"Jump for Joy"

I Love these girls! My friend Angies daughters, they always have joy on there faces no matter what! This shot was taken from the family portrait day we did last week in Chino Hills, forty of her nieces and nephews showed up for a quick family portrait for Grandma! It was Crazy Beautiful!

"Bloom Were Your Planted"

Okay people start your blogging! We all have things we want to say right? I know, I know, who has time. Maybe it's just me who spends most of my time editing photos in front of this computer, so this is my outlet, my attempt at saying something meaningful or maybe,  not so much. But none the less it's a way to let others know what I'm up to, and that I haven't fallen off the planet. I truly do find blissful little things everyday to be thankful for. Being a natural pessimist makes it a challenge most days, but the energy of the spirit continually prompts me to see the beauty around me, embrace it, live it, just take a moment to breathe it in. Stop  and listen for a moment, it will speak to you. 

Something I love besides photography is Gardening, I'd rather be with my hands in the dirt than on the computer for sure! However , I don't posses the green thumb that was inherited by most members of my extended family, but i keep trying. I love the springtime,  nature can often surprise you. I found this little sunflower thriving with just an inch of dirt next to the path, in fact I   had a whole patch of them that I  have never planted there. They just showed up. So the lesson I take from this: Beauty can survive under less than perfect conditions , so grow already!