Thanks for sending me images of your framed prints hanging in your home!!!

A super huge thank you to my wonderful clients and Bernese Mountain Dog owners who sent me this photo of their framed giclee wall portrait hanging in their living room. I love seeing where my images have been displayed. This one looks great here. They thought a long time about what size would be best for this location and their thoughtfulness paid off.

Summertime Explorations

I've finally had some time to look through my summer images of creepy crawlies.





It was fun to see what images I could get of the various insects that crossed my path.



Not all of these creatures are insects - check out the crabs - but they were all very small!






Look at this centipede! OK. It can't be a centipede - there are not enough legs - but he sure was fast and hard to catch. I wouldn't want to meet him in the middle of the night!!!!







Here's my "Cricket in Times Square" pic. OK, so it's a grasshopper and it's sitting on a Timex, not Times Square, but you get what you can!










Finally, a few more grasshopper shots. It's amazing how they come in so many different colors. This 4 year old girl was captivated by her catch.

One Year Old and full of fun!

Last week, an adorable little girl came in for her first year portrait.



She was cute and full of charm and fun!


























Not only did we get great images of her in her pretty white dress and with her mom, we also had fun looking at her fingers and toes!









Like her big sister and two big brothers, who also came in at this age, she has a big smile and a fun personality.












She was just learning to walk when she came in and took a few steps for us at the very end.

What an exciting time for her!











One of my favorite images is of her in her birthday hat. How cute is that?!!!

Boston Public Garden

Last month, I spent a morning in the Boston Public Garden photographing this amazing family.















We had fun with the ducklings...















... visited the swan boats...,









...walked all around, and captured some wonderful images!

Three Generations in the studio

Last week, I had the pleasure of photographing a lovely family in my studio.

From a 7 week old adorable baby girl, to her almost-2-year old beautiful big sister...


























...to her mom, aunt and grandmother, we had a wide range of ages and lots and lots of fun!















I'm pretty sure everyone slept well that night!

More birds fledge the nest!

This must be the week for fledglings around here and I must have the perfect spot outside my office window for flight practice! While editing some beautiful portraits of an adorable 1 year old girl, I heard frantic twittering from outside my window.

There were four baby Tufted Titmice practicing their flying (and flying into the house, clutching for branches of the shrubs, and crash-landing on the ground). At one point, all four were spread-eagle on the ground, resting. Their Mom and Dad flew from fledgling to fledgling, feeding them and encouraging them.
















Check out these images, once again, shot through a dirty window.
Note to self (or husband : ) ): clean windows next weekend!!!!

Happy Father's Day - for the birds!!!

Well, the baby Carolina Wrens from the second brood fledged the nest in time for Father's Day.

What a devoted Mom and Dad those fledglings have.

Last month, the parent wrens chased away a hungry blue jay (who was able to pluck some feathers from one of the babies but didn't do enough damage to kill it, fortunately), and now I see them in the yard teaching the babies how to fly and forage for food.

With their nest in direct view of one of our windows, we saw the most diverse and amazing selection of insects that they found for their babies. From fat caterpillars to squirmy centipedes and other creepy crawlies, these baby wrens were well fed and well taken care of!














In honor of Father's Day, here are some photos of one of the fledglings being fed his dinner by Dad.


Thanks to all the doting and wonderful Dads out there. Your kids and your families appreciate all you do!!!!