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Red

Simplicity, elegance, and fragrance. A charming Don Juan Rose.

Ethereal

Love the fluidity of smoke.

GGOGG

This is one amazing guy. The amount of good he's done in a lifetime is admirable. And, he's still truckin'. Constantly on the go, always taking care of business. As my brother, Michael put it, I am proud to call him my grandpa.

William

Love of my life. It has become comforting that he allows me to practice on him all the time.
Somehow, I do not think that if the roles were reversed, that I would be so cooperative.
Here however, he is trying to ignore the fact that I have a camera. He did not do too bad eh?

Nobuhito Nishigawara

A fairly new ceramics instructor at Cal State Fullerton. Nobu is quite an accomplished sculptor, and I was please to get this shot of him, with the emphasis on his hands. He's definately one to watch in the ceramics/sculpture world.

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Amazing People

Always looking so serious. Baba. Still makes delectable pirogies, and sets a mean table overflowing with myriad dishes and tidbits of treats.

Pops

Some crazy guy i found in canada - being a nut seems to run in the family

Ely Summer

This was taken this summer in Ely, Minnesota - right outside of the area that we drive into to go canoeing. This house is taken care of by a guy, Ben, who's wife/family has been in the area and this house for quite a number of years. Ben, is a salt of the earth kind of guy. Every time we see him, he is inspiringly chipper - one of those people that you wish you were always around, cause it's so much easier to be nice and genuinely happy. Here's wishing there were more Ben's in the world! ( and uncle terry(s) and paul(s) too) Minnesota just happens to have some of the coolest people!

BWCA Sunset

On the second night in the Boundary Waters, we relaxed after dinner and watched this vibrant sunset.

Dandelion for Lara

Lara... this one's for you, everytime i see them now, i wish you guys still lived here. this was again over the summer. just couldn't resist playing with them. =)

Peep Peep

(Oops.. sorry all! Somehow, I sent this post before that email, but it didn't upload properly - so this was supposed to be the 'peep peep')

Since Theda's one hen looked a little lonely, Billy and I decided that she needed some new chickens... are they not adorable? Billy says 'they are 100% pure unfilterd cuteness'.

Canadian Sky

I think I'll let this one speak on it's own... let me know what you think...

This is H I L A R I O U S! - couldn't resist

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Edmonton Summer

Have not been to Edmonton, Alberta during the summer for at least 9 or 10 years. What a treat this beautiful city is, even when it's 30 below. But, I do have to say that all the parks and trees are an appropriate backdrop for the whispy, cotton ball clouds in the balmy summertime. Only sad that my stay this time was so short, so I spent most of it enjoying Baba's company - and watching her make a lemon pie, roast, pierogis, coleslaw, etc... more pics of her soon...

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S l o w Down

I took this pic awhile back, towards the end of the semester...when all hell is breaking loose with finals and semester end projects being due. During the last year, life has moved at an incredible pace, and at times the thought of 'is it all worth it?' pops into mind. Every once in awhile, something like this hits you, and you can have a thoughtful moment that may ground you, and remind you that there is more going on than the tunnel of work and routine.

2 Days in LA - Good Eats at Baby Blues BBQ

We went to Venice Thursday night to a gallery opening that was for one of my teachers at CSUF.
After his show, which was quite impressive, we ventured out into Venice to find a dive/diner BBQ place. It turned out to be a worthy find! Fabulous BBQ - the beef brisket sandwich that Billy got, was delicious.
On Friday, we went up to LACMA, using our member passes that Kevin and Avery got for us for Christmas. We saw a strange light show by Daniel Flavin... at first it wasn't too impressive, but as we walked further through the show, it was more and more fun.

Hume Lake Western Sierras

For a fifth anniversary, Billy and I went camping, as it has become our annual tradition. We ran up the Western side of the Sierras, stayed at Hume Lake two nights, one night at a crazy place right outside of Yosemite, and then went across through Yosemite. We then came down through the Eastern side, where we met up with the folks in Rock Creek. Gotta love that 395!

Gilman Hot Springs Road

Out in the 909 there are still some areas that
have not been completely distroyed by construction... but more than likely soon will be. This is my favorite sign out on the road home.

Sterling

Sterling roses are such unbelievable flowers.
The smell is a soft and fresh lemonish scent that offsets their delicate color. exquisite!

backlit oak leaf

isn't nature cool?

little friend

found this guy hopping around the "studio" outside, so we paused to check him out.
glad we did.

St Peter's Square (Piazza di San Pietro),

This was Rome again. A rainy day in Italy, and we chose to make our way to The Vatican - and to St. Peter's. No matter how many times you hear about, or see pictures of monumental things like this (think grand canyon...) they are never done justice until you are there. This is one of them. This is the collonade around the outside, and it was pouring rain, and then it would stop for a minute, shine some light, and then pour again. So, it was pretty fun watching all the people run under the collumns ~ including us!

Afternoon Stroll at Villa Borghese

On our last day in Rome, we finally made our way to the Villa Borghese. There is a very large peaceful park that winds around the outskirts of one of the old Roman walls. It was a great end to an art filled trip cause there was supposed to be a great collection of Caravaggio paintings there. The paintings were there, but we turned out to be even more ecstatic when 2 of the rooms we entered turned out to be the home for 2 of our all time favorite sculptures - by Bernini. ~ anyways, We followed these two ladies down the path to the villa, and I couldn't help taking their snap shot.

Let Them Eat Cake

Practicing some commercial style shots to see how they look... Just wondering if anyone gets a sweet tooth after seeing this. Also, I am making lemonade out of lemons - gaining stock photos from situations around me. I think I have a hankering for some.... coffee. mmmm...

Roma Traffic Circle Madness

Roman drivers are crazy! Got this shot of a traffic circle
one night during our city walks. Actually, pretty much
walked everywhere while there, which definately enabled
us to see a large array of the city and it's life...
It was always lively and a blast trying to get shots like this. 

Very Good Espresso

As a few may have noticed, I have finally continued my blog after my hurricane called "Fall semester" - I am starting off with some shots of our trip to Paris and Rome. - So this one was in Rome, Gotta love the details... cause you can't have espresso, cookies, peanuts, & extraordnary service like this at home.
Not everyday do you have to pay 6 euros for a shot of caffeine -- Oops! Guess I was actually paying for the view-- Federico Fellini Square - right next to some Roman Ruins. Beautiful
 

Been There! Boulevard des Capucines

One of my first paintings that I fell in love with in art history class was a street scene by Monet...yes, Claude Monet - a street painting. Probably, the biggest reason for my interest in it, was that it was painted from an early photograph of a snowy street in Paris. The title is the same as this street in my picture...yes, I was there! The same street that Monet and so many others artists once walked down. I must include that we went to Montmartre of course...and who knows how many legions of artists have cruised those streets. Anyways, The Opera was beautiful, but just being on the street was worth a picture.