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It's a one stop for SAPYSNAPS PHOTO from now on!! Yay!! Come visit me!

i'm a lion not a trojan

I was sent to Lincoln today to photograph a helicopter that was being flown in by an instructor for a student presentation. After checking in at the front office and finding out that they knew nothing about it, I walked over to the track behind the main building (which is where I was told it would land).

And there I waited.

And waited.

And waited.

Around 9:30a one of the PE coaches walked around to where I was and asked me who I was. I explained why I was there and showed him by visitor's tag.

And then I waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And then I called my instructor. First of all, he couldn't believe that I was still waiting. In my defense, I have found that photographers wait around... A LOT!! Second of all, he told me to walk all the way back around to the office and see if they had any info while he mad a few phone calls.

Once I got around to the office, they STILL didn't know anything about it. Even the principal. So I called my instructor again and he said that if anyone should know ANY THING about the helicopter landing on campus, IT SHOULD BE THE PRINCIPAL.

I was told to return home. And that's what I did.

But the whole way home, I kept on checking the sky to see if I could see that helicopter. I was so sure that as soon as I left, it would land.

I still don't know where that stinkin' helicopter is.

AND I was so sure that all those kids in the PE class just KNEW that I'm a LION, not a trojan.

The one that ended early

but NOT because of the weather.

drumline

It is so difficult some days to get a great photo of a whole group.

So I am particularly proud and in love with this photo of the bass line because it is one of the 

VERY FEW times you will see the whole line and their faces!!

fundamentals

tuba time

heat relief

Can you say "heat index of 110"? I don't have to say it because I lived it today. That's the only con.

The pros are:

POPSICLES during the big break.

SHADE TREE even if it's all the way on the other side of the track and only the drumline gets to take advantage of it.

130 NEW FRIENDS!!

it's all about the band

Just in case you haven't realized it yet, I'm going to be spending the next few weeks helping out and photographing the band. We have a SUPER DUPER AWESOME band this year and I plan to be there for every single minute of it.

the new guy

i love the details

and so it begins...

Today I began my SEVENTH year of band camp. 

will the real Harry Potter please stand up, please stand up

Chance went to a Harry Potter party last week. Shocker, I know. Pretty much EVERYONE I KNOW has been to a HP party recently. He actually saw the latest movie (along with most of Tallahassee) at the very first MIDNIGHT showing the day it came out. It's so funny to me because he hasn't read ANY of the books. Never cared to. Tyler has read them ALL about 30 times since he was in 3rd grade. And yes, I was the mom that took her elementary aged kids to the bookstore in the middle of the night so they could get the new release FIRST. And I was also the mom that let her kids skip school so they could see the movies before anyone else.

Even though he hasn't read the books, Chance has loved the movies. The party he went to last week was at church and they were spending the day catching up on the old films and then all going as a group to see the last one. He was so excited that he woke me up at 6:30AM. The event didn't begin until 9:00am and it only takes 20 minutes to get there. You do the math.

This is what he wore...

Dog days of summer

Sorry. I couldn't help myself. I'm pretty sure that I've been in some sort of a funk lately. And the weather has had a lot to do with it. I've been stuck in the house for days and days and more days.

No photos=Unhappy Photog.

So I visited my friend yesterday and she had her grand-dog, Cameron, at her house for the week. And her much loved, favorite sweet fur baby, Sandy, was not happy. I did not pose her. This is Sandy giving me the scoop on the new invader.

Well, she was happy to see me but only because she was so certain that I was there to take the year old, mostly leggy critter that insisted on being by her side every step of the way.. AWAY. And she quickly became very disappointed when that didn't happen. Cameron is the sweetest thing. He is sooo big and gallops all over the house and yard. And he will click his teeth on command. I fell in love almost immediately. Look at those eyes!! And he tried to crawl in my lap. All 100 pounds of him. He's so full of energy. All the time. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week.

