Happy Birthday Grace!

Happy Birthday to YOU, Grace!!

I can't believe you're now officially a teenager!! Wishing you loads of fun on your birthday!

I know you don't really need any advice on how to survive those teenage years. After all, when you were 10, you gave your older sister such great tips for her 13th birthday.  In case you have forgotten, here is what you said three years ago...

On second thought maybe that was more like a standup comedy routine than sage words of wisdom. I couldn't keep the video camera steady, I was laughing so hard. Maybe we do need to intervene...

Hope you have a very happy day, and my advice is:

"Always leave with the horse you rode in on..." Think about it and if you can't figure it out, go eat some cake. You'll work it out tomorrow. ;)

Anyone else want to share a few pearls, join in on the birthday wishes or lob in some comedy? Even if it's Happy Birthday from the bathtub (Quinn!!)...

Sweet Hearts

Calling All Beauty Experts: Feather Fashion Crisis

Getting ready for a Valentine's Day party...which hair,  I mean feather, style do you like? And which is my best side? I have to be ready in case the damn paparazzi show up...they always do!!

Mousse, my right side, or

No mousse with feather extensions, my right side again, or

No mousse, no feather extensions (Do I look fat?), my left side?

Please help Little Blue Heron. This golf course doesn't have any mirrors!

A Palm Tree Sunset

I took this on my last evening in Hobe Sound.  Wish I could have brought the palm trees back with me...

Behold The Perfect Cookie

The perfect ratio of fat to sugar to chocolate! Crisp on the outside but soft and gooey on the inside. Notice the oozing chocolate chip!! Heaven with every bite.

They say that God is in the details. I think he or she is also in the kitchen!

Jumpin' and Playin'

These kids were a dream to shoot! Aren't they beautiful? Many thanks!

Peacock Portraits

I have always wanted to see a peacock expand his tail in full regalia. When I have seen peacocks in a zoo, they are always moving and shifting their heads in an unpredictable way. It is difficult to even get a head shot.

And then this peacock at the Dreher Park Zoo (in Palm Beach, Florida) blossomed right in front of me. He stopped me in my tracks. He modeled his plumage, clearly impressing a few chicks, human and fowl. He walked very slowly and then stopped, holding his stance and then ever so slowly turning to display all sides of his finery. He repeated this a few times. In the second shot here he is turning. His front and back sides are stunning, but I like showing a little of both.

He deserves our attention, doesn't he?

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Mandarin Perching Duck

Check this little guy out! Can you even believe his feathers? I feel completely underdressed...


That's it. I am getting my highlights done this week!!