tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44720169574437006992024-02-22T03:03:00.276-08:00sweet earth photographicssweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-8352673962619034842010-12-01T13:15:00.001-08:002010-12-01T13:25:23.056-08:00Status Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof7iEx5QtNI4Si94cs4fhh1NsDXBFr3a_EFf8Itr83nOzIS7-8KNqUok5Jl1RFJh9TYpauAOLS9zKaOI6ZFXH-OzM6ByBo3O96n2EqiFiEs3hMUJZxbXwR7StbGCIXcsK4hyphenhyphenFs-v9TaM/s1600/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545827399963881410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof7iEx5QtNI4Si94cs4fhh1NsDXBFr3a_EFf8Itr83nOzIS7-8KNqUok5Jl1RFJh9TYpauAOLS9zKaOI6ZFXH-OzM6ByBo3O96n2EqiFiEs3hMUJZxbXwR7StbGCIXcsK4hyphenhyphenFs-v9TaM/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have almost completely abandoned this little blog. This past summer was a very busy time of weddings and family photography and as it ended my other new project, <a href="http://www.thegrassrootsweddingfair.com/">The Grassroots Wedding Fair</a>, began again in earnest. </div><br /><div>I am in the process of switching over to a <a href="http://www.sweetearthphotographics.com/blog">new blog </a>that will be less about myself as a mom and a photographer and more about the business and creative side. It is up, kind of, but still needs some work. Keeping up with the <a href="http://thegrassrootsweddingfair.wordpress.com/">wedding fair blog </a>and trying to get my new site up is very time consuming, and oh yes, I am still the mother of two amazing children, wife to one very patient man.</div><div> </div><br /><div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-90630160358262629692010-08-03T19:25:00.001-07:002010-08-03T20:02:04.638-07:00Faerie Wings and sunshine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1iIso9nNpcPG1dvwDNjsiG-07MNwX2s4I8jVC7NO8sT-A8u9kcI0f6eT5WTrtqZiIwuYJ-oxaEcYINy2StDqfKiIU3tJBR4ZbkjJacNg9HEO0Q0N4Eqxb1839zouyPghZg4cy2S_s2g/s1600/008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501382279250055410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1iIso9nNpcPG1dvwDNjsiG-07MNwX2s4I8jVC7NO8sT-A8u9kcI0f6eT5WTrtqZiIwuYJ-oxaEcYINy2StDqfKiIU3tJBR4ZbkjJacNg9HEO0Q0N4Eqxb1839zouyPghZg4cy2S_s2g/s320/008.jpg" border="0" /></a> This blog is my own personal domain these days. I hope by the end of the week I shall have the divide established between business photography and more personal mom-as-a-photographer-blog. I seem to be having a few issues figuring out the little details on my new blog. It shall be done though!<br /><br />And so on this note why note celebrate summer with a most dazzling faerie party hosted in my very faerie backyard on a beautiful sunny day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jl7uo5FqjDB1Cofwrmgz99QVSbcL1iQxc3Rrm3l5ezHJyQ8NZ2055oSwdDhkjsPJy6TdugSbEFUoKFsVYPe6m47bdkwuIzgr9rQmiiUSFxG3Oe6-LjyOCngE2MM6z3EVMbW8nHKKv50/s1600/010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501382274661953746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jl7uo5FqjDB1Cofwrmgz99QVSbcL1iQxc3Rrm3l5ezHJyQ8NZ2055oSwdDhkjsPJy6TdugSbEFUoKFsVYPe6m47bdkwuIzgr9rQmiiUSFxG3Oe6-LjyOCngE2MM6z3EVMbW8nHKKv50/s320/010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQoq4fNu6ci0zrOijEjZgSDoY17GD5zQvP30DyKuDsk9VwHDmtELQ_YEllpxfqvIZIukLyn55XkArSKdh5fAmHH_u2Ch65sSqtquYy0vW-3qX8wES-_MvlrZEimGzXFbTtbBhih38fOY/s1600/009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501382263654570434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQoq4fNu6ci0zrOijEjZgSDoY17GD5zQvP30DyKuDsk9VwHDmtELQ_YEllpxfqvIZIukLyn55XkArSKdh5fAmHH_u2Ch65sSqtquYy0vW-3qX8wES-_MvlrZEimGzXFbTtbBhih38fOY/s320/009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNLgoMmMrMS6IhLX3_NEbBxkq_uHOYhK-OlnqJNAGgXF1QQu857ah_b-UWnjLCOJ1h8adHn4rv85bQGFsmigN_hEeZ8BYc6_y1Dz2qbU0r8PQikvftRD2FF8bJFesAlqgnE4o01N_fvY/s1600/002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501382253892965730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNLgoMmMrMS6IhLX3_NEbBxkq_uHOYhK-OlnqJNAGgXF1QQu857ah_b-UWnjLCOJ1h8adHn4rv85bQGFsmigN_hEeZ8BYc6_y1Dz2qbU0r8PQikvftRD2FF8bJFesAlqgnE4o01N_fvY/s320/002.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqmcTCy58kmQnXl357SaevoAYeYJ1ciXUDzKK3kfTBno7c6ODLFO6KEfpj7C6cltWckWD9b4KJ0WnNayGqmt2HVZ2buA7L84hty3M-r8x9bvyWmbKMit-yvU1-Hb1ySrF4sP1eYYI5Qc/s1600/007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501382247851107330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqmcTCy58kmQnXl357SaevoAYeYJ1ciXUDzKK3kfTBno7c6ODLFO6KEfpj7C6cltWckWD9b4KJ0WnNayGqmt2HVZ2buA7L84hty3M-r8x9bvyWmbKMit-yvU1-Hb1ySrF4sP1eYYI5Qc/s320/007.jpg" border="0" /></a>These very yummy cupcake pops were courtesy of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/somethingsweetforyou">Something Sweet for You</a>, a local bakery run by the lovely Kristie. I asked for no dyes or artificial colouring which she accomplished wonderfully with green tea coloured icing accenting the white chocolate cupcakes.</div><div>The children devoured them!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjBA4bAJQRzFZFsLgG2aor5tNxzxPJPNN07G5IhLH5fyL1nzb5sHkOdeq5dgRUNAoBth7QLcVDVyKZvg_LzG9twpbdyCjYIzixf2jDGPIiwhos_XSo40Z4QrMd-ubIYHWbPLz0CxA1G4/s1600/006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501378800976761202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjBA4bAJQRzFZFsLgG2aor5tNxzxPJPNN07G5IhLH5fyL1nzb5sHkOdeq5dgRUNAoBth7QLcVDVyKZvg_LzG9twpbdyCjYIzixf2jDGPIiwhos_XSo40Z4QrMd-ubIYHWbPLz0CxA1G4/s320/006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY1w7zSh5y84rBkllqmHgoU_AnJm4nlioJbgCpLenN8TlN7HndEPN1Mas008xl-5EMCikOeCDpNUDBmkKtKGrRK8Wd-wZ8TW3Fzi-dAKpSVFX9qRsmuCSJCgx026ORPmoHEWMuCPXNIA/s1600/003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501378794901983314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY1w7zSh5y84rBkllqmHgoU_AnJm4nlioJbgCpLenN8TlN7HndEPN1Mas008xl-5EMCikOeCDpNUDBmkKtKGrRK8Wd-wZ8TW3Fzi-dAKpSVFX9qRsmuCSJCgx026ORPmoHEWMuCPXNIA/s320/003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkneA2YwRPsVseP0lvWy3PpGcKqJYVHKEGt11EhV_qbZfrbK9agehX2Hc6eIVMZIo7zNWy9GnyDqeT_fITNvWtLm8lbDHbGUKz4GfJGyD_CBO1jRkUKyniLvaCJKGC4NvlHOsS8ThMuxU/s1600/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501378784769742322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkneA2YwRPsVseP0lvWy3PpGcKqJYVHKEGt11EhV_qbZfrbK9agehX2Hc6eIVMZIo7zNWy9GnyDqeT_fITNvWtLm8lbDHbGUKz4GfJGyD_CBO1jRkUKyniLvaCJKGC4NvlHOsS8ThMuxU/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqInibLBrYPaZ7pCEJwUf8L_U-LbmX5SNL0ffNI-78e15vO37QFAWvmrKnSACgTxdpps8OyAAV0DhL33Hsa3Uv8jnFLW36dMeQ1R0heucqvHwYUonSRM8gH30poKSDACMWfjcYsZx-Sk/s1600/016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501378776114685634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqInibLBrYPaZ7pCEJwUf8L_U-LbmX5SNL0ffNI-78e15vO37QFAWvmrKnSACgTxdpps8OyAAV0DhL33Hsa3Uv8jnFLW36dMeQ1R0heucqvHwYUonSRM8gH30poKSDACMWfjcYsZx-Sk/s320/016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSobi5TOxUfzocrj5gTLbmSsoIh5EpISPNRQlc55mTE3TpWX2MnYCfgQXl0lOfQ5OaWYmLYewe8OghEA4t5Qp8ShkSS0ZA5xtnVEogVgSdYCGGi2bbkuexiaQriJ3LXHh2IXEyTzz2L0/s1600/017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501378766275774034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSobi5TOxUfzocrj5gTLbmSsoIh5EpISPNRQlc55mTE3TpWX2MnYCfgQXl0lOfQ5OaWYmLYewe8OghEA4t5Qp8ShkSS0ZA5xtnVEogVgSdYCGGi2bbkuexiaQriJ3LXHh2IXEyTzz2L0/s320/017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAJnWDQqVzsC2K0Myo1mlA3xUOS5frsYMZeu2qEf5B-b83EXbM1HtGCf_t-LymlOuS1KiYkCmJn2Q2RgwjWw8S0QAOcF2Dmxr-VaD-4N_hfmh60kkP3eQ0M_P2bR-du3V5m2VfzPLfN4/s1600/004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501377996166291362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAJnWDQqVzsC2K0Myo1mlA3xUOS5frsYMZeu2qEf5B-b83EXbM1HtGCf_t-LymlOuS1KiYkCmJn2Q2RgwjWw8S0QAOcF2Dmxr-VaD-4N_hfmh60kkP3eQ0M_P2bR-du3V5m2VfzPLfN4/s320/004.jpg" border="0" /></a> With my husband in charge of the faerie wings we were all set.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0quMktT16BDcRPkEPyMF7_sANXuqjzoGanO1gWLZXBFlx7CNjyn4DTQLQ0a7hXfGr9N8aiKJJekr1JIvc-qpJFsJvh7uce_PVlGj2hKUOnqMb5gO6Z9hsGLAwMnDltYJ7aD60C1EvOGg/s1600/005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501377630300070914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0quMktT16BDcRPkEPyMF7_sANXuqjzoGanO1gWLZXBFlx7CNjyn4DTQLQ0a7hXfGr9N8aiKJJekr1JIvc-qpJFsJvh7uce_PVlGj2hKUOnqMb5gO6Z9hsGLAwMnDltYJ7aD60C1EvOGg/s320/005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbd5_nfmo-dSXZbw4UAjkiHv8tnf3MYf7tLVjuqg-UXSLe3kBQmZn-jN6ETQyGXHJrnTtC5qFM1tS572GBmXa38Xr6Kqc8cdULDvZZpjpcUt7bFu9IUzEFmmJ_-Vx5msmEC6csev_sBU/s1600/015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501377619161940130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbd5_nfmo-dSXZbw4UAjkiHv8tnf3MYf7tLVjuqg-UXSLe3kBQmZn-jN6ETQyGXHJrnTtC5qFM1tS572GBmXa38Xr6Kqc8cdULDvZZpjpcUt7bFu9IUzEFmmJ_-Vx5msmEC6csev_sBU/s320/015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Magical snakes, crowns, running unicorns, were just some of the crafts on hand to keep the little ones busy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHANbqiQUe-OqhjovNk-lGhQtl7ZviCXWOOSt_fO_ZUITiIl2ONzt-GLfsJqyXfkpFpgG9hycbc-7pWXqlLA7pJ3UmLdsrVfllA4yEEp9341jgiiCU0sP2Ba5eGkQFJte2YAR72E8DG4/s1600/013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501377611651373570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHANbqiQUe-OqhjovNk-lGhQtl7ZviCXWOOSt_fO_ZUITiIl2ONzt-GLfsJqyXfkpFpgG9hycbc-7pWXqlLA7pJ3UmLdsrVfllA4yEEp9341jgiiCU0sP2Ba5eGkQFJte2YAR72E8DG4/s320/013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7c8o-muX88QHjZAM0yzyuliMF1bY19pvTEjiOT7Acdki7SGOxfipN5LxX6jdrMVPPQHSjIMD37TR3SpLiMx96qoMjK1LmizFwWGr_rq_0XqHgxJV7dX2sczrYTtOymVdEkkmS13vRa0/s1600/011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501377598515555874" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNp2jAKA_VQxXmF2_Kocitlkl_5Ys7H4MhptdaSfsFwFiK0Rcg4Y6HJOPL9_nUTOfnRsoneZ6HNRYEOdYfATfG04oyAO3BM1by1EIv_1hvwSI74jgMiZ4vdqayuzOdkzBa6d7gBtYwsA/s320/blog+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> Besides my own wonderful husband and children I would like to thank my mother for all her support over the years. Again, my team keeps me going. Each person represents a leg on my many legged table that supports not just myself, but this little adventure in entrepreneurship.<br /><br /><div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-27081468825553317952010-05-14T20:00:00.000-07:002010-05-18T22:12:21.192-07:00Craft Brew Week - An evening with Upright BrewingI just want to start out by saying thank you to my darling husband for the invite to accompany him to one of the many inaugural <a href="http://vancouvercraftbeerweek.com/">Vancouver Craft Brewing Week </a>events.<br /><br />Tonight's festivities were hosted by <a href="http://www.uprightbrewing.com/">Upright Brewing </a>and the <a href="http://irishheather.com/">Irish Heather</a>. I will say now that I had so much fun and I can't wait to wander through Gastown again as so many very interesting venues have opened up as of late.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP996pWjcYQmz1WUiDOCycTXNXV8Rym-NBOAOq-w7taVKECT-wyNT28DYdWdQ-0Hk001c9F_8TpNrexZ6_0DQynSuX9SxcFpjh1zn_PV19kEPOUFTX7hpYKn2XosdSlkFNoREtHXZdIvk/s1600/blog+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471340140493176402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP996pWjcYQmz1WUiDOCycTXNXV8Rym-NBOAOq-w7taVKECT-wyNT28DYdWdQ-0Hk001c9F_8TpNrexZ6_0DQynSuX9SxcFpjh1zn_PV19kEPOUFTX7hpYKn2XosdSlkFNoREtHXZdIvk/s320/blog+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My husband is a bit of a craft beer afficianado. He brews his own amazing beer and has visions of one day opening up his own brewery. After a recent trip to Portland to suss out the local brews there I myself am quite educated and was ready to fully enjoy this evening of food and beer pairing.<br />The evening began at Shebeen a most excellent whiskey bar hidden in behind the Irish Heather. I was very pleased to visit the Irish Heather again as my last visit was at it's old location which was many moons ago.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7oHOoIyIGs7SHxp2bhQ8lUbF8zd3VJySF2gV0VhyphenhyphenPPyaMZDLfkZ7hWJYxhFd3FJDk4AvCmT_XViXiLa04KyKvPiLBwiDp6KXvjN4167ZD6DEQUOq1Ci1lYfDa2Gc9RF00s6c2mxrdFQ/s1600/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471340130026271954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7oHOoIyIGs7SHxp2bhQ8lUbF8zd3VJySF2gV0VhyphenhyphenPPyaMZDLfkZ7hWJYxhFd3FJDk4AvCmT_XViXiLa04KyKvPiLBwiDp6KXvjN4167ZD6DEQUOq1Ci1lYfDa2Gc9RF00s6c2mxrdFQ/s320/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> The final game between Montreal and Pittsburg which was a fantastic way to begin our beer tasting.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQPyNVOTcu66HpfB7BmCsgHL-in_eK9e1YRqOR4VNrp4PusA7h7B5r1Xiq82pLPKeg3E935AR840UgX9IdpIQ4AcG5xkwLJUxAbLZ_xbRk6KIZqLEfZ9oroQL_c5oiL8g3kuKT7qwNj8/s1600/blog+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471340125683315602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQPyNVOTcu66HpfB7BmCsgHL-in_eK9e1YRqOR4VNrp4PusA7h7B5r1Xiq82pLPKeg3E935AR840UgX9IdpIQ4AcG5xkwLJUxAbLZ_xbRk6KIZqLEfZ9oroQL_c5oiL8g3kuKT7qwNj8/s320/blog+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Woohooo!!! we all know what happens here. I was standing beside the wife of Upright Brewing's owner and we snuck in bits of hockey talk and Canadian culture.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlDFvbcM6EQ18hYVjG13E-x-QuFjK8Lyt5HJOAYId_29pageIivYu2C9aFZ6xIotfgOoSgO3oOd7OHJ4COsGLtZm0ZiUAkYsSjw-1i08vrQonb0t92UY3IhclQC9hO6Fjv-FpA1GQ91Y/s1600/blog+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471339654592197314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlDFvbcM6EQ18hYVjG13E-x-QuFjK8Lyt5HJOAYId_29pageIivYu2C9aFZ6xIotfgOoSgO3oOd7OHJ4COsGLtZm0ZiUAkYsSjw-1i08vrQonb0t92UY3IhclQC9hO6Fjv-FpA1GQ91Y/s320/blog+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the first beer and it was quite lovely. I believe it was a pilsner. Upright Brewing specializes in Belgian inspired beers. My only complaint was that this little glass was all that was offered. I did understand though that Upright did not bring limitless quantities of beer and they did have a second evening event planned. Our conclusion for next year is to come to the second night!