-y and cowgirl-y :).

Rustic and ranch-y.

Mark put Nicole on Sawyer and off he went! I love the way Nicole's hair is blowing out behind her as Sawyer takes off across the field.

Then, she reigns him in and shows him who is the boss!

No! It isn't you! Re-read the last caption!

(And, I'm sorry, but I couldn't make my signature bar pink here - Sawyer is a boy!)

That's better :). That's Rascal behind Sawyer. He is a calm horse :).

This is Dale.

Nicole's facebook status yesterday said she was in love.

This would be whom she was speaking of :).

Are you paying attention, Sandy?

Lindsey is our neighbor. She loves our horses, and us hopefully. We love Lindsey!

Treats! Mona loves treats! More than feed! More than hay!

So does Hershey, but not as much as Mona!

Then we had this fun idea! Let's put a sweet little princess on a mini-donkey and see what happens! Fun, right?

Actually, Hershey didn't mind it at all.


Life on the farm is kind of layed back...oh wait! That would be John Denver. Sorry, girls!


I told you Hershey likes treats! Open wide!


Did I mention they love treats?


They all love to be loved on :). (Notice the blue bar. No cowgirls in this shot!)

We had a great time. Thanks, Nicole! I love you!

Happy Birthday, i ♥ faces!

i ♥ faces is celebrating its first birthday this week!

The challenge this week was to include the i ♥ faces' logo in our shots.
(That last block rotated just as I took the shot. It really does have an "s' on it!

It was as simple as could be :) and a whole lot of fun!

Kali and I headed out to the park and to the bike trails to get these pictures.


This was a fun challenge! Happy birthday, i ♥ faces!

I am submitting this photo into the I Heart Faces logo photo contest. By entering, I am granting I Heart Faces LLC permission to consider my photo for use in the marketing and promotion of their website.

Head on over to iheartfaces.com and check out all the cool challenge shots. Entries are open through Friday, so there is still time for you to join the fun!

Solar Capture

Kali and I were out today shooting some pictures for an i ♥ faces challenge. While we were shooting on the playground in town, I noticed the sun lined up behind Kali - just right. Here is the result - the best solar flare shot I've ever gotten! The only editing I did was to resize the picture and sharpen the color a bit. Yay!

A Cocoa Beach New Year

This New Year's Eve was spent in Cocoa Beach with family.

Yes, I know it's snowing where many of you are as you sit reading this post.

Yes, I know it's freezing and wet and miserable.

So, as my violin plays softly in the background, I welcome you to a Florida-style New Year's Eve Day :).

Hugs all around.

Well, actually you might want to hold this one at arm's length - lol!

Not me, I got a big hug anyway!


The water was chilly, but do-able.


It was a beautiful, peaceful day.


The children had this whole water-world-thing going on. Pretty incredible!




(I think this is my favorite picture from the whole day!)


Then we headed up to the house . . . .

. . . . for more swimming. Don't you just love Florida?!?

After showers, the kids played with the DS's,

and the grownups just enjoyed the company.

And this is what a Cocoa Beach Christmas tree looks like :).

I love Shannon's taste in ornaments! So much fun!

Remembering.


I apologize now to all my northern friends for these pictures.

Hopefully they made you feel a little warmer.

A little more hopeful. And happy.

From the Hendon household to yours - Happy New Year! May the God of the Universe richly bless you in this coming year!