I will be offline and away from my computer until July 7th. I am in Kodiak, Alaska about to photogaph brown bears and cubs!!!!!!!! I have so much updating and blogging to do. I have been busy getting the studio ready and out shooting in the parks.
I bought a trailer!!!!!!! An 1977 Komfort. Its a joy! A hippy beauty. Ill update when I get back from my trip. Happy Fourth and Happy Canada Day!
That is what the license plates say... Famous Potatoes. I have moved to Idaho. This year has been difficult and full of changes. My dad died in March.. then my grandmother died a month later. I packed up my possessions, moved out of my house and across country to a state where I know no one. NADA. Not a soul. My parents helped me pack the U-haul and we drove the long roads of Texas, Oklahoma, KANSAAAAAAAAS ( which never ended) and then Colorado.. right into Idaho. I drove one Uhaul, my step dad drove one and my mom drove my truck. They helped me move in and unpack and I could not have done it without them!
There has been more than one moment where I have paused and said, What the H E double hockey sticks am I doing?! Who moves to Idaho? However, things seem to be falling into place. I have enjoyed the time alone and getting my head together. The dogs love it.
Why Idaho? Close to the parks. That sums it up. I tried to find the largest city within driving distance to some of the best parks in the country. Wyoming and Montana are pricey and Idaho Falls seems to be reasonable with a lot of families, so I can operate my studio. Babies and Bears.. is that too much to ask? No.
I rented a house and studio and have to make another trip to Dallas to get the rest of my stuff. Another U-haul. Sigh. Avoiding Kansas this time. No offense. Blogging shall resume this week...
There is no Chick Fil A in Idaho Falls. You know, the place I had lunch every single day...
There is no La Madeline in Idaho Falls.....
There is no Neiman Marcus in Idaho Falls... OK this is a good thing. Im on a severe budget now.
I have learned of this thing called wind burn? My face appears to have a sunburn.. but it was not hot and there was no snow. Its from the wind. Its horrid.
Today it was in the 60's and everyone was out and about wearing shorts.. biking.. running.. enjoying the outdoors. I think when the weather is bad most of the year, you appreciate the good days more. When I left Texas, it was in the 90's.
There is no Professional Football in Idaho Falls.
Tony Romo will visit, I have faith.
The Dallas Cowboys ARE In Idaho Falls because I saw a truck two houses down with the famous blue star on the back. :)
I will get back to regular blogging soon... I promise. And boy will I have a lot to say! Here is a photo from January of Buffy the Buffalo. She seemed to be dying. Everytime we passed her, she was in the same spot, not having moved for a day or two. This day, we drove by to check on her, and she got up and started rolling around and she was SHOWING OFF! Never saw her again, so in my mind she went on to snow covered greener pastures and is happy and healthy. :)
Sorry I have been slow posting bear photos. It has been a difficult week. Looking at polar bear babies, without a doubt, helps. Here are a few more, and I hope to go through them all and post a bunch soon.
I have been promising a shoe blog.. but since Spring is knocking at the door... the winter boots are shelved. I have something better. My new pair of Louboutins. So simple, yet sexy, this has to be BEST louboutin yet!!!!!!! I LOVE THEM!
It is not easy taking a photo of a shoe while it is on your foot. Do not try this at home, leave it to the professionals.
Stogie manages to get in every shot. Poor little guy has a horrible ear infection. :(
And this is for Kori.. who brought up the topic of Sugarland, not I! This is my new obsession, Taylor Swift has been getting a break while I wear out Sugarlands new CD. This is my favorite song on the CD... it is SO SEXY.
I think Kori needs to love this band too. She must love everything I love, thats the friendship rule. And Kori, next time a certain someone gets out of line, I will lend you my new Louboutins to kick him back in shape! Be mad at the guy... not the background music... LOVE YA TOO SUGA ( as in suga.. land)
Isn't it a great morning for a little Taylor Swift? This is what I sing to the dogs in the morning, making breakfast. They know all the words. I thought it would be a fun song to post on this rainy ( its STILL RAINING!) Sunday. I will be posting some more sweet polar bear babies tonight. I have been gone a lot this week, and behind on blogging. That will change!
I am so excited to post these photos of Jaylyn. Isn't that a beautiful original name? I love newborns, they are my favorite to shoot. When the parents walk in, and that new baby is only days old, it gets me everytime. Even when they are fussy and not used to the handling a shoot requires, we just wait it out. Jaylyn was a real trooper and I love that we captured her and all that hair at this early stage.
This is one of my favorties. Those blue eyes. That innocent look and ALL THAT HAIR! Love it!
More Polar Bears coming soon, along with some Yellowstone photos. I have SUCH spring fever. I hope the forecast rain means great bluebonnets this year. Get ready for those great Texas spring thunderstorms. I LOVE THEM!
Had a hard day.... thought this would tide everyone over until I get more Polar Bear babies up. High School... Melissa's mom made us these matching shirts. Could we be more proud? Could we be more country? Could we have used more Aqua Net?
I am home and I survived the great adventure to the arctic!!!! I am crazy enough to think my minor frost bite is cool. I have been working on a lot of blog stuff, although I have not been able to post it. We did have some internet at the lodge, but it was slow. I have so many Polar Bear Baby photos to go through in the coming days, and I will share them. I had so much fun!!!!!!!! I miss it aleady. These are a couple from the first day, and the one of me is from the last day. I can tell it was wamer here, because A) my eyelashes are not frozen together and B) my camera is not iced over.
At one point, I had to pry my eyelashes apart which had huge chunks of ice on them. It was -50.
We were lucky the entire trip, but even more fortunate to see the Northern lights several nights.
Here are a few until I can write a better post about the entire adventure and add more photos.
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