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioqMD8p9Pupg-UmgJTSYhC9kwo55WVtB6wAofjuyK7M2H1AhuF4NVYQtzLpw7pAzegAnkca1gHs3oXNulyHbA_Q6Ldng2wp12t77j7TJmPsvTDadUVsV3XK92krWLQT1qAW3pqOgBGnU/s1600/blog+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471339645721567394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioqMD8p9Pupg-UmgJTSYhC9kwo55WVtB6wAofjuyK7M2H1AhuF4NVYQtzLpw7pAzegAnkca1gHs3oXNulyHbA_Q6Ldng2wp12t77j7TJmPsvTDadUVsV3XK92krWLQT1qAW3pqOgBGnU/s320/blog+2.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our dinner was served long table style at The Salty Tongue and I will definitely be heading back to that deli to check out their daytime vibe. I loved the surroundings.</div><div>We sampled two different beers with our meal and ... arghh... I can't remember! They were numbered and... nope, no memory. I did enjoy them though!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9d16hsnvz-OBgbl7SlkWxoALseBwLelZa3bO92JoUZGt79ylj6aZxqTRpuR3YMewnVUOmYFSXB9EdNHarBvagVjJKEwD-Lh0ZmWHidxQPmlQkdVFOIN4dGUPhIVOuiFLzb4F2n5WA7uY/s1600/blog+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471339640755915042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9d16hsnvz-OBgbl7SlkWxoALseBwLelZa3bO92JoUZGt79ylj6aZxqTRpuR3YMewnVUOmYFSXB9EdNHarBvagVjJKEwD-Lh0ZmWHidxQPmlQkdVFOIN4dGUPhIVOuiFLzb4F2n5WA7uY/s320/blog+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> The owner of Upright Brewing, Alex Ganum, letting us in on some secrets which of course I can't remember as I do not get out much and I really was quite enjoying the festivities.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UdMVkvpfrAZ83jIGEvNiz8-MjsCwMLRo2PspIGdnd8OPq6qibSOdLPFxWpzCBvq8hwyJbw1JBphrPA_bGgekD-v0dqNLo9cG9NZNso_15Lkrnc78rihxrkYuf9bByO858DO5XgDWwmY/s1600/blog+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471339634830632722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UdMVkvpfrAZ83jIGEvNiz8-MjsCwMLRo2PspIGdnd8OPq6qibSOdLPFxWpzCBvq8hwyJbw1JBphrPA_bGgekD-v0dqNLo9cG9NZNso_15Lkrnc78rihxrkYuf9bByO858DO5XgDWwmY/s320/blog+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eNO225Fv2r0xisscsevLQEUCogAdldA1upVkdekQzYVfKDcFYDe3xvCDCY76BQRKrt_ci9aS_nK4bnkoIA6Krafbv1IoF1MLdQjEwYV6ebOTyr12IRtbvGz0KAUmrOSavyBx49idXgE/s1600/blog+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471339626581250066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eNO225Fv2r0xisscsevLQEUCogAdldA1upVkdekQzYVfKDcFYDe3xvCDCY76BQRKrt_ci9aS_nK4bnkoIA6Krafbv1IoF1MLdQjEwYV6ebOTyr12IRtbvGz0KAUmrOSavyBx49idXgE/s320/blog+3.JPG" border="0" /></a> We finished our course at salt, just across the road in Blood Alley. Super yummy cheeses and copious amounts of bread and crackers greeted us with ample beer to wet our pallettes. Nice!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm3y2uQwTmAyH3GCcc49UVxMqaSyPnsfn_xXy66Lg6dOyi0ePuzVavRz6K7mtXvMpltj0A9Iw_0ayhUmxhmwmNYZ-fYa1DzG2gsoIWHH0o00oHD7cL3Qb2Tnukxl5QeX47CiO0OIy9RI/s1600/blog+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471334342533335218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm3y2uQwTmAyH3GCcc49UVxMqaSyPnsfn_xXy66Lg6dOyi0ePuzVavRz6K7mtXvMpltj0A9Iw_0ayhUmxhmwmNYZ-fYa1DzG2gsoIWHH0o00oHD7cL3Qb2Tnukxl5QeX47CiO0OIy9RI/s320/blog+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSQSXK-uxpqOFniGL38IVDX0zkhUJOZezUgZJDE8TLNQHLkW4n_mrsQzhVLeJu2uEN-bwjhRSR28Tgipbe5_uU3j3HUnL7OJP6Q21JY4zq7Cp88-qVOT3x6Mj-QUscQ_3SLb6i3MfWWI/s1600/blog+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471334338928702498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSQSXK-uxpqOFniGL38IVDX0zkhUJOZezUgZJDE8TLNQHLkW4n_mrsQzhVLeJu2uEN-bwjhRSR28Tgipbe5_uU3j3HUnL7OJP6Q21JY4zq7Cp88-qVOT3x6Mj-QUscQ_3SLb6i3MfWWI/s320/blog+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIGP52f1T1uXvFTZ6VElbb8OgLMwB3sBHSe16V94HwedaoEdy9n26wPntieaSZhO2u6KzSz22oPxip6ALD-DaIIRUge_k1f31qULSbTeUKxrN0t2vWxpiSseAtp4jC7KD7OkexNHKqsM/s1600/blog+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471334330020932802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIGP52f1T1uXvFTZ6VElbb8OgLMwB3sBHSe16V94HwedaoEdy9n26wPntieaSZhO2u6KzSz22oPxip6ALD-DaIIRUge_k1f31qULSbTeUKxrN0t2vWxpiSseAtp4jC7KD7OkexNHKqsM/s320/blog+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN15tbwXweqFShZ-_nW3NYTv-1hBHrMCJGMaARuM8HhrWxob4fNyFsrcwCs3LAgMP-xFVZmkbVv02WWxxOzLz2pCfwN_jJh5fbpiv6HbiFwaM5IAH7_ObMbgyeZa1meuaTsA7RnwpXuIs/s1600/blog+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471334325390330098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN15tbwXweqFShZ-_nW3NYTv-1hBHrMCJGMaARuM8HhrWxob4fNyFsrcwCs3LAgMP-xFVZmkbVv02WWxxOzLz2pCfwN_jJh5fbpiv6HbiFwaM5IAH7_ObMbgyeZa1meuaTsA7RnwpXuIs/s320/blog+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> I loved salt and I will return. As I said before, I had so much fun visiting all these places and with glimpses of many more we will be arranging a babysitter in the near future so we can keep the good times comin'.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_lOHSCi8ceASLFht2LReXbvwMMvZCMDQ6xzUwj9FCkaWJ3v8wsh0rhJcmwAvPatGYPNBkRQaP1-X6D8L0miNCFRFTWdHp9OcP8Se65udJCWj-RReev2kazBsrotr2msYrKbKoiEgyhk/s1600/blog+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471334314639418066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_lOHSCi8ceASLFht2LReXbvwMMvZCMDQ6xzUwj9FCkaWJ3v8wsh0rhJcmwAvPatGYPNBkRQaP1-X6D8L0miNCFRFTWdHp9OcP8Se65udJCWj-RReev2kazBsrotr2msYrKbKoiEgyhk/s320/blog+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-69277718573306632742010-05-14T19:46:00.000-07:002010-05-14T20:00:21.039-07:00My wee bro...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNyrGuhj4yigyNIyTuofAIhFXCQI1QDR5tOh3VBM8s-oJRQaITryXVC7kutklBmVl6UvcSteSEELzYC5vOg04QzrMj6v94SDqPAhumhDJg62hOiLopUZFwpk9_gaBKpJGFZYxGkzU20c/s1600/Denny.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471325982827843410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNyrGuhj4yigyNIyTuofAIhFXCQI1QDR5tOh3VBM8s-oJRQaITryXVC7kutklBmVl6UvcSteSEELzYC5vOg04QzrMj6v94SDqPAhumhDJg62hOiLopUZFwpk9_gaBKpJGFZYxGkzU20c/s320/Denny.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYoUhVuipGvawEjUeHWUNdAsMIag1YeAYeedGNuKUjXenpgQCrST8Zsw0DugOtvWZOSNTMgHYPPGe5UzNgXgOoBpnYEvwI1JDS9nOejBayEjXJFBW6tPjnhgVcYZ5bS9O_ymdKY_oLz4/s1600/Dennis_posed.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471325061404267858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYoUhVuipGvawEjUeHWUNdAsMIag1YeAYeedGNuKUjXenpgQCrST8Zsw0DugOtvWZOSNTMgHYPPGe5UzNgXgOoBpnYEvwI1JDS9nOejBayEjXJFBW6tPjnhgVcYZ5bS9O_ymdKY_oLz4/s320/Dennis_posed.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div>He would probably hate to find out I posted any pictures of him, but then perhaps he should be checking in with his big sister's blog to see what she is up to in the land of photography. He sat for me and I believe that is an open invitation in his case.<br /></div><div>My children absolutely adore my brother; sometimes so much that I feel as if I am a second thought. I love it though.</div><br /><div>My brother gives me many a Monday as a catch up day. He spends time with his daughter on this magical day and the monkeys play together. It helps that they are the same age. Our little tribe of women will be welcoming a new being soon... and this new face will be a boy!</div><br /><div>Thank you my dearest brother for your devotion to my children. I am so pleased that the three girls are so devoted to each other. I guess that says a lot about our relationship too. You are the whole package and offer me support in every fathomable way!</div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-88934389189668900582010-05-11T22:28:00.000-07:002010-05-11T22:41:47.938-07:00More words of gratitude<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Zvurc5LBW7Fm3yloGTXhcGR6kLnx4-sEdGfK9AcxSwgwzyFbjhF6RiE1zWaA6VTnpyHxrUl_iTFMrdr1dibvO0XX-ofcfAQXvkuoqL4Qmi8ivM-bHoraSuaGXtJ2332MuupEzQNBxfo/s1600/nanan+composite+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470252172566153938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Zvurc5LBW7Fm3yloGTXhcGR6kLnx4-sEdGfK9AcxSwgwzyFbjhF6RiE1zWaA6VTnpyHxrUl_iTFMrdr1dibvO0XX-ofcfAQXvkuoqL4Qmi8ivM-bHoraSuaGXtJ2332MuupEzQNBxfo/s320/nanan+composite+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> My mother-in-law worked in the film industry and we did not see much of her. Then she left it and in the year before she returned to her native land of New Zealand, she spent so much of that last year with my monkeys.<br />Without her I would not have been able to commit to starting my company. She looked after my children without question and was there when I needed her...which was a lot of the time.<br />I am very lucky to have such an amazing mother-in-law. She is spirited and creative and crafty and very very joyous and we have missed her dearly so it is wonderful to look at these photos from her last month here.<br />She will return for the summer and fill our lives with sunshine soon. My kids already have their list ready of things to do, places to visit and crafts to make. Her connection to them was very strong and I am very pleased as she is in the forefront of their young minds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpof6v1iEetz0oXKFPj_hy5QSmKgve0Z7Oickhk2REDZ2BmRejesUGkDYxIVs-AJ5b-5SkBeMotWMvldxhgbmv8adZDpMfySMJrmcdI_E5Fa_-SSM4R1lDnZjx-YEdCxrCjs_1bK-921g/s1600/nanan+and+bryn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470251312556151170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpof6v1iEetz0oXKFPj_hy5QSmKgve0Z7Oickhk2REDZ2BmRejesUGkDYxIVs-AJ5b-5SkBeMotWMvldxhgbmv8adZDpMfySMJrmcdI_E5Fa_-SSM4R1lDnZjx-YEdCxrCjs_1bK-921g/s320/nanan+and+bryn.jpg" border="0" /></a>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-64087202410647102512010-05-09T22:28:00.001-07:002010-05-11T22:42:25.260-07:00Happy Mother's Day... and a big thank you<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8h56iO7faCvehLzGyzFn3ujml2ruqgGztr1naD0pZ99uq2e3ewy0nNg4ExoPgXjU4rq-pDGQJ9bCCmtU9EcOzp4WOkSsZ_b3cHfp1zqWCeZfCwkiywuF3c64Z7_2_13W6BM2R9_3xsWM/s1600/Grandma+and+grandpa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469509187382545266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8h56iO7faCvehLzGyzFn3ujml2ruqgGztr1naD0pZ99uq2e3ewy0nNg4ExoPgXjU4rq-pDGQJ9bCCmtU9EcOzp4WOkSsZ_b3cHfp1zqWCeZfCwkiywuF3c64Z7_2_13W6BM2R9_3xsWM/s320/Grandma+and+grandpa.jpg" border="0" /></a>When I think of where I am in terms of my business and how my kids and my husband manage my crazy schedule, I offer a great big whoop of gratitude for my most amazing support network. It is not just me who started this business. My team is very large and not a day goes by when I do not think of them.<br />This is team grandma and grandpa. It actually overwhelms me a little when I think of how far I have come because of these two.<br />It is Mother's Day today, but I am seeing it as a day of acknowledgement of all those who are so freakin' amazing and without whom I would not be the mother that I am.<br /><br />This week I want to thank them all and I will put up little pics that I have taken over the last little while to acknowledge them.sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-80516891726193155182010-05-02T23:17:00.000-07:002010-05-02T23:34:46.437-07:00yes, wedding season is upon me!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCAOO3P-eYzEKj0jJnA4iuXhvbzUMr5E8KAQXHEVrhG-QEXmB52XI-UjCAYc4g1BMkRyxx7SQkeFVnyMAQ3vlFoH8kKBjdA0XdHdVqQN3_ilan-HD3oRtNNbuVylAFchZ2eoqVslwqlA/s1600/blog+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466925859400679106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCAOO3P-eYzEKj0jJnA4iuXhvbzUMr5E8KAQXHEVrhG-QEXmB52XI-UjCAYc4g1BMkRyxx7SQkeFVnyMAQ3vlFoH8kKBjdA0XdHdVqQN3_ilan-HD3oRtNNbuVylAFchZ2eoqVslwqlA/s320/blog+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> Paula and Maike fell in love. I know the whole story now and it is lovely. As we wandered Sunset Beach on what turned out to be a gorgeous evening I was filled in on all the details.<br />This is what I like about engagement sessions.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdrkfLoZu8AcIEWmm4RK8UlcizJ67Nn_HIxCyc7rTmSSTzDnu-CKPbH0LiUTbyP4D6lUJSl062Wab_LUcRUW-xKF_ItAutMfGRDoVpMK3HPYmzbad0V0ReEqSsjRqPGCLdixvJdfNr7I/s1600/blog+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466925848796462178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdrkfLoZu8AcIEWmm4RK8UlcizJ67Nn_HIxCyc7rTmSSTzDnu-CKPbH0LiUTbyP4D6lUJSl062Wab_LUcRUW-xKF_ItAutMfGRDoVpMK3HPYmzbad0V0ReEqSsjRqPGCLdixvJdfNr7I/s320/blog+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love that I am able to see a couple be oh so silly before the seriousness of their wedding. It also gives me a great chance to get to know them so that photos on the day of the ceremony are more relaxed and we can incorporate a bit of fun.