Monday, Nov. 21

Good Morning!  I recently posted my Colorado pictures (minus the people ones) on this picasa site.  Enjoy
https://picasaweb.google.com/107831683085141733877

Also, this weekend I attended a three day seminar in Nashville, called INFERNO, sponsored by two groups, and several speakers.  It was awesome, with lots of energetic folks talking about studio photography and how to set up and maintain photography business in today's market.  We heard many photo tips, watched several great videos, and listened to several success photography stories, and received many tips on today's market and had personal questions answered.  Lighting for portraits and other situations was covered as well.  I would recommend anyone who wants to step up their photography business to attend one of these.  The group plan to be back in Nashville around this same time next year.

Pam has made a video of the pictures I took of the family while visiting.  Here is the link to it.  Enjoy!
 http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4d6a59354f4455794e5464384d7a55344e4445304d6a673d0d0a&sb=1

Butterflies and Rain

WE FINALLY HAVE RAIN IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE!!  It was such a relief to hear the rain start on Sunday afternoon!!  April, I know a little how you miss the rain and storms in LA now!  We had a month with no rain, and I have been watering something just about every day now for a while...... garden and berries and some trees.  Also, I don't have to have the air-conditioner on today..........and that is a real plus!!  As a matter of fact, it's almost cool enough to start a little fire in the little stove, LOL!!  Definitely the month of August was hot and dry here, and looks as if September is starting out cool and wet..........we'll see what the rest of the month brings!

I've had wonderful butterflies on the zinnia's this summer again.  Here are a few to share:

Early Summertime in Tennessee

My garden grows well. The little finches are eating the wild flower seed in the front yard, daily. They love the seeds from the yellow coreopsis that has just finished blooming. The daisies have been very nice, and one morning I was in the kitchen and kept hearing a strange small sound from the back porch. When I looked out, a little nuthatch was hard at work pulling the wool from some shoes I had left out to dry! I feel honored she/he choose a part of my shoe to line the nest!

Just a note

Today I uploaded more pictures from the west coast, from the Marc Adamus photo seminar. Here is the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/home

The garden is growing well, should have 'new' potatoes soon. I've planted the next bed of lettuce and greens. Beans are up and will soon be asking for something to climb on! It's getting HOT weather in Tennessee!

Today I have been editing more pictures of LA and the Getty Center, along with cleaning house and getting things ready for the book club tomorrow. Here are a couple of birds flying from the whale watch Yvonne, April and I went on. I'll post more on the picasa site soon.