Yeah! It's Thursday again. And we all know what that means...almost weekend! The theme for You Capture this week was signs...and I was a little more stumped about this one at first. But when I finally went out with my camera into the great wide open, the signs were...
Capturing our mornings
The challenge for You Capture Thursday this week is mornings...and I have to admit that our mornings are full of activity. So I had plenty to photograph...in fact you got to see a few of them already yesterday. Before I get started, I just want to remind you that you...

Capturing the last days of summer
You Capture Thursday is here again and this week we got to head outdoors. Summer seems to be quickly winding down so I thought I would take this opportunity to share a few photos taken around our courtyard. If you'd like to get to know your camera better and join in...
Dear Mackenzie: Wow you’re getting big!
Dear Mackenzie, You're already twenty-one months old and we just keep wondering where the time has gone. Last month you wanted to disagree with everything we said...but now you actually answer with nods a lot of the time too. At least when you want something. You...

Fracture This
Now I have to admit that living over here in Germany puts me at a serious disadvantage regarding new cool products...but here's one that I think I might finally be ahead of a lot of people with: Fracture. What is a "Fracture" you're wondering? It's a super cool...

Capturing the Kitchen
Some of you may be aware of the fact that I love, love, LOVE my camera. My husband was generous enough to buy me a wonderful Canon EOS 1000D DSLR camera as my "congratulations for doing an awesome job carrying our daughter in your belly for the last 9 months" gift....
I’d like to ask you for a favor
I entered one of my photos of Mackenzie into Sigma & Momtography's photo contest...and I'd really appreciate your help. I've got to collect votes for a chance to win so it would mean a lot to me if you'd go visit the link below and vote. Please vote now When the...
Lantern Fest Fun Part 2: Kings, Queens and Alcohol
Alright, I intended to post these yesterday...but well, there just wasn't time. So you get them as a dose of Friday fun instead! These were all shot during the Saturday night parade here in our village. It's always a great time and there was a really nice turnout this...

Woof Wednesday: Where I’ve roamed lately
Morning friends! I am still SO tired after all the visitors and excitement we had last week. First we had people here during the week...with a new baby! Excitement!! And then over the weekend we had more people here. Plus fireworks on Monday night which caused me to...

Lantern Fest Fun Part 1: Bands and Friends
This year our Lantern Fest celebration was a bit more subdued than in other years. We didn't have as many people visiting and we just weren't as excited as usual about the festivities leading up to the weekend...but we did still manage to have a lot of fun. And it's...


