The Beach in Autumn

   October is one of my favorite months of the year. I love to see the leaves changing and the air feels so crisp. Last October I was fortunate to go to the beach with my friend Crystal and her daughters for a girl's weekend. I had never been at that time of year before and it was awesome. Most of the time I'm there in the summer and our family trips in the fall are usually to the mountains. But it was so nice, I think I would take an October trip to the beach again.
    Of course the humidity was low, which was nice, but the sunlight seemed different too. The sand dunes were covered in yellow wild flowers, and I saw a lot more Egrets around than I usually do. We had one beautiful sunny day and one cloudy day. I was surprised how many people were sunbathing and getting the the ocean. That water was way to cold for my taste!

See anything in the water in this shot. A fin, maybe?

Hopes for the New Year

   The end of another year is here! It's hard to believe 2014 is done. I was sitting on my porch this summer listening to the crickets chirping, thinking about how the summer would fly by and it would be Christmas time before I knew it. And I was right!
   I'm not going to make any resolutions for 2015. I'm just going to pray for a happy and healthy year for my family, friends and I. I am hopeful for lots of fun times, great photography opportunities and less stress in the new year.
   As far as photography goes, 2014 ended on a high note because I got to photograph a very sweet family. They just happen to also be my neighbors! They wanted to have some pictures taken to give as Christmas gift for her mom. I'm so glad they asked me to photograph their family.
 
 Happy New Year!