I was able to meet the Solberg family yesterday who turn out to be almost-neighbors. Our community in this part of Providence seems so small (or at least walkable) yet somehow we had yet to bump into each other. We met up at Colt State park in Bristol on what turned out to be a perfect evening. We were able to do some children’s portraits and I hope I was able to capture a bit of the energy and love these two bring to the family.
The rest of the photos should be ready in a weeks time but I wanted to get a little sample out.
Archive for August, 2009
Aug
17
2009
Colt State Park Perfection
Aug
16
2009
How I feel right now
Couldn’t of said it better myself, William.
But I need to download,organize and back up my images from the last 2 days- So I might as well share a couple from today with the Kelso Contingency.
How psyched is Peter to be a big Brother!
Wishing the newborn and his tribe as much sleep as can be sent their way! I will try to post some more in the next few days so Cassie and Jed’s family can get a better peek at their newest little member of their family. Cheers!
Aug
15
2009
Kids Photography Contest
I am heading out to photograph a wedding today but wanted to pass this along…
If you know a kid aged 6-14 who loves capturing the world around them with a camera, have them check out this contest:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/contests/Photos
One Grand Prize winner will win a five-day, four-night trip to Washington, D.C., including a special tour of National Geographic headquarters. The winning photograph will appear in participating editions of National Geographic Kids magazine.
Aug
14
2009
Dog days of summer
Summer is feeling like summer today. Yesterday it felt like late fall. The weather has been so strange this year. So much rain, then all over the weather map from there.
This post is for my 3 year old daughter who is for some reason convinced that there is a puppy growing in her belly. Some of you may remember earlier this spring she had an imaginary rhinoceros friend who lived in her belly. It only ate “nuts and ho’s” (which was what she called her cheerio’s-like breakfast cereal we gave her). She had explained to us that it would eventually come out, that it was very big and would need a leash. As if we need any more animals living with us- 4 Homosapians manage to take up quite enough space and make plenty enough mess, thank you very much.
So flash forward 6 months and we have been experiencing quite the deluge of new babies into the homes of friends and neighbors (must be something to do with all the rain we have had early spring…)
Dunedin is working out this whole mystery of life thing. She would also love to have a puppy. You put these two thoughts together in a 3 year old mind and you get a conversation that went something like this:
“Mommy, when I grow up I am going to grow a puppy in my belly. Then it will come out and I will be able to walk it on a leash.”
“Oh, this is news! Usually puppies grow inside of dogs. And besides, I thought there was already a Rhino in there.”
“Yes, but the Rhino needs a friend.”
“ah…”
“The puppy will be called Little Sultan”
‘Big’ Sultan, a long haired Shepard, used to live next door to us and Dunedin loved him.
“Will Griffin be able to play with him too?”
“Griffin can grow up and have a puppy too.”
Concerned that Dunedin might be under the mistaken impression that men could, in fact, have puppies, I actually tried to get into anatomy by explaining that women are born with lots and lots of tiny eggs and when we grow up some of them can develop into babies. She responded…
“No, Mommy! People don’t lay eggs, they have live babies like mammals. Except for the platypus and echidnas and Robins. They lay eggs, Mommy.”
Duh! She wouldn’t have any more of my weird science lessons after that.
So this post is for Dunedin. Future mother of many animals, big and small but all requiring a leash.
Aug
13
2009
Puppy Love
Dunedin and Stuart. The scene was quite funny. Stuart kept moving to different spots in the shade and D would pick up that chair and move it to right next to where he was and start telling him stories and trying to play animal trainer. Stuart did not feel he needed to listen to her “stay!” and “come here!” but was content enough to have her pet him and get some attention.