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47Tjixw2pf8xhpT6zadSi26J8bWscv_enOS89xWiqPhHJM64qu2SzzykLqAYLLV_O4jNNgUTtUWsz6zJeM9n_P99iNv-g-G2CVZbUK5f7mVkgvPU00MirwFd_iZBgh67Lhww9Xkske0o/s1600/blog+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466925839756273650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47Tjixw2pf8xhpT6zadSi26J8bWscv_enOS89xWiqPhHJM64qu2SzzykLqAYLLV_O4jNNgUTtUWsz6zJeM9n_P99iNv-g-G2CVZbUK5f7mVkgvPU00MirwFd_iZBgh67Lhww9Xkske0o/s320/blog+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qhx9xihRu6CPiA-21AlFp7odP52QbMlld0dC_Sh7fZ9iBhvsYF2xjrpHy333PAs-9hI0ADU2xQYVk02WBQckrkzjPyDkzCMN8BVQmQnmSjB1zbaHpefEDfYKKN4YYHpZk-JkJRWtl40/s1600/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466925148165496770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qhx9xihRu6CPiA-21AlFp7odP52QbMlld0dC_Sh7fZ9iBhvsYF2xjrpHy333PAs-9hI0ADU2xQYVk02WBQckrkzjPyDkzCMN8BVQmQnmSjB1zbaHpefEDfYKKN4YYHpZk-JkJRWtl40/s320/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTS38j8BZlyG7KmMKgedb5xLu1IinM4LMz_wFbR9PdGwFeLK6uOKRJGOeDFssmtSRzZtNMvVxqrSRoY4G2HFGXotF1UqT_wMTuglYOiEHCF9VEEP9Xr35H5Ahps1lP7iJMLUFdR9fgeM/s1600/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466925141988734962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTS38j8BZlyG7KmMKgedb5xLu1IinM4LMz_wFbR9PdGwFeLK6uOKRJGOeDFssmtSRzZtNMvVxqrSRoY4G2HFGXotF1UqT_wMTuglYOiEHCF9VEEP9Xr35H5Ahps1lP7iJMLUFdR9fgeM/s320/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlX20H5dwKCSWVGxhU03g_RK1VFCeGM17SlCsZJo24xHwUL8vQ6NHSV-RLzb0wH9qzCOH3S6rVyY-r1rP7q90PfGDCvNoN7TOS_IA7cqWdrjAEFOeDOsvwYpQecoQU3ckfrzDLV0oaeY/s1600/007.copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466925134909161698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlX20H5dwKCSWVGxhU03g_RK1VFCeGM17SlCsZJo24xHwUL8vQ6NHSV-RLzb0wH9qzCOH3S6rVyY-r1rP7q90PfGDCvNoN7TOS_IA7cqWdrjAEFOeDOsvwYpQecoQU3ckfrzDLV0oaeY/s320/007.copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMB-S4Kf-gb8nAQnv1JlzY-UluXsyx7OVMgDGbqbP6BiXQZGxqTtLewRwJMyyFzSnMnUPLVuc0uU-mLNwdugAM_g4aTi2pi6qO_-Lqgw-p7h9dbGi8v7-Ea3-dhx9LLs-GR0aktJKor4/s1600/blog+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466925120561473426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMB-S4Kf-gb8nAQnv1JlzY-UluXsyx7OVMgDGbqbP6BiXQZGxqTtLewRwJMyyFzSnMnUPLVuc0uU-mLNwdugAM_g4aTi2pi6qO_-Lqgw-p7h9dbGi8v7-Ea3-dhx9LLs-GR0aktJKor4/s320/blog+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RxeCiuo8_0CXSATP6ULRsuj7LhlXWNl-XiAzWDUm4ruqMR6i_v806VnE_bj6yqH-eV8UA7A3ld3rbXDRhNnNyYrGdDJkIp0Qw1YvvG1DS8YwMKvkXWgrKUw8XMjhbe9cUwrsCEtVVQ0/s1600/blog+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466925110531902418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RxeCiuo8_0CXSATP6ULRsuj7LhlXWNl-XiAzWDUm4ruqMR6i_v806VnE_bj6yqH-eV8UA7A3ld3rbXDRhNnNyYrGdDJkIp0Qw1YvvG1DS8YwMKvkXWgrKUw8XMjhbe9cUwrsCEtVVQ0/s320/blog+011.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-70221762112093754842010-04-30T09:36:00.001-07:002010-04-30T09:41:57.806-07:00Spring Photo Shoot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5dd-N5D2JvtMD5spd3g-zEdrhD9oCtoOH552yC9aA8P2OkqybWREK8bXQ9Obvm_KsmwK7wZv6qPLaoUOL9rwgm36VjLxXZ4P2RfC_wPqSsMnuSXyupmlhcotvlKWJZxMjRtsGyTNPYw/s1600/blog+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465971374104880674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5dd-N5D2JvtMD5spd3g-zEdrhD9oCtoOH552yC9aA8P2OkqybWREK8bXQ9Obvm_KsmwK7wZv6qPLaoUOL9rwgm36VjLxXZ4P2RfC_wPqSsMnuSXyupmlhcotvlKWJZxMjRtsGyTNPYw/s320/blog+7.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jenn and Lee's wedding is an event I am very much looking forward to. It will take place in a very serene and green setting. Truly, it is an ideal photographic experience. Even better, of course, are the two of them. They are just lovely and I am enjoying getting to know them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMeB5VCiRxPH4OZf6eSDcsKRjVju0o0Pz-pLge7eOOiKV0rcevl18AlHfZndga0qhS2ZckhegbslWFThDqlf_Lxr5muFyqo1wE5YZfxSbU6GW7HojAYXWQpiQNplbkSfBFHB5E1MO3Zo/s1600/blog+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465971367023469186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMeB5VCiRxPH4OZf6eSDcsKRjVju0o0Pz-pLge7eOOiKV0rcevl18AlHfZndga0qhS2ZckhegbslWFThDqlf_Lxr5muFyqo1wE5YZfxSbU6GW7HojAYXWQpiQNplbkSfBFHB5E1MO3Zo/s320/blog+4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Their cat followed us across the street and snuck into his fair share of photos.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR1E0FugvhU5VHEO2IhDT4Yi7Pn1GWMKvMzWGjCGWcMogy_-McxaUpyhWZ6I6YF0Fhlv_jOCUBkXyU_nwKH8UfUPRziysWXCyw7sDZ1QFY1gZn8YSMDHxiFRyicsQVzKp7OwTZM5KjOs/s1600/blog+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465971356806701378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR1E0FugvhU5VHEO2IhDT4Yi7Pn1GWMKvMzWGjCGWcMogy_-McxaUpyhWZ6I6YF0Fhlv_jOCUBkXyU_nwKH8UfUPRziysWXCyw7sDZ1QFY1gZn8YSMDHxiFRyicsQVzKp7OwTZM5KjOs/s320/blog+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9t4Sdb1xf2SH_mKM816L1peKW6snST60FZbZHy5mrSeQf_RIsjMSerVFp75lauujTeYh-Rpusp8Q5zafto_yyYOfllV7WiV_C0nZvi6UFJ_v_SmD-gclK1YAzOAVn6fzmDMp6lWZMOhA/s1600/blog+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465971350657695570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9t4Sdb1xf2SH_mKM816L1peKW6snST60FZbZHy5mrSeQf_RIsjMSerVFp75lauujTeYh-Rpusp8Q5zafto_yyYOfllV7WiV_C0nZvi6UFJ_v_SmD-gclK1YAzOAVn6fzmDMp6lWZMOhA/s320/blog+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby3VIOh25Y3QQos660z0XJEVmK9SqecMSgYz-2KLQ-_S3EwE117TnT9xrcWnOn0S_Rspb2xurFp3EuQfYJ8ReGPqVgSxMPINDICNLragDkbTXAXj8Tc6XWKPxgR3z9F7YwWLXd7P-Myo/s1600/blog+15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465971340378564466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby3VIOh25Y3QQos660z0XJEVmK9SqecMSgYz-2KLQ-_S3EwE117TnT9xrcWnOn0S_Rspb2xurFp3EuQfYJ8ReGPqVgSxMPINDICNLragDkbTXAXj8Tc6XWKPxgR3z9F7YwWLXd7P-Myo/s320/blog+15.jpg" border="0" /></a> This photo is my favourite I must say.<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-42005962694660333322010-04-18T09:43:00.000-07:002010-04-18T09:59:57.721-07:00Finding fun in an all day shoot.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9Hht3xOp9IKA1zyQP4peGy-GfGKbN-79IWedZp2fy9o6DT0RGNDaZOzNGyZyAqMx0rvmXlp8JZQ7f7dauDpuC4xXhDSOdebfGWcsvQv5y1D0By5pIVmDxYARST_n3XNviHDDpTcUbqQ/s1600/blog+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461521048152673442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9Hht3xOp9IKA1zyQP4peGy-GfGKbN-79IWedZp2fy9o6DT0RGNDaZOzNGyZyAqMx0rvmXlp8JZQ7f7dauDpuC4xXhDSOdebfGWcsvQv5y1D0By5pIVmDxYARST_n3XNviHDDpTcUbqQ/s320/blog+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> I spent a long day outside in the gorgeous sun taking photos for a marketing campaign. The group of individuals involved were not professional models, but friends and this is the kind of shoot that is fun and full of antics.<br />Here are a few outtakes from the day that I think show the more casual nature of those involved.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfst9iEBcKLBkpXgXGjSEBKmv5pZYcQEVKFoeO0G2sF5rq9QYyO5TKboIOtG1wa2jQi9b0tMngX6BJmK3gEG-78L0qwHWuKc5OcObC6lVXUgW1hOr7i-gPxlv7OJ-SBBEsbwSW5frk1ww/s1600/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461521037023361522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfst9iEBcKLBkpXgXGjSEBKmv5pZYcQEVKFoeO0G2sF5rq9QYyO5TKboIOtG1wa2jQi9b0tMngX6BJmK3gEG-78L0qwHWuKc5OcObC6lVXUgW1hOr7i-gPxlv7OJ-SBBEsbwSW5frk1ww/s320/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> This child is so at ease with people as he raised 'in a village' with many around him to provide love and stimulus.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoabUIfq1EZl6N1ad9x8vQsxVuhZ_UO62VAXESVykr9IP6h0wRakN-8KpQErfNDoglIODHcUxaVyjo_x0ns8U10s0adupckVYadLpGktrnO4rkWY02JM8F1WS_V6DZi6Z_nioaJU7dm4/s1600/blog+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461521032565531026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoabUIfq1EZl6N1ad9x8vQsxVuhZ_UO62VAXESVykr9IP6h0wRakN-8KpQErfNDoglIODHcUxaVyjo_x0ns8U10s0adupckVYadLpGktrnO4rkWY02JM8F1WS_V6DZi6Z_nioaJU7dm4/s320/blog+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2w3NMPfghb9RK6jQyTdS_53POJ8fDcWIOvMJ1zDxjnRftNzIDtgQhzwZ9V_pcJeQsLzlYkV6MJNiRjPEXeSFO_CsUGeOSvxS-tGRKTRUD1TbI6PkWO5fAyWxmwHTXjXyFwanV-9ayw4/s1600/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461521025691941586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2w3NMPfghb9RK6jQyTdS_53POJ8fDcWIOvMJ1zDxjnRftNzIDtgQhzwZ9V_pcJeQsLzlYkV6MJNiRjPEXeSFO_CsUGeOSvxS-tGRKTRUD1TbI6PkWO5fAyWxmwHTXjXyFwanV-9ayw4/s320/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEm4hXmdEn-93WSkf0Mx4iMcbWrMqeOqn6x7TlosYHY4_DqMkh3RnnsfjApS6j_ucbbHta2C571x1op9g2EMkQKrjRjDL9IgUZvjIZT5P3Z4m7frMyNo-wh6UmWMi23dEQF2Ndyfe_9Vw/s1600/blog+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461521014115026642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEm4hXmdEn-93WSkf0Mx4iMcbWrMqeOqn6x7TlosYHY4_DqMkh3RnnsfjApS6j_ucbbHta2C571x1op9g2EMkQKrjRjDL9IgUZvjIZT5P3Z4m7frMyNo-wh6UmWMi23dEQF2Ndyfe_9Vw/s320/blog+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyrc6SoTOoG-fZGSosaI8GZoylKBLgAOZDk-rUZqDCn4mAfWX6FW1A8ntaUa1ff4b-335KrxtSostFi3Ad6rIYYbOFkrnsKN051Ie3MfjvGqFVU6uZJc1e5f5mmkkjN-FWOLJfqDjPb4/s1600/blog+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461520659850518514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyrc6SoTOoG-fZGSosaI8GZoylKBLgAOZDk-rUZqDCn4mAfWX6FW1A8ntaUa1ff4b-335KrxtSostFi3Ad6rIYYbOFkrnsKN051Ie3MfjvGqFVU6uZJc1e5f5mmkkjN-FWOLJfqDjPb4/s320/blog+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPlWJIFk8zyNPByKs4zngK1bIkTcB0FMBe1BQdGDTY125drXpuFPiwfN50L9OElDzzUFbLLx1uK2dxwyC1RTK86DGrIped4hJwBnTXcu4TyUxISGCKmjqmHhXOmrIgzVCWiwyOO8gmeY/s1600/blog+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461520650003520082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPlWJIFk8zyNPByKs4zngK1bIkTcB0FMBe1BQdGDTY125drXpuFPiwfN50L9OElDzzUFbLLx1uK2dxwyC1RTK86DGrIped4hJwBnTXcu4TyUxISGCKmjqmHhXOmrIgzVCWiwyOO8gmeY/s320/blog+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> I enjoyed taking a few family pictures for mom and babe. Who knows, maybe they will be used in the campaign.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJtFVOvrBbt_kdZT49PikzdfxCgc15mRnifEF3kaf_sDLRjlZ70oCR7-vfhrzIgNPDbifEaWhOKT320LV_EsfpboAzhUz_ZNbSpbgjvv7d6DedopNsHi-17PVo2RRhGwDcJA3DmOF0wg/s1600/blog+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461520641612186642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJtFVOvrBbt_kdZT49PikzdfxCgc15mRnifEF3kaf_sDLRjlZ70oCR7-vfhrzIgNPDbifEaWhOKT320LV_EsfpboAzhUz_ZNbSpbgjvv7d6DedopNsHi-17PVo2RRhGwDcJA3DmOF0wg/s320/blog+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Gf6p9efEbPksfGimcLeiLJxk_HS3j4sg5CrmQzBDXG8CNCQxhnOkb7YEZFXjdMe1tVQZW5ldDLcndrMMqFgVid4MdCjvCgcfs2mJGz3DZsLNDVPKy3Iszw2JzOqcVH9iNXDOjgDotE/s1600/blog+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461520631997301634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Gf6p9efEbPksfGimcLeiLJxk_HS3j4sg5CrmQzBDXG8CNCQxhnOkb7YEZFXjdMe1tVQZW5ldDLcndrMMqFgVid4MdCjvCgcfs2mJGz3DZsLNDVPKy3Iszw2JzOqcVH9iNXDOjgDotE/s320/blog+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmI9VvPKoeQBkrr76emtZERc2YxyVLkYjy4XUTeuLEnwrbe9Xzu620zbPcu626QCafz2repo1LGLI4CNGkzj1W2l0dRvyUuMCnS7IuZok5ARzG-nJ2TYNNFbCiycybGFGzx-s0Rty8I4/s1600/blog+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461520626286640674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmI9VvPKoeQBkrr76emtZERc2YxyVLkYjy4XUTeuLEnwrbe9Xzu620zbPcu626QCafz2repo1LGLI4CNGkzj1W2l0dRvyUuMCnS7IuZok5ARzG-nJ2TYNNFbCiycybGFGzx-s0Rty8I4/s320/blog+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qeyqS3rd-bkNyQaMSQJSg81cTniyQeJtHWFnC019t5sGkUABvE3AUz2hv8cD9ab5ssrrVNzWDbZXNlNXSpSIiUNn1Ay4xZoUYBTEIx1I5xFVcTzeckYYfvWzoCtB_0WfYwhS6tNKGjs/s1600/blog+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461519610601300562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qeyqS3rd-bkNyQaMSQJSg81cTniyQeJtHWFnC019t5sGkUABvE3AUz2hv8cD9ab5ssrrVNzWDbZXNlNXSpSIiUNn1Ay4xZoUYBTEIx1I5xFVcTzeckYYfvWzoCtB_0WfYwhS6tNKGjs/s320/blog+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> The afternoon shift was just as much fun.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWClglLLf95_zCJrXlcI8hyphenhyphen8TqLwvy6jti7KX7-8n6jfKoU3Vy-rFw_TzNjjgOUKOoHAZicG8FGqLmUjSCulFArYnpJRohl3XAgO1mUzXvWt3Tmhebq-209Nq5tXFdlEOt7JfLxH_fF4/s1600/blog+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461519599584041746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWClglLLf95_zCJrXlcI8hyphenhyphen8TqLwvy6jti7KX7-8n6jfKoU3Vy-rFw_TzNjjgOUKOoHAZicG8FGqLmUjSCulFArYnpJRohl3XAgO1mUzXvWt3Tmhebq-209Nq5tXFdlEOt7JfLxH_fF4/s320/blog+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmEGbKB1mwTueph0gW-yMy4noRuWgLjQcw4ZkHzDsA52TB0CjMhHZcorupd0UwCiOtpp2qASIfXxIFRlvsZz9_nHVa3AGg67yyInt6iU-74oES8DyiTN_1elI0MQPeMJ66rAgTgv_USw/s1600/blog+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461519591537186290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmEGbKB1mwTueph0gW-yMy4noRuWgLjQcw4ZkHzDsA52TB0CjMhHZcorupd0UwCiOtpp2qASIfXxIFRlvsZz9_nHVa3AGg67yyInt6iU-74oES8DyiTN_1elI0MQPeMJ66rAgTgv_USw/s320/blog+014.jpg" border="0" /></a> I did get a little wet, but the images we captured were great.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_7J7RTAVaF6wIkS4QcJpshnNmovpvcc7OHUGGou5eORs2JaDhACQzRLOOEFg_tPfmbw_XETd-WiIJQNiQhVWaL0t1GUWDceTSVj4M7abjEUSXmTqCIGwGJVYTDOQZ3T2cS9eHc3KD38/s1600/blog+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461519583319287186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_7J7RTAVaF6wIkS4QcJpshnNmovpvcc7OHUGGou5eORs2JaDhACQzRLOOEFg_tPfmbw_XETd-WiIJQNiQhVWaL0t1GUWDceTSVj4M7abjEUSXmTqCIGwGJVYTDOQZ3T2cS9eHc3KD38/s320/blog+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIA39-Y44Isu17tXpUCooP1FV5n073J75sIN0PaAGZE2SG9SF1LIOXijmDShpqwu6ZlZrr50ecDrqhJFC6oGfYV0xXubCbJh1jMTSQZ1A1m0lUpKQEcLBZnIZ5RYTWHxysrFg94dmBMc/s1600/blog+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461519574301952418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIA39-Y44Isu17tXpUCooP1FV5n073J75sIN0PaAGZE2SG9SF1LIOXijmDShpqwu6ZlZrr50ecDrqhJFC6oGfYV0xXubCbJh1jMTSQZ1A1m0lUpKQEcLBZnIZ5RYTWHxysrFg94dmBMc/s320/blog+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-23680288946037782522010-04-07T20:57:00.000-07:002010-04-07T21:17:09.618-07:00Spring at Boundary Bay<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SfCFDpxmzS793hJAX4PeNaMe-CdnE3bOR23NiQTfB51ApbNpdCHZ4xiSMJxAGSLge6jrhwLbPjmexplEJYlmaOAE10JNVcwjKE8kN2wB0wZZlLVfu_PJ7Ykj4FwUcrfIN0p7R6ls5jw/s1600/ashlie+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457614603638132514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SfCFDpxmzS793hJAX4PeNaMe-CdnE3bOR23NiQTfB51ApbNpdCHZ4xiSMJxAGSLge6jrhwLbPjmexplEJYlmaOAE10JNVcwjKE8kN2wB0wZZlLVfu_PJ7Ykj4FwUcrfIN0p7R6ls5jw/s400/ashlie+022.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wet dog and a beautiful grey beach day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6ZZ_S905Q_GEXdnVUpdC_LDIHfpXSLoOx8ERi4T68i8uJyrvaYgdnPmSDFSvHZ5zlofDV3g1PI0JbA-qUXdFsCsJSCDRrMaMvIz2o2eBPoIF6_yLpFnNMzaB6Fu0EPY8InCvqGuPeSQ/s1600/ashlie+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457612030555857282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6ZZ_S905Q_GEXdnVUpdC_LDIHfpXSLoOx8ERi4T68i8uJyrvaYgdnPmSDFSvHZ5zlofDV3g1PI0JbA-qUXdFsCsJSCDRrMaMvIz2o2eBPoIF6_yLpFnNMzaB6Fu0EPY8InCvqGuPeSQ/s400/ashlie+014.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jackson and Kalli are two lovely dogs who live in Boundary Bay. I had a most lovely session playing with the two of them and snapping the afternoon away. Jackson kept an eye on me to make sure that I was never left behind while we walked.