Portraiture

Last November I took pictures at the wedding of an old friend.  While setting up a shot, I used my sister as a "stand-in" to get my camera & lighting to my liking.  Later, when I imported the pictures to my editing software, I did not import the ones of my sis.  A little while back, I stumbled upon these and had nearly forgotten about them. :)  I think they turned out beautifully - she is so gorgeous.....

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A Little Cowgirl

My sister dressed up like a little cowgirl yesterday......... So adorable.

It's a lovely day....

     As I sit here trying to type it's a beautiful day outside my window.  A balmy 75 degrees & sunny. The trees are beginning to show a little green.  The only drawback? The constant wind from the south.  Don't even try to do anything with your hair ladies - the minute you step out the door it won't matter! And the wind would be the reason I'm inside, instead of out - I prefer not blowing into the next county, and for some reason just don't feel like battling to stay in my own yard yoday. ;)
     I'm currently trying to type one-handed. If you've ever done it, you know how long it takes! It's always nice when you get those few words where every letter is in the same hand - like the word Y-O-U. It's all in the right hand, which is the hand I'm using. Anyway, I had some grease pop onto my hand while frying squash patties {side-note: the words I-N and M-Y are also in the right hand} for lunch but it didn't really even bother me. I just went on frying. Then I started using some hot water & boy did I get a wake-up call! {B-O-Y is also a right-handed word}  I'm now sitting with my left hand in a bowl of cool water - it's really nothing serious, just a little painful.
     I'm really looking forward to some color outside again.  Can't wait to get out & take pictures after a winter inside.  Here's a few pictures of our dog Boots enjoying the weather.

A few more pics...

On our trip to Guthrie last week my sister Laura took some great pictures - I decided to add a few here.  Enjoy!

A visit from Kentucky....

The past week was crazy, busy, and fun.  My friend Rachel (yes, that is her name - and yes, it does make for difficulties occasionally, but only when someone else calls out our name. When it's just the two of us, it works quite well.:) flew in last Saturday and stayed for a week.  It was her first visit to Oklahoma, so I spent a lot of time showing her around our town & state. Sunday we went to church, had a big lunch with the family and then a long walk. Then we settled in with my sisters for an evening with Anne - Anne of Green Gables that is.  (We enjoyed our marathon movie night.)  Monday I had to work, but we found time for lunch together at Applebees & some shopping.  Tuesday we went to a local museum with my sisters. 

I had fun playing with my camera and getting shots of the girls. Loved how they turned out.  The museum is great too - we had a wonderful afternoon.  Outside we put my camera on a ledge & set the timer for this shot - only problem was that I actually forgot to set the timer and when I hit the button it did this:

My sisters seem to be getting a kick out of my mistake!

So, we made adjustments, and all went well..........

On Wednesday we headed down to Guthrie for some touring & a Tea Room.  The girls in our family have been to Tea Rooms all over, but my friend had long wanted to go. (She confided this in me back in 2009 when we first met.) So, we went to one on the square. I'm not a mega tea drinker - although I do have an occasional cup - I mostly go for the food!

Then we walked down to the Trolley stop for a Trolley Tour.  Very fun and offered great photographic opportunities. I LOVE the one of the Trolley - the sun cooperated so well. :)

Just one of my beautiful sisters - I love this picture of her!

Thursday we drove to over to Aline to see the Sod House Museum.  This is the only sod house still standing that was built by a pioneer. Built in 1894, it was lived in for 9 years before then serving as a storage building for the family.  I don't know how they did it - I think I'd go crazy trying to live in one of these!

This picture is much too dark - but it's the only one we got!

Friday, it was back to the airport to see her off. We had a great week - thanks for making the time to come out Rachel - I had so much fun!

The two Rachels - once again!

Recording

The girls record an A Capella number

After nearly two months of preparation (and years & years of hard work!), we recorded a demo CD yesterday evening.  We had a blast!  We rehearsed from 3-5, then took a break for supper before heading to the studio. We recorded from 7-10.  It was an entirely new experience for all of us - very fun & exciting. At the same time, it was hard work - we were exhausted by the time we got home.  We had help from a producer from Nashville - introduced to us through a mutual friend - and he was such a blessing to us. He came and helped us rehearse and then took care of all the details while we recorded. He knew what to keep, what to re-do, what needed extra lift & so much more. He told us what to fix, what to sing over, where to be soft, where we weren't exactly hitting our pitches, and very encouraging on the parts we did well. So wonderful.  A good friend offered to cover the cost too! We are excited to see what the Lord is doing with this.  We should have a copy of our recording in the next few days - can't wait!  (Since I was singing most of the time, I didn't take too many pictures - my siblings grabbed a few as well, and they came out great.)

A little noisy here - but I still love the picture :)

Our family & Mark