Miss "M" made her First Holy Communion!

I can't tell you how thrilled I was to be able to witness and record this milestone in her life.

These pictures need no words, although a couple in particular were inspired by a couple of aunts with a bad influence.

She shared her dress with her sister.  Her veil was worn by one of her grandmothers at her wedding.  She's got a pearl bracelet pinned to her skirt (not allowed to wear jewelry) that belonged to her other grandmother.  Even her middle name comes from her ancestors.

I'm working on this one!  Her mom gave me the camera but I quickly delegated the job.  I need an assistant once in a while, so I might as well start her now!

A sneak peak at "M's" First Holy Communion...

I may be a little, well okay a lot, prejudiced, but I think she's a beautiful child, inside and out. Full of fun and always laughing.  I was successful, however in catching a little bit of the spiritual side of her for these portraits.  

There will be more to come as soon as she's seen her album!

I just love that I have more time to enjoy the amazing, summer

sunsets!  

Hopefully, you like them, too!

What a difference seven minutes can make!  

After the storm...

Yesterday Mother Nature showed some of her not-so-pretty colors 

with a powerful storm that has left devastation throughout a good part of the ti-state area.

My neighborhood seems to have been in a bubble.  I saw barely a broken branch or downed leaves anywhere along my walk this morning. 

Just after the storms last night, though, Mother Nature showed her amazing,

breathtakingly beautiful self.

How can not believe God had a hand in this.

Back to Longwood...

I went last Sunday in search of the Blue Himalayan poppies that usually 

adorn on of the conservatory gardens this time of year. 

Unfortunately they weren't in bloom yet, except for one pot, but that didn't stop me from

walking around and soaking up some "spring time!"

Frosty March mornings!

We've had our share of cold, snowy, icy mornings in the last few weeks.

As I headed out to the gym on Saturday I noticed the frost patterns on my car's windshield. 

Snowflakes and frozen bubbles have eluded me so far this winter and the promise of spring on the horizon sent me back into the house for my camera.  There'd be another class at the YMCA later in the day!