</div><div>Both these dogs are rescue dogs and are so madly in love with the amazing couple, Ashlie and Tim, who adopted them. I do not believe a dog could find a more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">idyllic</span> life then in their lovely home. These dogs are honoured and cared for as friends.</div><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14f_1SGCNH9ay7LdVp7IaTl6y8cdRwNDNEsvzIgZJVHmXqSVc3XUUNcNzoc5vh5AIjFZkVKiAAMwIbWktFvC1mHRFxJWpxtB4ewoDHYZXxj-gaIhecWFyNEkw8MUomBLteYZSKVUvTl8/s1600/ashlie+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457612025064955906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14f_1SGCNH9ay7LdVp7IaTl6y8cdRwNDNEsvzIgZJVHmXqSVc3XUUNcNzoc5vh5AIjFZkVKiAAMwIbWktFvC1mHRFxJWpxtB4ewoDHYZXxj-gaIhecWFyNEkw8MUomBLteYZSKVUvTl8/s400/ashlie+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-ZT-ZwqDg1Ne2PTl5Jh5B-F6kjaKXYcCPUUoBS1-YxoB9WGaS3cvfysiRWNjgxlG35KkINzAueoWPaAOGU6Ef2XUfyctAOL9ysdzeOdbwqHnlYvCBmWgB94j_3PvAvZLb2Q4ye2pRLU/s1600/ashlie+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457612014696305442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-ZT-ZwqDg1Ne2PTl5Jh5B-F6kjaKXYcCPUUoBS1-YxoB9WGaS3cvfysiRWNjgxlG35KkINzAueoWPaAOGU6Ef2XUfyctAOL9ysdzeOdbwqHnlYvCBmWgB94j_3PvAvZLb2Q4ye2pRLU/s400/ashlie+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQP1_h-c3LrwZ67k94PaZdByCXpB08QntXNjbFINHdAZuh7NaBl-OnfQBlwEa-RUq9YgSRlNTkwWQfzu8yDQAfzuSPOUL4QJ6vTm9MNyhnLZ5HL5hUq0H-dI97Q-2JX1_OHEYPY_nhyphenhyphens/s1600/ashlie+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457612005667401026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQP1_h-c3LrwZ67k94PaZdByCXpB08QntXNjbFINHdAZuh7NaBl-OnfQBlwEa-RUq9YgSRlNTkwWQfzu8yDQAfzuSPOUL4QJ6vTm9MNyhnLZ5HL5hUq0H-dI97Q-2JX1_OHEYPY_nhyphenhyphens/s400/ashlie+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKwKdYuMsiUusksXbs73DlpLdR8DKzxtTDZdmnFg7ZRBexeMPKge5RivD9VimZogy5LCFQUKdqCP73crJM6A6RWIJOq8yzlH4zAaFMM4aE5hapmoaIlqKRHFbYectO8wsbw-F-wMUuuM/s1600/ashlie+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457611996568516626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKwKdYuMsiUusksXbs73DlpLdR8DKzxtTDZdmnFg7ZRBexeMPKge5RivD9VimZogy5LCFQUKdqCP73crJM6A6RWIJOq8yzlH4zAaFMM4aE5hapmoaIlqKRHFbYectO8wsbw-F-wMUuuM/s400/ashlie+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTrBh87D7cMoyULQfC974Wqh2W1zrw_QmmVgTmdDyntLHiPUUsuk8Mvxi1mkVH61setzXzhg3vVaNf6C-6FPi1ef6n6jxjoulpeUSJnXcuEZwS7oKMwjEvWKt1bgAkPCbknxubM69Ezk/s1600/ashlie+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457611422667901026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTrBh87D7cMoyULQfC974Wqh2W1zrw_QmmVgTmdDyntLHiPUUsuk8Mvxi1mkVH61setzXzhg3vVaNf6C-6FPi1ef6n6jxjoulpeUSJnXcuEZwS7oKMwjEvWKt1bgAkPCbknxubM69Ezk/s400/ashlie+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FMiNHZXk3XS63wyZUfYguGnm__TiAUcuXGWkw9VL2tNepPVJluBXL5F-hAm6X73kMjaSFudbR6VCODpGxwKv1OZsqdjmThodlcvVVfRAt_cJgsL2U8mzVkspFbZ2Ak-S0ryYET_U6H0/s1600/ashlie+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457611410449046722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FMiNHZXk3XS63wyZUfYguGnm__TiAUcuXGWkw9VL2tNepPVJluBXL5F-hAm6X73kMjaSFudbR6VCODpGxwKv1OZsqdjmThodlcvVVfRAt_cJgsL2U8mzVkspFbZ2Ak-S0ryYET_U6H0/s400/ashlie+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPI_ShH_q1bLYlx_xS3NvslQ8iTCNk_tLHa0k09YfG1BLcu3akBpLrk1qn8Hv1rqN5lWjh3Yc4WQAs-wgvOVud01ijBZVH5PjbRNm5R_I_rHUjdEZ6fhhPJ_RL9zuha4Bqg_kah88gsKg/s1600/ashlie+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457611401734787922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPI_ShH_q1bLYlx_xS3NvslQ8iTCNk_tLHa0k09YfG1BLcu3akBpLrk1qn8Hv1rqN5lWjh3Yc4WQAs-wgvOVud01ijBZVH5PjbRNm5R_I_rHUjdEZ6fhhPJ_RL9zuha4Bqg_kah88gsKg/s400/ashlie+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> It is very refreshing to take a walk to the beach with dogs in tow.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj3LCs7ptFijhUmZc-CF_sHJkUcQ2cyab6bKSMOx0URmYUTZrsFXtWHmZdIqE3-jyIx4Ybvl_2c6Rfq0M5OFU1gArQHmE1dT9swkaPniw1pgpclnlwz8wX0nwsQOJNF5oB-mfCD5ol4I/s1600/ashlie+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457611395344665458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj3LCs7ptFijhUmZc-CF_sHJkUcQ2cyab6bKSMOx0URmYUTZrsFXtWHmZdIqE3-jyIx4Ybvl_2c6Rfq0M5OFU1gArQHmE1dT9swkaPniw1pgpclnlwz8wX0nwsQOJNF5oB-mfCD5ol4I/s400/ashlie+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11LZJhUIjwsNHEsHd9TMTFy0fsLj-eqUhHKBYesO-QZiLvU8J-VxhoAqo9Cnephc79UlbnqrqfzYNJBMBHzrD4J74RPrretVMoctBCS3FZLl4zyziRSKYEOmYq7okFgTJOEu86DL_9yg/s1600/ashlie+005+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457611382927419938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11LZJhUIjwsNHEsHd9TMTFy0fsLj-eqUhHKBYesO-QZiLvU8J-VxhoAqo9Cnephc79UlbnqrqfzYNJBMBHzrD4J74RPrretVMoctBCS3FZLl4zyziRSKYEOmYq7okFgTJOEu86DL_9yg/s400/ashlie+005+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love the feel of Boundary Bay and all its little nooks and crannies. How alluring is the beautiful blue door? Ashlie and Tim found this lovely door and it now adorns the entrance way into their backyard.</div><div>Thank you Jackson and Kalli for letting me play with you!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-40812948802770509652010-03-27T13:44:00.000-07:002010-03-27T13:50:43.813-07:00My future partner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsehvIoN5C1qxjGyXjveDaaK7zlzY9nlZDzc7yBKACQpH4m29oWNQjeUscUDzW3NsYSIquFaCaxl1MHN6vZo_u51qgrZyFfX5dxL76eTslrSdI_1OhLGlzJiJKc5eNvC2KZMXlPMKzrd4/s1600/sweet+earth+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453417723009536114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsehvIoN5C1qxjGyXjveDaaK7zlzY9nlZDzc7yBKACQpH4m29oWNQjeUscUDzW3NsYSIquFaCaxl1MHN6vZo_u51qgrZyFfX5dxL76eTslrSdI_1OhLGlzJiJKc5eNvC2KZMXlPMKzrd4/s400/sweet+earth+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a> This amazing child is my future partner in crime. She has accompanied me on my less formal business meetings and is very engaged in anything that has to do with sweet earth. It is kind of cool that sometimes in her free play she is the owner and operator of her business company and takes this job very seriously.<br />When I am overwhelmed with balancing entrepreneur and mom I just think of this one and how I want to be a good role model for her. I know I have gone on about this idea before, but I really do need the reminders.<br /><div>I am so blessed to have two incredible daughters. </div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-12623196166767841612010-03-27T12:49:00.000-07:002010-03-27T13:44:30.868-07:00My monkey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbgIdhi7Ca1DJaBSZ-xoCMW4UijASWlWMGyMh6-nq2On4pzqJpeCu8jWfqtRUOdRZZolgkGrJCvEyAfECu8WALnZveL0N4aHh2EHCJSMEngll8pUsa-E2HOi9987THiVRIyRVKuN6DRM/s1600/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453404448487116178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbgIdhi7Ca1DJaBSZ-xoCMW4UijASWlWMGyMh6-nq2On4pzqJpeCu8jWfqtRUOdRZZolgkGrJCvEyAfECu8WALnZveL0N4aHh2EHCJSMEngll8pUsa-E2HOi9987THiVRIyRVKuN6DRM/s400/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7aOOZBXMwV1vgfjmkX-FRhSxURrcexK0NLd-3UM3pUUu9Vz914WLPn62i_uOes3gmWgmeH2gypaT-YTVz0ayPVkAuW9l5qN5UtvHyo5ukKJdRs1c69BLRWDbbAUAotPmn2NyUXtkuA0/s1600/blog+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453404439778303106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7aOOZBXMwV1vgfjmkX-FRhSxURrcexK0NLd-3UM3pUUu9Vz914WLPn62i_uOes3gmWgmeH2gypaT-YTVz0ayPVkAuW9l5qN5UtvHyo5ukKJdRs1c69BLRWDbbAUAotPmn2NyUXtkuA0/s400/blog+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyR1q0xhjIxbJnpidTJz_yXUOjqt9kflNpXVgQIwvTqhArWEb0bdNZi9ng7QXtsznEZb_gUyqbqibOEyFFCOcOUlB61AJQSLzSSXPaFrF1_tI-ERVQjvwEFw0v5yE9cb9CQqRXxo4lvI/s1600/blog+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453404434974733186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyR1q0xhjIxbJnpidTJz_yXUOjqt9kflNpXVgQIwvTqhArWEb0bdNZi9ng7QXtsznEZb_gUyqbqibOEyFFCOcOUlB61AJQSLzSSXPaFrF1_tI-ERVQjvwEFw0v5yE9cb9CQqRXxo4lvI/s400/blog+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-ubodyCFQ5nvq4P36bgjFni9RcJ2gcotX3Om6xkpg5W8QIIGFFp81Jg7TXhp2W-GF6aF0EGFyu4yJrLTtWFyu2Di-LVsr23fL1oRb29xwMpGsVrpMdCVvUJEii01vyRajNsY5HPeMtY/s1600/blog+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453404425797823810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-ubodyCFQ5nvq4P36bgjFni9RcJ2gcotX3Om6xkpg5W8QIIGFFp81Jg7TXhp2W-GF6aF0EGFyu4yJrLTtWFyu2Di-LVsr23fL1oRb29xwMpGsVrpMdCVvUJEii01vyRajNsY5HPeMtY/s400/blog+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx_LzPi-Gd-nHFPWPnPgUqZd_W_jMZa1SI8OjtZjYNwOAdQC3JzSqgGalM_fYARyPKE1G0pdpIW8a0yzWBoPk8dHROY3A1YMts882tqtNmZjWlc_HyuggBbzESKUjlC9tIkeFr_qGT6s/s1600/blog+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453404394645845074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx_LzPi-Gd-nHFPWPnPgUqZd_W_jMZa1SI8OjtZjYNwOAdQC3JzSqgGalM_fYARyPKE1G0pdpIW8a0yzWBoPk8dHROY3A1YMts882tqtNmZjWlc_HyuggBbzESKUjlC9tIkeFr_qGT6s/s400/blog+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> I spent the day on the seawall scouting out locations for an upcoming shoot in a couple of weeks. I was there with my little monkey and she indulged me which is not always a guarantee these days.<br /><br /><div>Taking photos of my kids and capturing their antics is my way of keeping hold of my memories. I am a very visual individual, but I do try to keep diaries for both my girls going. It is not always easy and their baby books are more their own personal photo albums as I do have to work with my strong points.</div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-3647274838003257382010-03-20T21:15:00.000-07:002010-03-20T21:27:01.968-07:00Free Play<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbStDl0tSstvEXFBf2VtqChLJxlpn3IUI3uO5-QHtlUk-qhWubZkzoug696LsSh8URvIxhf6WMIlmcFIdNZP7j0dYanaN0WATmhhWskmZcT4K2nFp6PcWzWJDzzeoeuiivQMYLjP62Dw/s1600-h/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450937404109342674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbStDl0tSstvEXFBf2VtqChLJxlpn3IUI3uO5-QHtlUk-qhWubZkzoug696LsSh8URvIxhf6WMIlmcFIdNZP7j0dYanaN0WATmhhWskmZcT4K2nFp6PcWzWJDzzeoeuiivQMYLjP62Dw/s400/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tDVqAtrUva9HHwttEW2B-hH-e9LDoEz-nIehEMVeM27dqHcwL5fx_KLFan7oYlUuRChb3FBGkdEY-vHRIDL_VdsZw6sNFFxval2XHSovGXmH5SYRCU3xAWW9u0pTOz7fRK-fiiuJr5Y/s1600-h/blog+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450936172155057362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tDVqAtrUva9HHwttEW2B-hH-e9LDoEz-nIehEMVeM27dqHcwL5fx_KLFan7oYlUuRChb3FBGkdEY-vHRIDL_VdsZw6sNFFxval2XHSovGXmH5SYRCU3xAWW9u0pTOz7fRK-fiiuJr5Y/s400/blog+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our first day of spring was spent with two little friends. After weeks of illness I was delighted in the excited chatter of adventure making as the four little ones engaged in story after story. </div><div>We spent the rest of the morning outside where the backyard became a treasure field where the adventurers discovered jewels and artifacts from summers gone by. </div><div>Now I just have to find a way to return my garden ornaments to their homes outside without upsetting the princess. </div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-18419332855954416622010-03-15T19:35:00.001-07:002010-03-15T19:57:51.910-07:00Signs of spring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbLDAVItI2M_qB9gmOf_86Px97ZJU9jM06IgRmfz4Un9eDk7-kVGEnstCRpU-mkPzAhGzPjhSXyxmIozLrbqeVCVa0Z30o6b9tYUkWsGPrBZtnQdHuzM0YXbPmmOW6RKe5whSzsd5ikI/s1600-h/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449057135595133250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbLDAVItI2M_qB9gmOf_86Px97ZJU9jM06IgRmfz4Un9eDk7-kVGEnstCRpU-mkPzAhGzPjhSXyxmIozLrbqeVCVa0Z30o6b9tYUkWsGPrBZtnQdHuzM0YXbPmmOW6RKe5whSzsd5ikI/s400/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> We made birds this weekend from fabric paper and food colouring. Both kids were fully engaged in this activity and we now have our own flock of wildlife out our front window. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoM6pGcnzLAcqp06Mjvf4oGbUm70VKDlplFvypcyFv6rlUZBnfaNseOd6SItXdJTl0Obex4JPDGzna5AtTbCPMpG63AzpdgJC0gzYwilODrA6rIN58mmhMaaqPlBZJWVyTm8OE0__l98c/s1600-h/blog+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449057127262170178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoM6pGcnzLAcqp06Mjvf4oGbUm70VKDlplFvypcyFv6rlUZBnfaNseOd6SItXdJTl0Obex4JPDGzna5AtTbCPMpG63AzpdgJC0gzYwilODrA6rIN58mmhMaaqPlBZJWVyTm8OE0__l98c/s400/blog+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> First I cut out about a dozen birds.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VPOIXSY9ZeI7Zup5iA78NVetmPt8adu6sp1lQWxmdHT8AKEHvZx2NcHBH2mJUXQZHL9cSP5sF4x35sM44ucGIIfowDJYKcYrL4h6hfOYsQWG_Vqr4oKOrw9l7taVIem42_4U44FZBT8/s1600-h/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449057115070892210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VPOIXSY9ZeI7Zup5iA78NVetmPt8adu6sp1lQWxmdHT8AKEHvZx2NcHBH2mJUXQZHL9cSP5sF4x35sM44ucGIIfowDJYKcYrL4h6hfOYsQWG_Vqr4oKOrw9l7taVIem42_4U44FZBT8/s400/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> My eldest used her science kit tray to mix the colours which she loved.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RHLCxT9hTtNHlLCcpT84s_7aE7U1fJnXtmWVqbMAXm0YaxeyDg1TSPFaTKE7E8_zpZ9drIetnN_MFM3yu8zy4Xzl780GorV3UZxUonZuoDM6D2uyGntHSNwXfdQxjGZl3pgcJQE1shY/s1600-h/blog+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449057107165843410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RHLCxT9hTtNHlLCcpT84s_7aE7U1fJnXtmWVqbMAXm0YaxeyDg1TSPFaTKE7E8_zpZ9drIetnN_MFM3yu8zy4Xzl780GorV3UZxUonZuoDM6D2uyGntHSNwXfdQxjGZl3pgcJQE1shY/s400/blog+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HNW9D6HY9Qwun_S4ma8sd4FhFZwwIJgZY_VEBKF16mzeLRYuV-UrvNA_ZsgXmorTDAwe5QCyEAhXoXNl3MF0hYZcZdjoPn86W1jcO4j5CenMUXtClTLf3alVO2dozYVR7gcpkrorT5I/s1600-h/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449056723303223474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HNW9D6HY9Qwun_S4ma8sd4FhFZwwIJgZY_VEBKF16mzeLRYuV-UrvNA_ZsgXmorTDAwe5QCyEAhXoXNl3MF0hYZcZdjoPn86W1jcO4j5CenMUXtClTLf3alVO2dozYVR7gcpkrorT5I/s400/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX18hLTDxW6yGR8sPP9LQvH7oPHxDSXY0IvZnrGV3lHPJQMLYBbyM-S-98-h_Tq2aiWwYBJmDr6BBVX2oTDqXSSiFKY8YY3vCyzggwTZUaR4ux0XcKMslqZnOm5DUUiUO0fT0ZxC4yIA/s1600-h/blog+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449056715616764610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX18hLTDxW6yGR8sPP9LQvH7oPHxDSXY0IvZnrGV3lHPJQMLYBbyM-S-98-h_Tq2aiWwYBJmDr6BBVX2oTDqXSSiFKY8YY3vCyzggwTZUaR4ux0XcKMslqZnOm5DUUiUO0fT0ZxC4yIA/s400/blog+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> After days of sickness it was nice to see the kids getting involved in an activity. The end of spring break was all about recovery.