The Table Studio

So the mini table studio continues.  My table is about to become a reoccurring guest star in my photos as well as random objects around my house that will fit on said table. You have been warned.

In today's spotlight is a small plant that my husband and I got at a wedding.  We haven't managed to kill it yet.  I love the green background that my backyard provides.  Enjoy.

Cookies

It's been a busy weekend this weekend.  Two parties and a lot of house cleaning.  And the new laptop has arrived so a lot of transferring files and re-downloading Adobe software.  But, no matter how busy the weekend, I always find a way to take a few new pictures.  I've been wanting to try out food photography but my kitchen has no natural light source.  However, my dining room does so my dining room table has now become a mini photo studio.  I had to make some cookies for a birthday party so I decided the cookies could be my first models. These chocolate chip cookies make me want eat a whole batch.

Glen Ellyn Theater

There are a few old theaters left sprinkled throughout the western suburbs.  The Glen Ellyn Theater is one of the few that still shows movies.  I love the colors and the old style lights.

Cafe

Makes me want to sit down with a pastry and a cup of coffee.

French Markets

Along with bread, good food, wine nothing is more French than the market.  After a recent trip to France, I've finally managed to wade through some of my pictures. Lots of pictures to share from Lens, Arles, and Aix.  Enjoy, and let the hunger pains begin.  

The Fairy Tree

I feel like this should be fairies living underneath this tree.

Reflections

After a storm, plenty of puddles to splash in or pause and reflect.

Side of the Road

It's difficult to make every moment of a road trip fun and entertaining.  When it starts to get boring, it's time to pull out the camera and see what turns up at the side of the road.

A storm brewing in Colorado.

A long stretch of flat North Dakota.

Like a painting

This has always been one of my most favorite photos.  My husband and I pulled over the side of the road while driving along the Oregon coast and I saw this woman sitting among the flowers near the shore.  So peaceful and so full of color.

Wind Power

Windmills are beautiful.  That is all.

Lost and Found

While reviewing some photos on my external hardrive, I found some great pictures that I had forgotten about.  Thought I would share.

Lowest point in North America, Death Valley.

Utah silence.

Through the gate on I70.

Arches National Park.

At the top of the path.

Yellowstone

I love the American West.  I love the national parks, the mountains, the wide open spaces.  I visited Yellowstone for the first time last year.  Super crowded but well worth the drive.  Who could possibly pass up boiling water gushing from the ground, sulfuric gases, and a giant caldera as a potential summer vacation spot!

One of the many Yellowstone medows

Reflections

Another lonely tree.

Another hairpin turn.

Stepping in that  might kill you.

Mud volcanoes.

Artist paint pots

Beautiful colors.

Mud and acid