Visit to Monterey Bay Aquarium

Have you ever bought an annual pass somewhere because the cost of the number of individual tickets for one visit is nearly that of the yearly pass? We do that quite frequently, it seems, especially now that both kids are above the general “two year old and under...

5/16: Sisters

I can’t believe it’s been a month since I posted any images! I’ve a backlog of daily captures, but thought I would post a few images from my most recent shoot. Monique is one of my neighbors, and I was thrilled when she contacted me about taking...

Daily Capture(s) 4/13: Pictures from my Garden

I love taking pictures of things in my garden. Today wasn’t probably the best day to do it, it was just breezy enough that I found focusing more difficult than usual. We had quite a bit of rain yesterday, and some last night/showers this morning, so the sky was...

Daily Capture 4/12: Roses from my Garden

It is true that a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet. However, I think that some roses smell much sweeter than others. Take these full blown ‘Mister Lincoln’ roses. I cut them today when I saw that they had gotten a bit overwhelmed by the...

Daily Capture 4/8: Leftover Easter

The lamb we had for Easter dinner was marinated overnight in a dry vermouth and olive oil blend with carrots, celery, onion and garlic. I threw it in a skillet on the stovetop to sear it, gave it a nice, caramelized exterior then let it cook covered in the marinade....