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCUZpbVvJHwbJ0RI4x8-JUzzW130Fobqq0udZ1OJ7bBk9fNgWQJglcoomlBnT0SrsUNIEPC1rqtj_qszK8Ivh4EJyWOdMIr1-A-C2MYumc7L7HFUGEBbA4TEWZUU1MQaOG13TMyHa7JM/s1600-h/blog+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449056703079292594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCUZpbVvJHwbJ0RI4x8-JUzzW130Fobqq0udZ1OJ7bBk9fNgWQJglcoomlBnT0SrsUNIEPC1rqtj_qszK8Ivh4EJyWOdMIr1-A-C2MYumc7L7HFUGEBbA4TEWZUU1MQaOG13TMyHa7JM/s400/blog+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> We recently set up a bird feeder at our back window which truly inspired this project. I have photos to paste of our visitors. Yesterday we even had a woodpecker at our feeder which was very exciting.</div><div>The kids are enthralled by birds and who wouldn't be. As we walk to school this coming week the buds are out on the trees and the birds are fruitful in them. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkugYnBMoMxYyB0z8pvvMlluvb1eLrOJWOIj0DxRh-tmKUICcQ3F-CN2_RtVOQu9DAXoiw0Oyqf3LPpkdTMB-wEavLMCBGoFr15i8aLkicuEjZ7WtASGCon7ygfcTaFisKIaRZKw9dIk/s1600-h/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449056693735653714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkugYnBMoMxYyB0z8pvvMlluvb1eLrOJWOIj0DxRh-tmKUICcQ3F-CN2_RtVOQu9DAXoiw0Oyqf3LPpkdTMB-wEavLMCBGoFr15i8aLkicuEjZ7WtASGCon7ygfcTaFisKIaRZKw9dIk/s400/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-asgEc52c7rs4vwwPVDHAh4-6dWgXOXFr04EX5MHBHySOnD8T3rxTVAgX0T0YRyJuU-eVZceDdPa7ZamXFIglmU8G7ZoXajllVn6RqxDqVd1Furn-Ug6cYDIqOHLOjSXZ3pWdqGd2IQ/s1600-h/blog+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449056685507703266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-asgEc52c7rs4vwwPVDHAh4-6dWgXOXFr04EX5MHBHySOnD8T3rxTVAgX0T0YRyJuU-eVZceDdPa7ZamXFIglmU8G7ZoXajllVn6RqxDqVd1Furn-Ug6cYDIqOHLOjSXZ3pWdqGd2IQ/s400/blog+005.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />I have been in kid zone lately with little time for business which is always hard. It is wonderful being there for my kids, especially when they are under the weather, but this is also the time I need to continue to build and work on my still new business venture. I love, I struggle, and I continue on.sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-85484919905329850482010-03-15T16:12:00.000-07:002010-03-15T19:35:14.089-07:00Spring Break Summary<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaACqvtfdzdhrs8jBLv3QlhnbJN15T9eH9Md06vRQNUCGHS1nvLD0_oLActEkhtImi95PUzsoTPMfGV4IfxqkKq1cWPjKb8N_fZtxCrSlnb1ADXe6hu4ZHogupaI9fcxvyvUOQpztgiI4/s1600-h/blog+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449051395685596322" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaACqvtfdzdhrs8jBLv3QlhnbJN15T9eH9Md06vRQNUCGHS1nvLD0_oLActEkhtImi95PUzsoTPMfGV4IfxqkKq1cWPjKb8N_fZtxCrSlnb1ADXe6hu4ZHogupaI9fcxvyvUOQpztgiI4/s400/blog+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know how it started but my kids have an addiction to the coffee shop. My littlest one especially. I do not remember my eldest mentioning going to the coffee shop at every opportunity even though we hung out a lot in coffee shops when she was younger.<br />They love their soy hot chocolates.<br />I just want to say that this soy latte pictured above was seriously the best soy latte I have ever tasted. This is from JJ's on the Drive and I have had them there before, but never at this level. It was so amazingly perfect and it really did set our day off fantastically.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yJJRX7Xs-aPUN8pChS7bBqs-_VXGplNZ8t_jLVhytrnxB6SMK3ZHioBze9g_QmV2TCsipkHbs1h7fStBRejXu9ym1vLcpsrqvnq_SPA1IC-SKh_1JntEgQermeQM0Yvim5EiiMe8uwo/s1600-h/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449051384032374770" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yJJRX7Xs-aPUN8pChS7bBqs-_VXGplNZ8t_jLVhytrnxB6SMK3ZHioBze9g_QmV2TCsipkHbs1h7fStBRejXu9ym1vLcpsrqvnq_SPA1IC-SKh_1JntEgQermeQM0Yvim5EiiMe8uwo/s400/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfC-66v6KWAHsPGKwZmO8pEQQLnd4Tq7rKg_Gquvb-w1PBuVuX01WA9TYp18aA-lF1oYgDiNRWRzywPRl0nvPCP2Rl0QK1b6GG-TifFKReTEwVxg_ev9e3620HmkU1P53NUlvyMw8kyA/s1600-h/blog+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449048224461501810" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfC-66v6KWAHsPGKwZmO8pEQQLnd4Tq7rKg_Gquvb-w1PBuVuX01WA9TYp18aA-lF1oYgDiNRWRzywPRl0nvPCP2Rl0QK1b6GG-TifFKReTEwVxg_ev9e3620HmkU1P53NUlvyMw8kyA/s400/blog+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcURcQdujoIdyafacZlLmHYi26BkSgbRkTGqU2y0JFt8qTy7vHQtsrTap4bgs4VX54dv4NFb9rGRBfgPbBQbEjHCggmegtwk7ZsETAg9r3J9jiObCvt61NYNfAdl-oaihohm7y1o5x9O0/s1600-h/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449048210824442306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcURcQdujoIdyafacZlLmHYi26BkSgbRkTGqU2y0JFt8qTy7vHQtsrTap4bgs4VX54dv4NFb9rGRBfgPbBQbEjHCggmegtwk7ZsETAg9r3J9jiObCvt61NYNfAdl-oaihohm7y1o5x9O0/s400/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s9I1W3qmjhdeudfDP2MMmmPbF9aO1MpVi61aEBZo38zrPBIg6rdXNV5_Orsihyphenhyphenqpb_GH8jPi5e8xXn3qSDHHOasH5VpSofcdiaoECi6ApHDQsiumkO-ykhyphenhyphenxxHQio-NbAUVFzmiXqSw/s1600-h/blog+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449048200068597394" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s9I1W3qmjhdeudfDP2MMmmPbF9aO1MpVi61aEBZo38zrPBIg6rdXNV5_Orsihyphenhyphenqpb_GH8jPi5e8xXn3qSDHHOasH5VpSofcdiaoECi6ApHDQsiumkO-ykhyphenhyphenxxHQio-NbAUVFzmiXqSw/s400/blog+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We headed to Burnaby Museum for a scavenger hunt with some friends. It was really quite freezing that day with snow falling earlier. What I didn't realize was that the museum was open for this special occassion but not with all the facilities in operation which was a little disappointing. We shall have to make a return trip in the late spring.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAXEmS6Zm5WCmvZkkGPFHAiWtNkHaLrh4fWZJS9sEU_zV-sMYV3VfPwzhLr2mE5kRM7IzjpgyKfuwlyFGwf-JXnYiKIodlbpoxAf4roZkTKlLFvW06JKHaX5eEQ-8OQMbyyQcIyW4sis/s1600-h/blog+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449048190336719538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAXEmS6Zm5WCmvZkkGPFHAiWtNkHaLrh4fWZJS9sEU_zV-sMYV3VfPwzhLr2mE5kRM7IzjpgyKfuwlyFGwf-JXnYiKIodlbpoxAf4roZkTKlLFvW06JKHaX5eEQ-8OQMbyyQcIyW4sis/s400/blog+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't know I could actually become nauseous on a carousel. This one clocks in at 7mph which is actually quite fast. It didn't help that I had a camera to my eye almost the whole time. I sat out the next round and the kids just kept getting back on.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhH6Qbd2008eHqN-VeX1jI8RQ09v9kV6iv21pI30qbT6BcaP1-Ymi61Jia0jUWsWrOkmTkd4_n8gGiQPznzjfxjnmZjeHLhSe5CPAUWjCYRumpewUmrY4TwZor4_T6RZPLbfv2RDruQI4/s1600-h/blog+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449048177508779762" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhH6Qbd2008eHqN-VeX1jI8RQ09v9kV6iv21pI30qbT6BcaP1-Ymi61Jia0jUWsWrOkmTkd4_n8gGiQPznzjfxjnmZjeHLhSe5CPAUWjCYRumpewUmrY4TwZor4_T6RZPLbfv2RDruQI4/s400/blog+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is the kind of horse that could haunt my dreams.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rqSNTKw10XDdynQM7hQlXW6khBlC7XUeek5WD2_o7uw2KZem-kJqTeUpU9-i853VPOaQRvrz_n6YOjYRIzsiHPKIL7ce3DYOd1Yb1ttj8pWc3Kot_KIhI8WNQ9QpW-2dtukg9bYzlko/s1600-h/blog+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449046999215336786" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rqSNTKw10XDdynQM7hQlXW6khBlC7XUeek5WD2_o7uw2KZem-kJqTeUpU9-i853VPOaQRvrz_n6YOjYRIzsiHPKIL7ce3DYOd1Yb1ttj8pWc3Kot_KIhI8WNQ9QpW-2dtukg9bYzlko/s400/blog+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love a young child's view of hopscotch. The skill to properly execute a hopscotch game must come in late kindie or grade 1. Who knew it could be so amusing to watch little ones try to negotiate between a single hop to a straddle.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2HPCo7A8gYktpoMkCORw4V5gCjtHsqsQTArnilrUWeY2Xi6th0IOw95GoPa8JfHz57OBI6zkdcOhdp_xyDi7E0KtzkN4MKi0kVLIJn3hF6sn0yU0QOeFcJV24zqnMhpBqoAr4xfetQk/s1600-h/blog+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449046989641212530" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2HPCo7A8gYktpoMkCORw4V5gCjtHsqsQTArnilrUWeY2Xi6th0IOw95GoPa8JfHz57OBI6zkdcOhdp_xyDi7E0KtzkN4MKi0kVLIJn3hF6sn0yU0QOeFcJV24zqnMhpBqoAr4xfetQk/s400/blog+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQWTnpRtRzRGUGPqlDRba48GBiJMOyQKuxBaABfrIJun7RAvJwE0uPmPuCLG902_wuE9g2v7Rg32KGFuv-egWwy1Vgh92gwkUIJGwBYTYMKauWz0nPJn96Cc7q2z3KWJzxW8Bf8bbT8k/s1600-h/blog+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449046979692456546" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQWTnpRtRzRGUGPqlDRba48GBiJMOyQKuxBaABfrIJun7RAvJwE0uPmPuCLG902_wuE9g2v7Rg32KGFuv-egWwy1Vgh92gwkUIJGwBYTYMKauWz0nPJn96Cc7q2z3KWJzxW8Bf8bbT8k/s400/blog+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The best part of course is just being present with so much silliness. I just love the colour array to this bunch too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJNihWYxNsr3XsiOk67QVY7qDiCAhkAf7FI3JmZus5DEztzI5GJSDljftVV3rfLx3_7hVliOEzgprisWOEOrCZSERpE8eSVvoatdFEDM-FPbd6TIoL1609paETY2ZuTd1LiwFyD4gBhE/s1600-h/blog+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449046965171278066" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJNihWYxNsr3XsiOk67QVY7qDiCAhkAf7FI3JmZus5DEztzI5GJSDljftVV3rfLx3_7hVliOEzgprisWOEOrCZSERpE8eSVvoatdFEDM-FPbd6TIoL1609paETY2ZuTd1LiwFyD4gBhE/s400/blog+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElfYz-hoYY-wndkkaCBNYeuYPwqVon6dA28I4BNgmyJ9YvTg7yficFlzwOnsxaSZkWZU9zvrMyvz34To4r8zAUeIW-V_xo4MzggPjTmXYgAb2fA7DDTgocmtuPJ7LVVu4H9JBPJ_ZNcQ/s1600-h/blog+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449046956758893218" style="WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElfYz-hoYY-wndkkaCBNYeuYPwqVon6dA28I4BNgmyJ9YvTg7yficFlzwOnsxaSZkWZU9zvrMyvz34To4r8zAUeIW-V_xo4MzggPjTmXYgAb2fA7DDTgocmtuPJ7LVVu4H9JBPJ_ZNcQ/s400/blog+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-9275784803351116662010-03-04T22:57:00.000-08:002010-03-04T23:03:04.023-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDANjlnyB9ympGZUOR-oLs5iUeLxqB35YeUceqbY61KH-PYCfuBG58kgNNN_3IuU8iX6_uJYAv-LmUEC3qNabrd-BOWbUoyu5i7xBhqkUVLIlClmW3ZqVYTCVJbPpKSMEx16hrODYG9A/s1600-h/IMG_1397.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445040724238583522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDANjlnyB9ympGZUOR-oLs5iUeLxqB35YeUceqbY61KH-PYCfuBG58kgNNN_3IuU8iX6_uJYAv-LmUEC3qNabrd-BOWbUoyu5i7xBhqkUVLIlClmW3ZqVYTCVJbPpKSMEx16hrODYG9A/s400/IMG_1397.JPG" border="0" /></a> I am in a little bit of a funk. I think this always happens to me in February. Now as it is March I am slowly emerging from the darkness of winter and acknowledging the many signs of spring which always means rebirth.<br />I need to spend more time with just me and my camera and get in tune with my creative side again. It is hard to balance the work for others and the need to play.<br />It is coming... I can feel it.sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-18053466059913470872010-02-23T22:47:00.000-08:002010-02-23T23:14:02.814-08:00A walk in the woods.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4k6zwBo7KZo48hH1QhXrODJohMoqT0EcL_1j0dUnObn9ZVdGdflMxpHR-JPe2piW-bhlcDXJVSHCxzdkaauKukZPWkf2vIE5d-l5jPJkOHc_U5NiOBpcp4uFuopfdA_YDLx8sNT2RJw/s1600-h/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441701282581214162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4k6zwBo7KZo48hH1QhXrODJohMoqT0EcL_1j0dUnObn9ZVdGdflMxpHR-JPe2piW-bhlcDXJVSHCxzdkaauKukZPWkf2vIE5d-l5jPJkOHc_U5NiOBpcp4uFuopfdA_YDLx8sNT2RJw/s400/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> This past weekend I visited a site in the little village of Egmont on the Sunshine Coast as I will be shooting a wedding there in June. <br />On the way my husband and I went for a walk to Skookumchuck Narrows. This is the first walk that the two of have taken alone in many many years. We were childfree for the late morning and thoroughly enjoyed the crisp winter day along the trail.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagZagiR3r5Xpy0hAQ0j0GpSjBD2clkPjXOCB2aKMvzf5WhYZikwIJ1CH0I3oiF1Wf7QsMCG37s0thQSD6oPGT8IEZdM-6XngESl98VqIT_BEksRPTJ3SOKCCnzA567Sic5ZeTxIJOybo/s1600-h/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441700964648320546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagZagiR3r5Xpy0hAQ0j0GpSjBD2clkPjXOCB2aKMvzf5WhYZikwIJ1CH0I3oiF1Wf7QsMCG37s0thQSD6oPGT8IEZdM-6XngESl98VqIT_BEksRPTJ3SOKCCnzA567Sic5ZeTxIJOybo/s400/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> A very old truck met us as we began our journey. I love taking photos of old objects, especially found objects and this truck was right up my alley.