Oh, and I can't forget Sadie... the 20 year old cat that lives on the porch. She's been the yard cat since my friend moved to the end of the road in the middle of nowhere. And she would never come in the house... she preferred the yard. And now the porch.

Monsoons anyone?

OH MY GOODNESS... it's has been raining here for almost three weeks. I can't believe it. I know everyone around here has been doing rain dances for months because for soooo long, there was nothing. NADA! Not a drop.

But stop... PEOPLE... please. Enough!! My grass is knee high I can't even think about wading through the swamp that in now my side yard.

Really? No... SERIOUSLY!!!

We were trying to catch up on painting the outside of the house. The forecast was clear for the first time in DAYS and this happened....

It started POURING rain. For no reason. Except that I had just finished setting up the paints and had half painted the door.

At least someone had some fun.

Searching for a new style

Dreaming of the Springs

I really do. Dream of Wakulla Springs. The shade trees, the COOOLLDD water, the light breezes. At 9:00pm last night it was still NINETY-THREE DEGREES outside. And at noon today it's... wait for it, wait for it... 97. NINETY-SEVEN.  The high today is suppose to top somewhere around 103 and teamed with, what I'm sure is 183% humidity, there is no where I'd rather be right now than WAKULLA SPRINGS. So now that you're all caught up on the weather...

I hadn't been in about two or three years, so the boys, their girls, and I loaded the coolers and took the 20 minute drive from our house last week (yes it's only 20 minutes, I have no excuses). WHAT JOY!! We got there early so it wasn't very crowded, but it was OH, SO, COLD. I couldn't manage to get in past my waist and even then my legs were numb. But the kids jumped off the high dive, sat in the sun, swam to the floating platform, thawed in the sun until around 2:30pm when it got REALLY crowded and we left.

I'm counting the minutes til I can go back. The boys are in Panama City Beach right now, but I'm thinking Friday. Yep, Friday is the day!!

Don't these make you want to hang out there everyday!!

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DVD artwork

Did you know that if you purchase a DVD of images, you get a custom printed DVD (no labels)? Yep!!

Here are a few samples of artwork I've created for clients...

I've been so happy with the quality of printing. And you will too!!! :)

Sneaky of three seniors

I needed to get away

And after a very sweet invitation from Jess, I got away!! Whoop Whoop!!

I did nothing but take a few photos, read from the book that Tyler got me for Mother's Day, and stare blankly into the horizon as the sun blazed my skin. Loved it!!

Tyler and Jess, on the other hand, spent a lot of time in the water.

Oliver Hobbs Concert #61

Ok, so I'm not really sure if it's the 61st Oliver Hobbs Concert... the program is in the car. But I'm pretty close I think. This concert was started to honor one of Leon's former band directors and continues each year as the end of the year presentation for the Concert and Symphonic Bands. This year there were a couple of wonderful additions... 

Percussion Ensembles:

And also a presentation to the Leon School Board for their very generous donation towards our new uniform drive which allowed us to reach our goal of $57,000. So we all know what that means... NO MORE HEAVY WOOL UNIFORMS IN AUGUST!! I'm a little sad about it because Tyler wore that uniform when he was in high school and now Chance has worn it for two years. They are unique and allowed us to stand out among the other bands. I remember when the full band used to HIGH STEP onto the field for their half-time shows... it was AWESOME and always gave me chills.

And I just love this one... one of the drum majors for marching band and also a senior, it was her very last high school concert. She will be very missed.

Free Day - the old capitol

Tyler and I have been trying to spend one day a week doing something fun. He always wants to go the movies, but today, I talked him into going to tour the old capitol. I pass by it, sometimes, 6 times a day and have always wondered what it look like inside.

It's BEAUTIFUL!! It's hard to believe that when the new capitol was being built in the late 1970s that it took weeks of protesting to stop the planned demolition of this historic building. The main rooms have been restored to how it would have looked in 1912. If you get a chance this summer, go visit... great idea especially on those hot, humid days!!