Raspberry jam

And the raspberries became jam...

Straight from the garden

I am loving our new house! The previous owners were gardeners, and these potatoes and raspberries came from their hard work. I have added to their my garden, though, and am hoping to post pictures of my own hard work later! :)

Hmm, what to make with these darling little guys? They're almost too cute to eat!

I know exactly what I'm making with these...raspberry vanilla jam. If, that is, I can keep myself from eating them all up!

City snapshot

My husband and I recently went to visit family for a couple of days. We did the usual touristy things but this was the shot that struck me the most. It's not a technically great photo, but I loved the contrast of old and new.

Iris gardens

A few from a recent trip to the Iris Gardens...Have I mentioned that I love my 50 mm lens?

Nature comes to the neighborhood

I am loving our new house! I especially love all the critters...I've seen multiple cats, a couple of hummingbirds, robins, some birds I don't know the name of, a ton of snails (one of which is below), and this dragonfly...

It was pretty windy when I snapped these, but he did not want to let go!

This snail was on the porch step when I got home. He was making pretty good time. By the time I got out again with my camera he had gotten pretty far!

Day 6: Beach day!

We went to the beach today! The weather was perfect (which almost never happens). Played around with the camera on manual and had a lot of fun. Check out these surfer shots:

Day 5: Maya. Again.

I took a bunch of pictures of a variety of things today, but in the end the one I liked best was of Maya. Of course.

It would be a better picture if the cord wasn't in the background, but I was afraid if I tried to unplug it, she would freak out and I'd have no picture at all.