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EkJ-xy0_DUXjSEtcFoZBMNhMIh78_OBuqFS59iAnd_Nv6SguZEJpEY6SY_IeNpiJcq9ogMLizUL1RCAeslr6kzgquRFuT-OYX3MYym5chyphenhyphenIeotVjmYjTk5yHh8SsuccwvVvrNYl9U_w/s1600-h/blog+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441700950439662434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EkJ-xy0_DUXjSEtcFoZBMNhMIh78_OBuqFS59iAnd_Nv6SguZEJpEY6SY_IeNpiJcq9ogMLizUL1RCAeslr6kzgquRFuT-OYX3MYym5chyphenhyphenIeotVjmYjTk5yHh8SsuccwvVvrNYl9U_w/s400/blog+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MsCc1dtx6UaX0CdVaqJIC1mLWw-ESAIEuQbWt2yELjj7R-2-L06Fx842CSd4uSeDpa2yEtL3McWBAGJw9P-TO8dcv4p97MUL4AEi4r1z2GgC-cfmo2n1mlae7H3gRNMKxZJhTACrkhA/s1600-h/blog+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441700914936811394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MsCc1dtx6UaX0CdVaqJIC1mLWw-ESAIEuQbWt2yELjj7R-2-L06Fx842CSd4uSeDpa2yEtL3McWBAGJw9P-TO8dcv4p97MUL4AEi4r1z2GgC-cfmo2n1mlae7H3gRNMKxZJhTACrkhA/s400/blog+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SNYiCnz0gFGyWZv95ORJC-qm4by8x1pd6tIPIDNevdaPNpVvrnPemzFmu72gH7lylfpjWwFUtPE26lOGzwHpN_o7fQ5LXYfMZgyZTWaeciKlg_0ltOC6OMRKjD6yOtZhwqzr1S-9zP8/s1600-h/blog+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441700897919615330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SNYiCnz0gFGyWZv95ORJC-qm4by8x1pd6tIPIDNevdaPNpVvrnPemzFmu72gH7lylfpjWwFUtPE26lOGzwHpN_o7fQ5LXYfMZgyZTWaeciKlg_0ltOC6OMRKjD6yOtZhwqzr1S-9zP8/s400/blog+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIsf0k_lxIErZXE_cLHhOIrVlIhuEDpMZw-uBaiNrWolWdmFkdi7E1mbgRXrYoWu4D0ibdyE6aWSFeuxXLrdZ4dHU8qNx-9jhfvL0b3HGCkKwlIg7qfN0bGOEutJmid_lq_tE7oGoFJs/s1600-h/blog+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441700879929061810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIsf0k_lxIErZXE_cLHhOIrVlIhuEDpMZw-uBaiNrWolWdmFkdi7E1mbgRXrYoWu4D0ibdyE6aWSFeuxXLrdZ4dHU8qNx-9jhfvL0b3HGCkKwlIg7qfN0bGOEutJmid_lq_tE7oGoFJs/s400/blog+010.jpg" border="0" /></a>It was very chilly and I was a little underdressed.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iSLB9hPooPK9eUvj07xtDlmqZ8jJP2G8GpI1J2Dk6l1EJ9eXhv_Q8AWLVSVrjjWsx_zeANqp9NVHK8QYg8k4BuPibrWK1q3EI0uGdeiuxbHgoIUNtJjtT87ORkVG4qxMtc5fXYqfFvI/s1600-h/blog+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441699202261205282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iSLB9hPooPK9eUvj07xtDlmqZ8jJP2G8GpI1J2Dk6l1EJ9eXhv_Q8AWLVSVrjjWsx_zeANqp9NVHK8QYg8k4BuPibrWK1q3EI0uGdeiuxbHgoIUNtJjtT87ORkVG4qxMtc5fXYqfFvI/s400/blog+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> The sun was glorious and against the forest backdrop I felt privileged to witness its glory.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xeb5YYPZ0b9qIe11OmxJ4F6ruu9skzjeBfCIsYNsUK73wgIOZ4IM77UgRWc2GIBzp-7suWwgR8dP8jzs3gYWZ9vYE_pMyDzKQ-ymOfAOgCU2M_olPJYa2yZHSuZf6VkYBPhFy38mXDI/s1600-h/blog+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441699190027304562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xeb5YYPZ0b9qIe11OmxJ4F6ruu9skzjeBfCIsYNsUK73wgIOZ4IM77UgRWc2GIBzp-7suWwgR8dP8jzs3gYWZ9vYE_pMyDzKQ-ymOfAOgCU2M_olPJYa2yZHSuZf6VkYBPhFy38mXDI/s400/blog+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> My husband is a keen geo-cacher and here he is searching for a hidden cache.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjBp8aQkgawCiID44ZC9NTwq8GFHHQ10ZD68srTNddtzwTsEzJl6CaVMxUGIiDrqbv02Y1KH0sAR3qsYyqOWDqR0YHoOvfU2ov5HWpELDscQk0HAS3Kbe1U6vWJ556G2I91pDdFLhiLI/s1600-h/blog+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441699174090222930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjBp8aQkgawCiID44ZC9NTwq8GFHHQ10ZD68srTNddtzwTsEzJl6CaVMxUGIiDrqbv02Y1KH0sAR3qsYyqOWDqR0YHoOvfU2ov5HWpELDscQk0HAS3Kbe1U6vWJ556G2I91pDdFLhiLI/s400/blog+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> A photo of my ill-equipped footwear.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflOkhCA-5UMpjdOpt_-wMfGFYWBYS6Ate7hsdSF49Aa9cAZBj0Tgr1dusMVRoV420vfavyGpx_meJHQ5Be_WTjew42Ydx7EQzdF8A2ZJOW26KnWfUGtXIP-WgeRUYipSLFhhMsHXJzos/s1600-h/blog+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441699162452283266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflOkhCA-5UMpjdOpt_-wMfGFYWBYS6Ate7hsdSF49Aa9cAZBj0Tgr1dusMVRoV420vfavyGpx_meJHQ5Be_WTjew42Ydx7EQzdF8A2ZJOW26KnWfUGtXIP-WgeRUYipSLFhhMsHXJzos/s400/blog+014.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here is an eddy as we watched the tide ebbing.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3v_GnOy-MTnDUAYWOrUnvI2b5aq3_-nhj-Vk_3HeoC7eHZfi1b6UBgfDVJVcIQJK5A8aIPIOvnPXa6gmEx_7vmgQishYc83kFy68pQpNUbnlgER50DyvcV8ca3bseoK5eSzJ5Mri6s0/s1600-h/blog+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441699148841595778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3v_GnOy-MTnDUAYWOrUnvI2b5aq3_-nhj-Vk_3HeoC7eHZfi1b6UBgfDVJVcIQJK5A8aIPIOvnPXa6gmEx_7vmgQishYc83kFy68pQpNUbnlgER50DyvcV8ca3bseoK5eSzJ5Mri6s0/s400/blog+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqcP4_ashmj6LGZuxp6qd3Hsca1FnlKxtsKP_nYBFXADL-gz-NLjHHqnvieUQCZzIUf8q0WvDhvzFB7D4EZEIM8ufAGF2IwbCjamZ9rVYhNDyCH2YBVH8gPUkLZcLO0tEjCqp-xGw1QM/s1600-h/blog+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441698477397040258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqcP4_ashmj6LGZuxp6qd3Hsca1FnlKxtsKP_nYBFXADL-gz-NLjHHqnvieUQCZzIUf8q0WvDhvzFB7D4EZEIM8ufAGF2IwbCjamZ9rVYhNDyCH2YBVH8gPUkLZcLO0tEjCqp-xGw1QM/s400/blog+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_jGpqgw36WKASHQzRT1fvlzV52ccEySMh65VmwrW74mY0j-T0WQcfTLCiz5FQFKMsOELoykDIjzeXOyuu9ShMsQDlfJBHCk57CHTvVu2CcXJ-7ZzKA9mgGm0eGHJYwVjowMMW_8gYRM/s1600-h/blog+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441698470764079234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_jGpqgw36WKASHQzRT1fvlzV52ccEySMh65VmwrW74mY0j-T0WQcfTLCiz5FQFKMsOELoykDIjzeXOyuu9ShMsQDlfJBHCk57CHTvVu2CcXJ-7ZzKA9mgGm0eGHJYwVjowMMW_8gYRM/s400/blog+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmAqq1ggki8XefGOUgoTqDc0JYdPL1SfwWzbtrPa2TAcabFCciR5peUGPgG985EfgPaLYJ_aYkPurpfZTRXbkx60KxczhXm4wyaOuZaqpP8w25f5Br7PGICN5BcoNNhR-cM1MblqXIjo/s1600-h/blog+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441698453778500130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmAqq1ggki8XefGOUgoTqDc0JYdPL1SfwWzbtrPa2TAcabFCciR5peUGPgG985EfgPaLYJ_aYkPurpfZTRXbkx60KxczhXm4wyaOuZaqpP8w25f5Br7PGICN5BcoNNhR-cM1MblqXIjo/s400/blog+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWN7XJVxNFucVaVW_dHqARQ_sHQs_nuus-85xP9FrnGRU_Ps7LJWw0nraIEE27yNH2zuWgb6B3cEApgeELGgAcYGE_8PEpTDNoF2voAnGbW7swJuZgIJYrLf4DY1PBR3EXeHCTYXtKc4/s1600-h/blog+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441698440406463970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWN7XJVxNFucVaVW_dHqARQ_sHQs_nuus-85xP9FrnGRU_Ps7LJWw0nraIEE27yNH2zuWgb6B3cEApgeELGgAcYGE_8PEpTDNoF2voAnGbW7swJuZgIJYrLf4DY1PBR3EXeHCTYXtKc4/s400/blog+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8cszINdGHh_W0Hj8dk7_4F4LXga2cfK8qthboZtc91S6C8XFih4MXJZXX-H2lbCOJewM-B3FHDgSthQChxLGaz-kl8Cqs2fYEaoPsssYwZyWtfkt_lnEqdIVQyY_SElJ6NxzKhV3eaM/s1600-h/blog+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441698432828366130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8cszINdGHh_W0Hj8dk7_4F4LXga2cfK8qthboZtc91S6C8XFih4MXJZXX-H2lbCOJewM-B3FHDgSthQChxLGaz-kl8Cqs2fYEaoPsssYwZyWtfkt_lnEqdIVQyY_SElJ6NxzKhV3eaM/s400/blog+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> One of my favourite westcoast flora.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-17652186425116614782010-02-15T23:41:00.000-08:002010-02-15T23:56:23.949-08:00The Grassroots Wedding FairI forgot to take photos of my own booth. I spent months organizing this event and I actually forgot to acknowledge my own lovely space!<br />Here are a few of my favourite images. There are more on our <a href="http://www.thegrassrootsweddingfair.com/Gallery?gallery=8">website </a>and the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/January-30th-2010-Vancouver-BC/The-Grassroots-Wedding-Fair/142173449026">facebook page</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to all my wonderful vollunteers!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Di6uPV3gh-q4B1eUUWhykizQ7eBjfgoWRt-QadOUkqG6Rac1yiQBUwe8_mU1g07FPT-qM-4HDJvEchtoA3DH56asqLluQNGAnSretClSMX0XZvzmN8ei8kZcEPiVI2XgYj54CkDmNUw/s1600-h/blog+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438745010024064850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Di6uPV3gh-q4B1eUUWhykizQ7eBjfgoWRt-QadOUkqG6Rac1yiQBUwe8_mU1g07FPT-qM-4HDJvEchtoA3DH56asqLluQNGAnSretClSMX0XZvzmN8ei8kZcEPiVI2XgYj54CkDmNUw/s400/blog+039.jpg" border="0" /></a> My lovely new friend and graphic designer lifesaver, Alizeh of Fancy Ink Designs.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusCCDy5v-12yGPm0OQIWX_wqaUpuSeKO4kv5tEeewRQjwi9i_6DTIRCjoY3SBxuvPDJHJY6qTKbNVya37BMZwsQg2ghzMCRDG5oFWGa2FafmHYtrcKufCpqleR2owQhDxCR0K5SYSHrI/s1600-h/blog+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438745002264863778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusCCDy5v-12yGPm0OQIWX_wqaUpuSeKO4kv5tEeewRQjwi9i_6DTIRCjoY3SBxuvPDJHJY6qTKbNVya37BMZwsQg2ghzMCRDG5oFWGa2FafmHYtrcKufCpqleR2owQhDxCR0K5SYSHrI/s400/blog+042.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEM-4yBWeNDrg7ff_Nv_SsORb-EuQjwIfLrT3eEt9zE_T5s3sj05NtlT54QDLkYAY4mpg3IYmLdS-GLnAPIeDmjRPFS3U-411Kv8hkASgPNviTR_xZMfwqR5OOFwM4iY8iYQwL39ExXBw/s1600-h/blog+020.1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438744993254521746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEM-4yBWeNDrg7ff_Nv_SsORb-EuQjwIfLrT3eEt9zE_T5s3sj05NtlT54QDLkYAY4mpg3IYmLdS-GLnAPIeDmjRPFS3U-411Kv8hkASgPNviTR_xZMfwqR5OOFwM4iY8iYQwL39ExXBw/s400/blog+020.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAIJeayowEz7T3eVON2Pzm0mc70kWxNmd07WIs6PhxBTBRASvUwhn9exKMoShOaSADmjWJVw2MkmwkxTtgdDnUwAG1sYGsk4sHb9UUBi28aPEKz8K_UqhyOeHTMtYsH4xE0Dv-hOClsI/s1600-h/blog+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438744983979344994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAIJeayowEz7T3eVON2Pzm0mc70kWxNmd07WIs6PhxBTBRASvUwhn9exKMoShOaSADmjWJVw2MkmwkxTtgdDnUwAG1sYGsk4sHb9UUBi28aPEKz8K_UqhyOeHTMtYsH4xE0Dv-hOClsI/s400/blog+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuuU_Mp5m2nlfNwS34qeVfGkKwROV3FYL2JjQBTpYDGsXuvyHJfeTdgzuqFbRiy1jzSJ2_sjAcWdhH9g39NyCIkLWHy5lZtBOgjWY0AIvxN7SyCd3V9e82WW8EZGgAaLGy2rsBvw0ONY/s1600-h/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438744975553678610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuuU_Mp5m2nlfNwS34qeVfGkKwROV3FYL2JjQBTpYDGsXuvyHJfeTdgzuqFbRiy1jzSJ2_sjAcWdhH9g39NyCIkLWHy5lZtBOgjWY0AIvxN7SyCd3V9e82WW8EZGgAaLGy2rsBvw0ONY/s400/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzwkotNJ70UhERFO5zxoSIDfOTPOgGVW4L2fOdDHC_852vUkBObEwGhr2ef2AyiWgq8FF4Uaud5-6t5Kj8WCW_yLA7wk5_YDIncRNTR9-gOdHHBbWlc4vDZdBFHJx2lyJX03XWcEpL7c/s1600-h/blog+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438744053955917618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzwkotNJ70UhERFO5zxoSIDfOTPOgGVW4L2fOdDHC_852vUkBObEwGhr2ef2AyiWgq8FF4Uaud5-6t5Kj8WCW_yLA7wk5_YDIncRNTR9-gOdHHBbWlc4vDZdBFHJx2lyJX03XWcEpL7c/s400/blog+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdCXrowYDdCJCFGMh0cg0iNXtrjMpm2R0lT_HEhW0pPNGxQRxVfrJ1r-NGOPluX9o6LPXLcqO9HKlL3VvA_osqqyv0JS9ipI4vwzc9JQeMQof5GSRIsHq1nQjLHBxMDWBEVtNAkh1alo/s1600-h/blog+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438744050564689922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdCXrowYDdCJCFGMh0cg0iNXtrjMpm2R0lT_HEhW0pPNGxQRxVfrJ1r-NGOPluX9o6LPXLcqO9HKlL3VvA_osqqyv0JS9ipI4vwzc9JQeMQof5GSRIsHq1nQjLHBxMDWBEVtNAkh1alo/s400/blog+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> My number one vollunteer and love of my life!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhQpRIAz4lC0trJX0TY1OCepxzRmER7-Tg-WYmR8BZIHzlkCBsT3aepQEh_cVaih2cxLWPg4op5zrdi1u32uW12KS5ROOgx5fXEo6yg9M9x7FVoT7KY7ESQurw47ZUx6ZxomJAtfA4e8/s1600-h/blog+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438744039141163986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhQpRIAz4lC0trJX0TY1OCepxzRmER7-Tg-WYmR8BZIHzlkCBsT3aepQEh_cVaih2cxLWPg4op5zrdi1u32uW12KS5ROOgx5fXEo6yg9M9x7FVoT7KY7ESQurw47ZUx6ZxomJAtfA4e8/s400/blog+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wooohoooo.... the most excellent banner, but I have since been told I did not make the Wedding Fair big enough...but I really like the design.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY0vfYCY2YCfh3qtbxmEs8541XkdpKCLRD47PAcVx0sB87CfZDUUeyHhAQGcILei4RXnMGgsKH0C3ktUfuHhHvvVX5UsrZQsCk1Pt4ZCSdTw4FCUFX5NXThg0bIQZeK5Cz-PxHjd-J2Q/s1600-h/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438744030383379826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY0vfYCY2YCfh3qtbxmEs8541XkdpKCLRD47PAcVx0sB87CfZDUUeyHhAQGcILei4RXnMGgsKH0C3ktUfuHhHvvVX5UsrZQsCk1Pt4ZCSdTw4FCUFX5NXThg0bIQZeK5Cz-PxHjd-J2Q/s400/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> The most talented sister-in-law in action.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEkf5WXAhHiiyeYDd8JyIrNvM7Sxv-5kHPwET80KTZLTInEbTrq71p-2KaLWR-gf_FCRF5kb1To4cv3IsBA68IEaHQLGbTJBeEl9k9tvfJHq9rT2tnzhEx9u8PYvUhxki6i8y16Y9mxE/s1600-h/blog001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438744022002444562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEkf5WXAhHiiyeYDd8JyIrNvM7Sxv-5kHPwET80KTZLTInEbTrq71p-2KaLWR-gf_FCRF5kb1To4cv3IsBA68IEaHQLGbTJBeEl9k9tvfJHq9rT2tnzhEx9u8PYvUhxki6i8y16Y9mxE/s400/blog001.jpg" border="0" /></a> The most lovely cousin in action!<br /><br /><div>I forgot to take photos of my own booth. I spent months organizing this event and I actually forgot to acknowledge my own lovely space! </div><br /><div>Here are a few of my favourite images. I am related to two of the lovely models. </div><div>Thanks to all my wonderful vollunteers!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-32230309416995287442010-01-28T01:15:00.000-08:002010-01-28T01:17:59.211-08:00Oh, manJust when I thought I have all the kinks sorted out on my new website it still will not work properly. <br />All the work I did behind the scenes apparently means nothing right now and we are days away from The Grassroots Wedding Fair where I will be showcasing my work.<br />This is not a good time to be adding another stress onto an already stressful time. <br />I am going to go to my bed and hope that all can be resolved in the morning.<br />Fingers and toes crossed.sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-30088747804377836692010-01-19T23:56:00.000-08:002010-01-20T00:06:16.207-08:00Chillin' with my little one.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojFQNpW170e6qHD9x_ffR8CjRYJ0i9WucbQoZ8J83v-JKzetk3SrJHpzp9Zo4KcSkQ7u4sJm65qYDpWFnOXmUuyOVdLAHtse6cXDyT2kI9ewK1_0GJyCTWPQAc1uwEvsk5DugHhzsdHI/s1600-h/blog+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428729103493570754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojFQNpW170e6qHD9x_ffR8CjRYJ0i9WucbQoZ8J83v-JKzetk3SrJHpzp9Zo4KcSkQ7u4sJm65qYDpWFnOXmUuyOVdLAHtse6cXDyT2kI9ewK1_0GJyCTWPQAc1uwEvsk5DugHhzsdHI/s400/blog+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> My kids love our great big king-sized bed. They drive me crazy every morning with their bed jumping and mother-avoidance antics. They hide under the covers with their little dirty feet.