Many Wednesdays

Ah, it's the agony and the ecstasy around here as I work on a new website. It'll be a snappy little number--witty prose, zippy photos, total drivability...but the getting there is killing me. Luckily I think I'm brilliant (most of the time) but having an objective mind helping me with the selection process is a doozie...Lots of times I end up just saying..."just give me my opinion"...it's easier that way...

At times like these I really let the projects build up. I'm afraid of the phone, turn off the email and drink way too much coffee. I had a breaking point this afternoon..returned correspondence and finally downloaded a months worth of photos on my point and shoot. It's always a relief to actually clear the plate. Plus I got to revisit many Wednesdays with the A man and tweak the photos with my new totally rad actions!

Amber + Carl

Just a little extra lovin for Amber and Carl...from the Alki Crab Shack...

Suzanne's new baby

We've all been looking forward to finally meeting Suzanne's first great grandbaby. Suzanne is my neighbor and my quilting buddy and the namesake of this baby and there has been lots of talk of her for a good 9 months now...So when she finally showed up this weekend I ran down the street with my camera.

I felt funny "working" in front of my neighbor. They don't really get to see my large and in charge side (that's a nice way of saying bossy-britches). We've got a really casual neighborhood (that's a nice way of saying that anyone could be caught in their pjs at anytime of the day...). But it also felt really good to be able to give her these super sweet photos...I had a great gramma that I was close with and I wish I had some good baby photos with her...It seems to drive a lot of what I do--the desire to give people memories and show the love and devotion of families...



Here's one with gramma....Bella almost seemed afraid of the camera at the beginning--she'd cry when I put it up but by the end she became transfixed and would follow me with those huge eyes wherever I went!

Special sparkle sauce

There's always this moment at the start of a sitting when I'm not sure which way it's going to go...I've never totally tanked but sometimes the warm up can be verrrry long. This little guy took about 15 seconds to size me up and then we laughed and played until we got rained out...

Hooray for Milkshakes

Another week that flew by...I took an exhausting but amazingly inspirational trip to San Diego the first part of this week for a kick butt/kick in the pants photo workshop (I'll save it for it's own post!) So I haven't been able to blog all of the super sparkly sittings I've had in the past couple of weeks. So much to do...

This mom, who also is the most amazing hairdresser I've ever had in my whole entire life (and yes, I am prone to hyperbole but no, this is not one of those instances...) planned this as a surprise for Fathers Day. So we took a walk around old North Bend and ended up with milkshakes! Hooray for milkshakes. I love these girls...they are the quintessential sisters I never had (I've got 3 big brothers). They bicker and compete and then hug and help each other. Makes me so jealous




They charged up these stairs before we could really stop them but then needed lots of help and encouragement to get down...



Uh-oh...Looks like everyone's getting tired...Maybe some ice cream will help....


Hooray for Milkshakes (and gumballs...)!

John Waters and Me

Man, where has this week gone! It has totally flown by in a flurry of activity. I had an awesome wedding on Friday night, a jam packed weekend of portraits and non-stop end of year school activities and graduations. I'm busy. Don't get me wrong, I like to work. I might even go so far as to say, I love to work. But I also like a good glass of wine, maybe a little sewing on the quilt and an episode from the Netflix tv show de jour.

I was pretty excited to give up an evening Tuesday evening though to hit Seattle Arts and Lectures final event of the season--John Waters. He's a little obscure for some although becoming strangely mainstream (or fringely mainstream, like, say craigslist or Eminem). I have a little thrill of saying "I knew him when" but really it's just a cocktail party from back in the day when I lived in NYC and worked for the way-cooler-than-me-how-did-I-get-this-job Paper magazine.

Regardless, the man was super nice backstage. Super nice to everyone that made him sign stuff (include a naked butt I kid you not) and super dirty. That's right..he's a dirty birdy. There were gasps after gasps in between an hour of strained but sincere laughter. It was pretty cool. And pretty surreal to have just come from a 5th grade graduation square dance. It's hard to make my life up but it's pretty fun as it goes along...

Seattle Metropolitan Magazine did a shoot with him right before the show....I lurked about...

Okay, I even stole a shot...

I like this one...it looks like his army photo...which I think would really tick him off...