Week Thirty-One

Why go ice fishing

When you can ski to the bar

and have hot coco

(and Bailey's)

photo taken at the Stillwater Bar in MT

Week Thirty: Finally....

once again

I can feel 

like I can fly....

photo taken on Big Mountain, MT

Week Twenty-Nine: Still Waiting

The snow is here,

just not enough

to open the mountain.

I'm trying to wait

patiently.

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Twenty-Eight: The Ferry Ride

photo taken on Edmonds-Kingston Ferry, WA

Week Twenty-Seven: a new camera

i bought a new camera,

because mine bit the dust,
and this is the first picture i took.

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Twenty-Six

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Twenty-Five: Socks

knit socks

on cold days

keep my feet warm

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Twenty-Four: If I Were A Comic Strip Superhero

I would have the power

to move objects with my mind

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Twenty-Three: Autumn Leaves

My favorite things about Autumn

scarves and sweaters

and the changing colors of the leaves.

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Twenty Two: A Partridge in a Pear Tree.....

....oh. no, it's just me.

photo taken in Cashmere, WA

Week Twenty One: Fall Camping

hats and sweaters.

fishing. fires. roasting marshmallows.

cold, cold nights.

photo taken at Thompson River, MT

Week Twenty

i like to make

things out of yarn.

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Nineteen

i really need

to get more creative with these.

Maybe now that work is done?

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Eighteen

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Seventeen: Flying High

photo taken on Big Mountain, Whitefish, MT

Week Sixteen

photo taken in Glacier National Park, MT

Week Fifteen: It's Official!

I am now

OFFICIALLY a Montana resident!

.....it only took me three years...

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Fourteen: Les Mason

What else are you going to do

When it is 85°F plus?

Go to the lake of course!

photo taken at Les Mason in Whitefish, MT

Week Thirteen

When it's late,

And I've forgotten to take my weekly picture,

This is what I come up with.

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Twelve: Working hard.....

.....or hardly working.

It's a tough job,

But somebody's gotta do it.

photo taken at Whitefish Mountain Resort (zip lines), MT

(aka: Big Mountain)

Week Eleven: Good Morning, Sunrise

Went camping

In one of my favorite areas.

This is what I woke up to.

photo taken near Spotted Bear, MT

Week Ten: Jumping with Polly

I went to Idaho

with Jumping Polly 

to shoot some weddings

......and jump.

photo taken in Ponderosa State Park, ID

Week Nine: My Shadow

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,

And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;

And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed. 

- Robert Louis Stevenson                      

photo taken in Glacier National Park, MT

Week Eight: Laundry Day

 

laundry.

it's about the most productive thing

i did all week.

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Seven:

 

it's amazing,

the things you will find

at a ranch

out in the woods.

photo taken at Spotted Bear Ranch, MT

Week Five/Six (part 2): A New Hat

 

a big floppy sun hat

is a necessary purchase

when it is hot and sunny.

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Five/Six (part 1): Reach for the Sun

In lieu of moving into my new house, trying to get the pantry stocked and all of my boxes organized so that the place is livable, as well as starting my "new" job (all last week), not to mention the fact that the weather has been reminicent of what mid-February is like back in Seattle......I wasn't able to get last week's shot in. So I'll be combining two weeks together.

 

Happy Solstice, everyone.

Summertime has begun,

Reach out towards the sun.

photo taken in Whitefish, MT

Week Four

in montana, if you don't like the weather,

wait 10 minutes. it'll change.

though, when the sun does come out,

you'd better be quick to enjoy it.

photo taken in Columbia Falls, MT

Week Three: Summer Sunshine

 

Though I realize summer doesn't "officially" start

for about another two weeks or so...

this was the first time I've been able to enjoy

the sun and grass between my toes...

photo taken in Leavenworth, WA

Week Two: Reflecting

 

It's Memorial Day weekend. 

What better way to honor it than reflect in the names of those who have given their lives serving their country?

photo taken at Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC

Week One: Happy Birthday to Me!

 

It's my birthday.

I am 27 years old. Today.

(ok, technically as i'm writing this, it was YESTERDAY)

Waiting in a park,

in (probably) my favorite city

for my friends to get off work,

so we can eat cupcakes and drink beer.

That is how I spent my birthday.

 photo taken in Portland, OR

Kaeley & Tristan

Almost 5 years ago, when I was living in Portland, I met Tristan through a mutual friend. We kept in touch over the years, even after I moved to Montana, and though I've only had the pleasure of meeting Kaeley just a few times, it is obvious to see just how much they care for each other. Last year, when Tristan asked me to photograph his wedding I was honored, excited, and terrified (having never actually shot a wedding on my own before). When their big day came I was extremely nervous, but my anxiety was quelled by the fact that Tristan and Kaeley had faith in me to capture one of the most important days of their lives.

 

 Thank you, Kaeley & Tristan, for allowing me to be apart of your beautiful day. Congratulations, I wish you happiness and harmony in the years to come!