<br /><br />I am not always cranky mom when it comes to the bed. It is a great place for laughter and silliness. It is also a great place to just sit back and really pay attention to my kids, especially my little one as she moves in her body and becomes more and more capable in life.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpcQIKO-HP7CPLKHjTpu1-39CIYEq2kPSWGMn1YcCh7vlj8v3m8utQvefxsZc7cDX1vKPH-PsiH0NJHWnw5jhcUCYN5Do5njejO8_QEwAuohaO1b_0Vu3J6j202eO7rn7mgMeiLgSsu0/s1600-h/blog+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428729097778538546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpcQIKO-HP7CPLKHjTpu1-39CIYEq2kPSWGMn1YcCh7vlj8v3m8utQvefxsZc7cDX1vKPH-PsiH0NJHWnw5jhcUCYN5Do5njejO8_QEwAuohaO1b_0Vu3J6j202eO7rn7mgMeiLgSsu0/s400/blog+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmXLDJ00o00SpEPf6VQ-zeddl9lee6eg_aC2bLY9nX6-xZu6Y2aggdoA2n1DPeE0KjlDDATfXGgMm3J3jF4op6xU8fWNCccJYOkS2DtITaqNVzbh9af4L3q3WGSsAeoI_c9JaJ1Rp1Eo/s1600-h/blog+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428729089304311554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmXLDJ00o00SpEPf6VQ-zeddl9lee6eg_aC2bLY9nX6-xZu6Y2aggdoA2n1DPeE0KjlDDATfXGgMm3J3jF4op6xU8fWNCccJYOkS2DtITaqNVzbh9af4L3q3WGSsAeoI_c9JaJ1Rp1Eo/s400/blog+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsrqGbq_01hKyXj14i1lJNEJjPjS5hUBiISfoOv8EqfbOc-4boy_cNIgpyKyjEAqcHl_AYYbgB3oC9wSlnbzixE2PFQMx0mTcjAwEuxsscR19LaJFIODtoVGi6u7fSdJz4Nu421aDlUQ/s1600-h/blog+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428729084174095362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsrqGbq_01hKyXj14i1lJNEJjPjS5hUBiISfoOv8EqfbOc-4boy_cNIgpyKyjEAqcHl_AYYbgB3oC9wSlnbzixE2PFQMx0mTcjAwEuxsscR19LaJFIODtoVGi6u7fSdJz4Nu421aDlUQ/s400/blog+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-90795445625268404082010-01-17T10:26:00.000-08:002010-01-17T10:36:43.471-08:00Political messages<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5357weBle3gQjW6decaAeavNNWEOuCPFlp2nSFT4tOkqmK8yNzSQtJHZFV_WKWUazaLqerGNSwZT3NCApIOoSuOtANAXukTYWAmqW9N-iQOp3u9XkYS0B_lpCSi0jSJKEXKxILa2YLjk/s1600-h/KM0M1003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427778369610121698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5357weBle3gQjW6decaAeavNNWEOuCPFlp2nSFT4tOkqmK8yNzSQtJHZFV_WKWUazaLqerGNSwZT3NCApIOoSuOtANAXukTYWAmqW9N-iQOp3u9XkYS0B_lpCSi0jSJKEXKxILa2YLjk/s400/KM0M1003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkcMSdj_Owlktb7D0phAHGKXRoSv2t_nQAQLLFXgPdWeITn9Fa89ikyuufWdECyZHzPK80InAn9Dgu3UL8hAKUab3YZUJ9JZPM3_wMwmdHRLn_Bl8Srla_1khzH25PMZ4R2VmkWMfybk/s1600-h/KM0M1001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427778361137709906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkcMSdj_Owlktb7D0phAHGKXRoSv2t_nQAQLLFXgPdWeITn9Fa89ikyuufWdECyZHzPK80InAn9Dgu3UL8hAKUab3YZUJ9JZPM3_wMwmdHRLn_Bl8Srla_1khzH25PMZ4R2VmkWMfybk/s400/KM0M1001.jpg" border="0" /></a>I was just leaving a small contract job when my eyes caught the bright yellow sign with familiar artwork. </div><div>I met Jurgen when I was photographing Bridge to a Cooler Planet. He had a similar sign with him then. A friend of his does the artwork while he directs. </div><div>Jurgen is an independent contractor who is tired of government antics. As he sat in his truck on Robson Street amidst the glam and the street traffic he brought a smile to my face.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsKfD3mMY8XvZm-g_VG8dya6s7keh3tCN9_eIFgvzNuoXbKj0KofV-Fwq-ZcZAPKTJyDVYMjXAQDOK7gLS2UB4jWzbqQqRwbx_1oIc6wyIBO-TX_2jXNBm927efdrj8l9-c_lSNbRPY8/s1600-h/KM0M0998.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427778347146012626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsKfD3mMY8XvZm-g_VG8dya6s7keh3tCN9_eIFgvzNuoXbKj0KofV-Fwq-ZcZAPKTJyDVYMjXAQDOK7gLS2UB4jWzbqQqRwbx_1oIc6wyIBO-TX_2jXNBm927efdrj8l9-c_lSNbRPY8/s400/KM0M0998.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>When I first asked him if I could take his picture and then if I could post them on my blog he was very pleased to get his message out to a wider audience. I am sure I will see you again Jurgen. It was nice chatting with you.</div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-68672556531733134802010-01-03T17:22:00.001-08:002010-01-03T17:38:08.867-08:00Fort Worden Part 3 - Our officer's quartersLeading away from our house into the wilds of the Fort is a path that speaks of adventure. <br />We didn't always need to leave our humble abode to find adventure. I do not believe our children stayed still very long this holiday time. They had each other to keep their imaginations rich.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB3tT18zsub3Q_i_td5O0CFXF6fpDSlLK23PWyP2N7yTZXvUjmDSlDG0VruY89xUcPElEZ5JZdrE-d2b84UO5uJrKytRpf4XQeK2Xwqd49cFfvRZ746r5l9ryeZxlv2Z1mZN0h4vuPYY/s1600-h/KM0M9705+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422691019538433666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB3tT18zsub3Q_i_td5O0CFXF6fpDSlLK23PWyP2N7yTZXvUjmDSlDG0VruY89xUcPElEZ5JZdrE-d2b84UO5uJrKytRpf4XQeK2Xwqd49cFfvRZ746r5l9ryeZxlv2Z1mZN0h4vuPYY/s400/KM0M9705+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrSv4IChxjeKhXipAd9fRc8g1KVhAB6UWXhhW6HROYyky-8B_rA9xSxYjZKClV8_6ic_323L79eHKnFSYIBKJt_6yPuhCGbeOUcaS2LQGcP8MdGXTQiW-WM-lfnkNxIBFM7L3eGPNejk/s1600-h/KM0M9713+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422691013033472658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrSv4IChxjeKhXipAd9fRc8g1KVhAB6UWXhhW6HROYyky-8B_rA9xSxYjZKClV8_6ic_323L79eHKnFSYIBKJt_6yPuhCGbeOUcaS2LQGcP8MdGXTQiW-WM-lfnkNxIBFM7L3eGPNejk/s400/KM0M9713+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our home for three nights is just in the background. I can't seem to help posting these photos in backwards.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqOnIfxm5aOwAq0PCEOLBnqCWaj3Yc6GbKBjCENW6wV2bvp3KxEWUgRqHux8g2uhSFiBRlE4IpF9xrB4ixtvg6TWPA75dOv4G7pEKiFAZRjGQE_D611453mbbpdEMIsvyjdaY67vmyl4/s1600-h/KM0M9710+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422691003751034002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqOnIfxm5aOwAq0PCEOLBnqCWaj3Yc6GbKBjCENW6wV2bvp3KxEWUgRqHux8g2uhSFiBRlE4IpF9xrB4ixtvg6TWPA75dOv4G7pEKiFAZRjGQE_D611453mbbpdEMIsvyjdaY67vmyl4/s400/KM0M9710+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosOKCyXBfLDB-wI3HOFO-VOlhReeccqtrGVK5VUaRSsM4uLhpbM-3PY93Zv9wwLKwavrB0ZDp5bJdhxwr1UvswdHmzfdwkwCL_MJo7-ip-GpyqGXSqH2AkXEbI2iG1sbgtZiIOjWxuMw/s1600-h/KM0M0148+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422690453316863442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosOKCyXBfLDB-wI3HOFO-VOlhReeccqtrGVK5VUaRSsM4uLhpbM-3PY93Zv9wwLKwavrB0ZDp5bJdhxwr1UvswdHmzfdwkwCL_MJo7-ip-GpyqGXSqH2AkXEbI2iG1sbgtZiIOjWxuMw/s400/KM0M0148+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Again the antics of these two little ones constantly amaze me. It is not easy being the mom and not being needed for 4 days. As long as they were fed and sung to sleep my kids kept themselves pretty busy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_cSR77tr3CxsEiWgQOx9Sdg20Hr52rmpcDBl6E8kyVVMw1B7xnA5AlFHOuN0bp1H_K4p9rOj_29Tto7dhWUUeU91JgpKjSqZyHHNj0_bIKkVuDlJ2Od24fvvzyDdNLw9iFOKMWCM0PU/s1600-h/KM0M0145+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422690445101628370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_cSR77tr3CxsEiWgQOx9Sdg20Hr52rmpcDBl6E8kyVVMw1B7xnA5AlFHOuN0bp1H_K4p9rOj_29Tto7dhWUUeU91JgpKjSqZyHHNj0_bIKkVuDlJ2Od24fvvzyDdNLw9iFOKMWCM0PU/s400/KM0M0145+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Radmi86Cho5ODVRXfpqAoRkdM32z3NAbIlbm6S0xFppeo2ZVDSmV_Q6nuC_3yM7I04Fr_DIMx81V1GhjGg35tEfDYSCn2rnLvFqyttR8A2-SnQoN0oQW63_9nUPzhb3enqNbEU7YOlc/s1600-h/KM0M0141+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422690438718717762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Radmi86Cho5ODVRXfpqAoRkdM32z3NAbIlbm6S0xFppeo2ZVDSmV_Q6nuC_3yM7I04Fr_DIMx81V1GhjGg35tEfDYSCn2rnLvFqyttR8A2-SnQoN0oQW63_9nUPzhb3enqNbEU7YOlc/s400/KM0M0141+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> These two existed in their own little world.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cU6fUIabYjkB3gGGbxZ-ANnkPWZ_7uxf4GYuxpikV2NHnyW4No7KtZXZi7SFnwKusMuFbj3mnzhfcV3ar1Z4WJICqdb0K_d34AItvg5dmAdLc5hxxpPYTnmbWHLisUqYiGDJHmeNPT8/s1600-h/IMG_0130+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422690432023366946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cU6fUIabYjkB3gGGbxZ-ANnkPWZ_7uxf4GYuxpikV2NHnyW4No7KtZXZi7SFnwKusMuFbj3mnzhfcV3ar1Z4WJICqdb0K_d34AItvg5dmAdLc5hxxpPYTnmbWHLisUqYiGDJHmeNPT8/s400/IMG_0130+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> This stairwell alone was the source of amazing adventures.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMaciO-iZrUbCv02-yTZKduK0NZKhiLHXvxYhiztCiWjAFZe-fBYpYcSgjYd4-xWDdt7Hfp4rpYhlDcri2WjHqhkRclaFD3Zdt497mzZaxh1UzUjrk4k7hXaeYRqMW7abH2kwOCkUmA4/s1600-h/IMG_0097+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422690422215727746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMaciO-iZrUbCv02-yTZKduK0NZKhiLHXvxYhiztCiWjAFZe-fBYpYcSgjYd4-xWDdt7Hfp4rpYhlDcri2WjHqhkRclaFD3Zdt497mzZaxh1UzUjrk4k7hXaeYRqMW7abH2kwOCkUmA4/s400/IMG_0097+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> And what about the little hide outs? I cannot stress enough how kid friendly this space was. The little ones found more than one secret hideout.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-s-YAYrS-dDZ_HxmdoIJ4ypJ8h2fzLbX-8kqwhOJSOVQVdaM_ns8wohJUNofRrMTTNyfXVVGnoe3S4Gpf9tpz4n1o0LS_pw7_7DZHjj9hnQAqf4AmlfYcElpgwJ03tYnm1wEwDRkhIO4/s1600-h/KM0M9579+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422689716687823474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-s-YAYrS-dDZ_HxmdoIJ4ypJ8h2fzLbX-8kqwhOJSOVQVdaM_ns8wohJUNofRrMTTNyfXVVGnoe3S4Gpf9tpz4n1o0LS_pw7_7DZHjj9hnQAqf4AmlfYcElpgwJ03tYnm1wEwDRkhIO4/s400/KM0M9579+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Friends reunited. I wonder how their friendship will unfold. They slip into their little world so effortlessly. It humbles me.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0UqklrM4qOpamhbeMWyy3D9SKkexa6Fl3WjWPcghmplRlAPhejSBIN7s-8xkVhv7m6Ih6zvK80wYS-ksLXTpEME13Wz8bw9ckPNS8aYBR-_4IrbPvo6aJ53CCA8WtBfrPYye2j1pivU/s1600-h/KM0M9577+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422689711305968834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0UqklrM4qOpamhbeMWyy3D9SKkexa6Fl3WjWPcghmplRlAPhejSBIN7s-8xkVhv7m6Ih6zvK80wYS-ksLXTpEME13Wz8bw9ckPNS8aYBR-_4IrbPvo6aJ53CCA8WtBfrPYye2j1pivU/s400/KM0M9577+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr65bCA0_cEUJi3FG-iShmVMZsezu5-8ihx44ZQXT447-34tzn8NHLF2K_pRSnyBzpE5OPC82FlVI_G4k-Mqh_mLIHobfCwecxFrwhHZ1Ft6cPCJDCC50XCCzv7Z_MRRNA_CHpvF4Xqo/s1600-h/KM0M9575+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422689704441463202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr65bCA0_cEUJi3FG-iShmVMZsezu5-8ihx44ZQXT447-34tzn8NHLF2K_pRSnyBzpE5OPC82FlVI_G4k-Mqh_mLIHobfCwecxFrwhHZ1Ft6cPCJDCC50XCCzv7Z_MRRNA_CHpvF4Xqo/s400/KM0M9575+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Oh how I love to just sit and watch my kids. Okay, photograph too when they let me....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_PCo63CsEQ6boEQE7wPWMn78JmgQ9WijN7WPri6H5htBR970bsY6sAVoHenWvj_XFIAC9DQ7a0L-ijQKY18CYgOM3Egl5as82QkPJ1L7TfrdFQ6V5tS6h0z-rau1RVtFt5kBNVwmSa4/s1600-h/KM0M9566+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422689694944659586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_PCo63CsEQ6boEQE7wPWMn78JmgQ9WijN7WPri6H5htBR970bsY6sAVoHenWvj_XFIAC9DQ7a0L-ijQKY18CYgOM3Egl5as82QkPJ1L7TfrdFQ6V5tS6h0z-rau1RVtFt5kBNVwmSa4/s400/KM0M9566+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our festive abode.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIsHxI26gvDZPWMTXcsC_qN5_VbHGZZEqm8avRybsbNO7mjK5AUxRZP7fV3UVtB1aGw_OQmiILZEQASV05biN0nLAxFUDtSSWn3gP7dhIHcQQChyphenhyphenhKLRmly8pjirFGY1R5eiqa7rPVVM/s1600-h/KM0M9558+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422689687046357746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIsHxI26gvDZPWMTXcsC_qN5_VbHGZZEqm8avRybsbNO7mjK5AUxRZP7fV3UVtB1aGw_OQmiILZEQASV05biN0nLAxFUDtSSWn3gP7dhIHcQQChyphenhyphenhKLRmly8pjirFGY1R5eiqa7rPVVM/s400/KM0M9558+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-48951173130828551482010-01-03T16:59:00.001-08:002010-01-03T17:21:53.679-08:00Fort Worden Part 2 - DiscoveryHere are images of our two days of exploring the old batteries and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hidey</span>-holes of Fort Worden. Now, I am a pacifist by nature, but I cannot deny the excitement of exploring the old tunnels and hallways of this wartime structure that never came close to actually seeing any real battle. <br />Fort Worden was barely used in its whole history and now acts as a meeting place for various groups and individuals looking for a getaway. Port Townsend has quite the artistic community and has actively used the Fort for workshops and other such creative ventures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjZ6nIRP_v44EfEuyzwnX5B2nnfNVwyI1ouS-Kew4cTNAc_Wsm-U450c0w6uqjzJfL0Vssp2REalo3i1UJSIQCt8Xo6qwrYSuPdGXLVWlCRS2KlF-iey55QGTWRpUCCMOR_Y_Qg-idTI/s1600-h/KM0M9687+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422686333369850242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjZ6nIRP_v44EfEuyzwnX5B2nnfNVwyI1ouS-Kew4cTNAc_Wsm-U450c0w6uqjzJfL0Vssp2REalo3i1UJSIQCt8Xo6qwrYSuPdGXLVWlCRS2KlF-iey55QGTWRpUCCMOR_Y_Qg-idTI/s400/KM0M9687+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-4jVmuphisheJy9E7ikILvTKot92eL12OiV28h-6O3A06ck0qWJfJBkcZvyPmBdXOK5BnvbztQeaHawABnQECqymVeVyprdYjz1n-lDLontBe9MclVB8ZOHJpzBXneslF0Kym8_c6So/s1600-h/KM0M9685+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685809488373010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-4jVmuphisheJy9E7ikILvTKot92eL12OiV28h-6O3A06ck0qWJfJBkcZvyPmBdXOK5BnvbztQeaHawABnQECqymVeVyprdYjz1n-lDLontBe9MclVB8ZOHJpzBXneslF0Kym8_c6So/s400/KM0M9685+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> My dear friend hiking in very stylish yet ill-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">equiped</span> footwear.