Texas

Early this summer, my husband and I drove to Texas for my cousin's wedding. I'll be sharing their awesome story later tonight, but I wanted to share this one image I captured while driving down the road. {Okay, I wasn't driving down the road... my husband was, and I photographed along the way.}
For several years, I've been itching to find a tree in a large pasture that I could photograph. Everywhere I drive, I think about it and hope that I'll find it along my travels. While driving home from Texas, my husband said to me "Ooo, that tree is yours!" And I snapped. And it developed perfectly. The horses below are just an added bonus. I had it printed large, and I'm trying to find a spot for it in my house!

Back in the Day Bakery

During our trip to Savannah a few weeks ago, my friend Lindsi and I found this AWESOMELY delicious heaven-on-earth shop named Back in the Day Bakery. We had gone through a huge ordeal of getting to Savannah after hitting a deer and being stranded in Brunswick the night before, so we figured that we deserved something sweet. :)
Little did we know, however, that it was Happy Hour when we went! Buy one, get one half price... you don't have to ask me twice! Here are some images that I took in between bites of our amazing treats!









If you are ever in Savannah, you must.stop.here. It might be even more important then visiting Forsyth Park. :)

Peacefulness

Serenity is what I feel when I'm at Stone Mountain Park. Sure, there are a ton of people around during most parts of the year, but spending time among nature within a huge city is amazing to me. I can always find peace and quiet off the beaten path.
After George and Lauren's engagement session last weekend, I stayed behind to take in the peacefulness that was around me. I walked around some, drove around some, and took pictures.







So what do you think about the big pictures... pretty cool, eh?

Farm Life

Though not for me in a permanent setting, I have a full understanding of why my mom was happy to trade her city life for the farm life. Peaceful. Quiet. Beautiful. Serene.
This is my last post about my Kentucky trip last month. I had to dedicate an entire post to these barns because I'm in love with them. Feel free to click on the individual images to show them larger.

Just like Lay's potato chips...

... I can't post just one.

A few weeks ago when I went up to Kentucky for my mom's wedding, I took full opportunity of the rustic country-side, and went on a photo exploration around the farm. Here is just a sampling of my favorite images...











































And finally, one of the most beautiful sights there ever is to see. A sunset.

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages is a Lutheran church in the Atlanta area. My husband's step-father is the pastor there, and has been for several years. Ever since we began dating (almost 9 years ago) I've visited this church for worship when we're in town. I've been in that sanctuary too many times to count. Yet not until a recent trip to Atlanta did I see this piece of art.
Randy, Brett's step-father, asked me to take a few pictures of a stained glass piece that was constructed by the founding members of the congregation. I was amazed at its size, and fascinated with the meaning behind it. I can picture all of them working together, piece by piece, to fashion this breath-taking artwork.







While there, I also took advantage of the empty sanctuary and took a few shots of the alter and the other stained glass works of art. I love the natural light shining in on the alter in this first image.

Official Butterfly Post :)

As I mentioned in my previous post, my friend Lindsi and I went down to Gainesville on Thursday to the Butterfly Rainforest which is part of the Florida Museum of Natural History. Saying that it was an awesome experience is definitely an understatement, and I could have easily spent even more time admiring these creatures. The butterfly guides were extremely knowledgeable about the different types of butterflies, their behavior, and how to get them to land on you. Thankfully, the weather was warm and sunny so the butterflies cooperated nicely with our plan for pictures.















After leaving the rainforest area, we ventured to the butterfly research area. It was interesting seeing the workers put together pallets of cocoons. Also shown below is a new butterfly who just broke free from his cocoon!






* What do you think of the way I have these pictures laid out... it's a bit different than my norm of putting my logo on every image, but I think I like that the images aren't distracted. Leave a comment and let me know which you prefer.*