Lots of texture . . .

These were taken with my 60mm macro lens. I just love the texture and the pink & green in nature!

Wilderness Perk

Wedding Words . . .

We attended my cousins son's (my 2nd cousin??) wedding outside of Sacramento a couple of weeks ago. The wedding ceremony was beautiful, the bride was gorgeous (groom too!), and the weather was perfect! I can understand why so many people want to live in California - beautiful weather and the scenery isn't bad either! We had the best time visiting with relatives we hadn't seen for years!

The reception table setting, complete with the evening's menu . . .

The main course . . .
Chocolate wedding cake with mint mousse filling & white chocolate ganache . . .
Gorgeous flower arrangements . . .

Wilderness Park

I felt like taking photos this past weekend even though the weather was gray and gloomy. These were shot at a wooded park area between rain showers. I did not do any hiking, biking or horseback riding while I was there, just photo shooting! I'll have to go back on a nicer day for some biking.

Red, White and Blue . . .

Another shot of Old Glory from the 4th of July.

Star-Spangled Banner

The theme this week is "patriotic", what could be more patriotic than the American Flag? I always get a strong feeling of pride when I see this flag on display.

This was taken on the 4th of July at the entrance to a golf course. I think I like the cropped version better.

Marching In Motion

Oldest son J's girlfriend, C plays the piccolo in the university marching band. They had an informal "welcome back" performance at the stadium Friday night, so ds and I attended. This sort of fits the theme "body in motion"!


They have a competition called a "drill down". The director calls out commands very quickly and they have to follow directions or leave the field. C made it about halfway through, but the winner was a fellow "pic" player, so they were really excited - jumping up and down screaming!