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineiGPjgNnrZH65PQPqPf2aalNhfgu0CF3e8V6EJEbMFerRSrmwEqBhcI0Lot_7eA1-tY2jHtzCKulw4GxSFTLBlTQgpAbLHXRDcgCKcBTIQd4YdRdpJW_JpTzxgslbl5y4d3DGhXIpJQ/s1600-h/KM0M9668+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685803265620546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineiGPjgNnrZH65PQPqPf2aalNhfgu0CF3e8V6EJEbMFerRSrmwEqBhcI0Lot_7eA1-tY2jHtzCKulw4GxSFTLBlTQgpAbLHXRDcgCKcBTIQd4YdRdpJW_JpTzxgslbl5y4d3DGhXIpJQ/s400/KM0M9668+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRBg3I71KBSSE_iPfNrDrqsz2XYXiFvjHm9BqPhevjt3lEvKXSEKZ8TIbUccwBaNjXE2H6v9e9VV0kKbtgrmFmhwklU5i6_zACzdh4SN5Ydxo-a92p3JN9_yH-M1tgoUmDMipWvm3ISc/s1600-h/KM0M9666+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685798641210258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRBg3I71KBSSE_iPfNrDrqsz2XYXiFvjHm9BqPhevjt3lEvKXSEKZ8TIbUccwBaNjXE2H6v9e9VV0kKbtgrmFmhwklU5i6_zACzdh4SN5Ydxo-a92p3JN9_yH-M1tgoUmDMipWvm3ISc/s400/KM0M9666+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> The two other mamas on this adventure.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBLPYFBHBoazrdykoVMWRZyZb7WXhwekVI6MqFZk8ER2OuGPXlhCgP2oQQ4eEmKTCvRsxWv35dIu12wINbApq9UHw-BEYzbx5JQziHbd7HmbZGMqeIkxmHVR2AyG1NGPDkwQsUFhfH60/s1600-h/KM0M9642+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685790764251666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBLPYFBHBoazrdykoVMWRZyZb7WXhwekVI6MqFZk8ER2OuGPXlhCgP2oQQ4eEmKTCvRsxWv35dIu12wINbApq9UHw-BEYzbx5JQziHbd7HmbZGMqeIkxmHVR2AyG1NGPDkwQsUFhfH60/s400/KM0M9642+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenp_4OhrhWgaBSX_KW4xOX7pkbTTTIBgU_rQWLToZRbBE_uKJcZUAiIdKQSuElBAat3hxKbo5Bo3AN2LFtybMoWzdDBrwm-k9oyeHTOaQhuvEqFWhhvbvREJ16rX1cmYdLZgJWLHZ2iw/s1600-h/KM0M9628+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685780904181986" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxNDg_NDfhZwPMIR_jtkLEWMo-c853ogHdZVNJxrYtTxA6dCk_kCNTgP4W4-1hKNyM15z0r4ITSL7lkQ7IPcWHIEqQV3EPGC89ukG2ST54CI_IO5048xDzwu0qmX5tIonVDcU0s6OsQU/s400/KM0M9589+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> My little one on her very excellent carriage.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSS0wsbia_lFr-5YJiUR35ZIPYYDGA09tAU1LCQlYIJd5aN7h82XBPKu6J283kH0cX7w9iEjDNqfcnOf-iQZOGYH_EVScV4tgfA57XdP9JauNwbj9AbrET-694y8Kz0CiGNNxNphViies/s1600-h/KM0M9586+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685123812006994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSS0wsbia_lFr-5YJiUR35ZIPYYDGA09tAU1LCQlYIJd5aN7h82XBPKu6J283kH0cX7w9iEjDNqfcnOf-iQZOGYH_EVScV4tgfA57XdP9JauNwbj9AbrET-694y8Kz0CiGNNxNphViies/s400/KM0M9586+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzJJzE6hHFRZXGdhhxygXKGl0TdGEVjGWsu5ZW5XpMTelz9lWaUnESdgT_zShm5i5Lm-O4r3AFGrinA0FOcT_LHo23TOdl_afCv6jrW-gYVGBu-SVVAQmkbbaScQnVKRMXkAD5oHcHdI/s1600-h/IMG_9983+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685114290882738" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVxhiNLGJBEz7Bpgx6_EdqUerpodHoAAtyOA1AbJj7O3JAUUb43XwgiwnFSAm4VF9eTg2A9TeAw93M5RpHZuxGSfIP56QTiV4NJLT39-q24zChfLI5WMO0BuDI7NCwVgdyn6ODS8CaJ0/s400/IMG_9974+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> For the kids this place was the perfect adventure with underground bunkers and tunnels to explore. They all did so great with walking in the darkness with just their headlamps to guide them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLKqXTcmLxqEuXEz5jtfq8ZB0MF7CJd_ZyUVq3j0W7XvjS-qU5ay5v7RtP9xlUSwj7o3GAcQmzVZtzuoWmzDA2g-7CAxWAfFP_56gaUAnunFrKArIrbzlVgRB4bQFN03eY__Wn_bpa2U/s1600-h/IMG_9969+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422684421865215682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLKqXTcmLxqEuXEz5jtfq8ZB0MF7CJd_ZyUVq3j0W7XvjS-qU5ay5v7RtP9xlUSwj7o3GAcQmzVZtzuoWmzDA2g-7CAxWAfFP_56gaUAnunFrKArIrbzlVgRB4bQFN03eY__Wn_bpa2U/s400/IMG_9969+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFzFnE20kWDodasaoA6xrN1z99TBkTAWy8c5KqC-JkPp4x6XB9KJP_gY_61RuyotXmVL782z4OYB43I8ToGZ9cfsJzWlVfgCTAsxTOcX2BaE1RTsx5m3FptuGqwWz0DzmuHPXgyA3kN8/s1600-h/IMG_9932+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422684414297450882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFzFnE20kWDodasaoA6xrN1z99TBkTAWy8c5KqC-JkPp4x6XB9KJP_gY_61RuyotXmVL782z4OYB43I8ToGZ9cfsJzWlVfgCTAsxTOcX2BaE1RTsx5m3FptuGqwWz0DzmuHPXgyA3kN8/s400/IMG_9932+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoT8T1BgpCV6aSXqVaVmr0UK-RSCC6kAXyjZTtENS4BKxAJ8QyBs1L3bRSpHn7ZacpFaC6dlvHaBCuQv1XLHHI762PusPOLAkRLqdG4bRaUVfGytYMykoh7OrtIboo7r-VuQU6HwQepI/s1600-h/IMG_9949+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422684405795578338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoT8T1BgpCV6aSXqVaVmr0UK-RSCC6kAXyjZTtENS4BKxAJ8QyBs1L3bRSpHn7ZacpFaC6dlvHaBCuQv1XLHHI762PusPOLAkRLqdG4bRaUVfGytYMykoh7OrtIboo7r-VuQU6HwQepI/s400/IMG_9949+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEY55xxRRDwvpQMZ_GYWane51iCTbtzfz19XTn0JVcIhE5pmNAYQ7QFTCClHaamtDhvf52szyIi0s-BamdJ-Vn54XtoKzSHrGaiZTL7-sKKiRZ5cnU9bIx6Uf1ZwDc8La9uGM_oOEueUM/s1600-h/IMG_9922+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683594318641570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEY55xxRRDwvpQMZ_GYWane51iCTbtzfz19XTn0JVcIhE5pmNAYQ7QFTCClHaamtDhvf52szyIi0s-BamdJ-Vn54XtoKzSHrGaiZTL7-sKKiRZ5cnU9bIx6Uf1ZwDc8La9uGM_oOEueUM/s400/IMG_9922+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Of course, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">geo</span>-caching was amongst the activities of the day.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_c-OBJOl83aGF20WEIhtCrpVwsT3RGVi4rUBED1uEbDU6kJMwqxLntFmlV9iO_5jUFoJ0ILh7-0iwmddPcC5vutMyW3GgveKAKWlf-BOSlhv3fwFVIwfYvcL5fMIhA39eaIHQ_glMqyA/s1600-h/IMG_9885+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683585870893666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_c-OBJOl83aGF20WEIhtCrpVwsT3RGVi4rUBED1uEbDU6kJMwqxLntFmlV9iO_5jUFoJ0ILh7-0iwmddPcC5vutMyW3GgveKAKWlf-BOSlhv3fwFVIwfYvcL5fMIhA39eaIHQ_glMqyA/s400/IMG_9885+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> I cannot help to try to capture this one's serious face of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">scepticism</span> in my picture taking.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T3cF9fgVenx77kTuXaIfQBYfT71btiyKvocAgSqBCjUX4C420-j9PmXL40drFFOh7T2VVHZH8VqGz7mKp4DDqpTdIBInKq3yRUa85EN55XHhy0RVKXisjAszimdVlupCS2qakd54y3I/s1600-h/IMG_9900+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683579534195858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T3cF9fgVenx77kTuXaIfQBYfT71btiyKvocAgSqBCjUX4C420-j9PmXL40drFFOh7T2VVHZH8VqGz7mKp4DDqpTdIBInKq3yRUa85EN55XHhy0RVKXisjAszimdVlupCS2qakd54y3I/s400/IMG_9900+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> My eldest was very concerned that I would not end up stepping in this hole.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8lEBUh9q8fWTbdpZuhXkqokMCm5FksdLJLdCT3K6vJD0tSNRVyXoP1W-T402jiXMKyFwyJmSBWjp2UANpBpmiHQ4Nv-QdeqCoxuykpAmXgCx-C3ZKGt8jYj9eMoYXB7BOOfINnYd6xw/s1600-h/IMG_9876+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683573168643714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8lEBUh9q8fWTbdpZuhXkqokMCm5FksdLJLdCT3K6vJD0tSNRVyXoP1W-T402jiXMKyFwyJmSBWjp2UANpBpmiHQ4Nv-QdeqCoxuykpAmXgCx-C3ZKGt8jYj9eMoYXB7BOOfINnYd6xw/s400/IMG_9876+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a>And up she goes with no fear. Me, I am trying to allow the tether strings to be stretched on this adventure.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOH1EitRmaRV-26qunZRzvF7vja3_5c8KLJvgyej-iMIQfU0LyeMsT3uomuBTfvyMgM42FP7LTD2srwCrWbniYjbIERdJ7H8lkpjmsut2CUtHLLFGjP7ozQr7aMVg3CK4rZMcG4AZd_o/s1600-h/IMG_9869+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683563154817474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOH1EitRmaRV-26qunZRzvF7vja3_5c8KLJvgyej-iMIQfU0LyeMsT3uomuBTfvyMgM42FP7LTD2srwCrWbniYjbIERdJ7H8lkpjmsut2CUtHLLFGjP7ozQr7aMVg3CK4rZMcG4AZd_o/s400/IMG_9869+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> My little one before she is strapped in to her harness for the morning shift.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472016957443700699.post-30200525906875848232010-01-03T16:40:00.000-08:002010-01-03T16:59:23.487-08:00Fort Worden in 3 Parts - Structure<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNomAGOaZ8VmEPmygXksZDg-j4GmZquzwwoF0vEEpFGmuULe5IiwnhVoLEuXKwlKtJBpCZm3CXEHmBAW_bEtm23MnQZUWupIVVyoOjPSl1se12Y8lcqPQePJpIqU_gmeFrfCuB_-Bc7c/s1600-h/IMG_0004+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681635901273106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNomAGOaZ8VmEPmygXksZDg-j4GmZquzwwoF0vEEpFGmuULe5IiwnhVoLEuXKwlKtJBpCZm3CXEHmBAW_bEtm23MnQZUWupIVVyoOjPSl1se12Y8lcqPQePJpIqU_gmeFrfCuB_-Bc7c/s400/IMG_0004+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Playing with my camera is a lot of fun. I believe I even feel recharged creatively. Fort Worden is a place like no other and I highly recommend a visit. The diversity of landscape and structures is inspiring. The town of Port Townsend beautiful and intimate. I had a great time simply playing.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMgp_8ONopuMhVXqnh2z1qJ3GfrV2Z11q0Qfy1kMYqWyDoLY-pHFElBwNDlm1fxVN0XGtT8qjpO_GanKXt6JA1ERCNdul4bZ4fTX1Wx9XHpYG6mk6Bj6apSyAkN44sz87k5suq9Lotlc/s1600-h/KM0M9698+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681245849539746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMgp_8ONopuMhVXqnh2z1qJ3GfrV2Z11q0Qfy1kMYqWyDoLY-pHFElBwNDlm1fxVN0XGtT8qjpO_GanKXt6JA1ERCNdul4bZ4fTX1Wx9XHpYG6mk6Bj6apSyAkN44sz87k5suq9Lotlc/s400/KM0M9698+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaXdNz0NcSliCH93QuBdUR729ITREiSqvod-iQBiCLddIJTgrTgfxvPe_zCPZ1Fr8WtNss3fQrsMTeTY6y5x_QAHchWdLFv8PafN56gVTQaX1IZYjHDmrFL0YwCa2Rb0zy3atYx_odgw/s1600-h/KM0M9619+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681234392019330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaXdNz0NcSliCH93QuBdUR729ITREiSqvod-iQBiCLddIJTgrTgfxvPe_zCPZ1Fr8WtNss3fQrsMTeTY6y5x_QAHchWdLFv8PafN56gVTQaX1IZYjHDmrFL0YwCa2Rb0zy3atYx_odgw/s400/KM0M9619+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmccMwNwjrHMiuZ5rWs24e63ehM5sEKjbgFrqL5KgDLCWIQG8PZkXnlu0a_HK_T_-0yVvNdKz9krfOt23nJpBGfjTSJ9hy8WzM-juugSgO1hRJAztISPYLwww2nFoU1oSbxv55KdwvlQA/s1600-h/KM0M9636+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681233104702194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmccMwNwjrHMiuZ5rWs24e63ehM5sEKjbgFrqL5KgDLCWIQG8PZkXnlu0a_HK_T_-0yVvNdKz9krfOt23nJpBGfjTSJ9hy8WzM-juugSgO1hRJAztISPYLwww2nFoU1oSbxv55KdwvlQA/s400/KM0M9636+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUPZQWpitZASxsXQKPx3JcMnu7eTjI5-ebi1NBkunbyD2JpppFLcatgmIkWLRWirPlbhDhEZK4DMBvdZVXxT7ZuihBlkww2w4CNL2kw77B0zZwaJjnRJOPtintVx8O_J6O393Cuo6bVk/s1600-h/KM0M9638+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681221328535106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUPZQWpitZASxsXQKPx3JcMnu7eTjI5-ebi1NBkunbyD2JpppFLcatgmIkWLRWirPlbhDhEZK4DMBvdZVXxT7ZuihBlkww2w4CNL2kw77B0zZwaJjnRJOPtintVx8O_J6O393Cuo6bVk/s400/KM0M9638+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> The batteries in all their ancient glory.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDVpY4fFortJH097djyIzKAahbWRoaUDEhl6ffrg45bp-1kLc0VKr8nesC97UG8EydAP4k9wrLV4cwdLW-Pv-tmzTS2NHj7l_5xNzRkas1IhDVznZSKD0aHw6UOUM5aWlKqqEa_OS0Mo/s1600-h/KM0M9616+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681214016967826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDVpY4fFortJH097djyIzKAahbWRoaUDEhl6ffrg45bp-1kLc0VKr8nesC97UG8EydAP4k9wrLV4cwdLW-Pv-tmzTS2NHj7l_5xNzRkas1IhDVznZSKD0aHw6UOUM5aWlKqqEa_OS0Mo/s400/KM0M9616+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklHEYKXZ2br-PhEnHOZXa-aWTy3A8Vr5rCFFuDhXMGXUcXgA6A0k_UQHN3olz84RdgYKcyPkQgZPYcuDg4-nmMZgtJFj0lYGRHvGVXtk_fAivXJsCWi2jj59nSJaUM8hVrVXM0co6VwE/s1600-h/IMG_9984+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679659251899794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklHEYKXZ2br-PhEnHOZXa-aWTy3A8Vr5rCFFuDhXMGXUcXgA6A0k_UQHN3olz84RdgYKcyPkQgZPYcuDg4-nmMZgtJFj0lYGRHvGVXtk_fAivXJsCWi2jj59nSJaUM8hVrVXM0co6VwE/s400/IMG_9984+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.hollowhill.com/wa/ftworden1.htm">Fort Worden</a> is renowned to be haunted. I can believe it in this space of cubby holes and long dark passages. I do not believe any disaster happened here though for ghosts to want to haunt, but you never know.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZJ5UEKesPzgexJmlTwDjVvE6xF2cE5Xx_2vMuf01wvUoXzcsQ2Zb0gnBVxbpJ8xSkoiGOifKSgG5i2ClSiVgDuJ4uROiNUF0tfF0AovC6DeJvF_GONIz6wfNgCCyuxd3LD2GC3F_G4A/s1600-h/IMG_9926+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679651218705074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZJ5UEKesPzgexJmlTwDjVvE6xF2cE5Xx_2vMuf01wvUoXzcsQ2Zb0gnBVxbpJ8xSkoiGOifKSgG5i2ClSiVgDuJ4uROiNUF0tfF0AovC6DeJvF_GONIz6wfNgCCyuxd3LD2GC3F_G4A/s400/IMG_9926+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqUOOB7FOhSusFH9ntdhTeB2dEZERuusTWbDeFnUKRH6xNhrCVpQhLB2-He49xisoBqsyBeadyF7POR70TSfn16Nfl_dGD4Q-PGqWCvUNAjDlAkOi5G80JeMtQXSUW2CXhHsaHEhg1_0/s1600-h/IMG_9931+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679641577723714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqUOOB7FOhSusFH9ntdhTeB2dEZERuusTWbDeFnUKRH6xNhrCVpQhLB2-He49xisoBqsyBeadyF7POR70TSfn16Nfl_dGD4Q-PGqWCvUNAjDlAkOi5G80JeMtQXSUW2CXhHsaHEhg1_0/s400/IMG_9931+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3WdzoqVeBQc_VneV9ghN9iW87-nuc_jIhMua0SZnO4iQzJP1fSgu50U81pak69ORvzNOpb824hW-d7SSNXioAuJeduzfs8iuCfQo4aPXeerRuvqbwICbME0qcLE3yfQZBahUVOrzjcY/s1600-h/IMG_9912+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679640020935298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3WdzoqVeBQc_VneV9ghN9iW87-nuc_jIhMua0SZnO4iQzJP1fSgu50U81pak69ORvzNOpb824hW-d7SSNXioAuJeduzfs8iuCfQo4aPXeerRuvqbwICbME0qcLE3yfQZBahUVOrzjcY/s400/IMG_9912+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> It is really really hard to limit the amount of photos produced when I have my own creative time for 4 whole days in a row. It is actually <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">excruciating</span>.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>sweetearthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982479721146494312noreply@blogger.com0