Family Photos at Birds Hill

Today I met up with a wonderful family in Birds Hill Park, the sun was shining is was a bit windy but hey!  It wasn't snowing!  We found a beautiful spot under a grove of pine trees and got ourselves some keepers.

Sugar, How Sweet She Is

Today was a great day, Sugar was delivered to us by some very nice folks.  She is our new pony, I cannot help but envision a beautiful bride seated upon her back being led away by a handsome groom.  I cannot help it, I am a romantic.

Love the ring!

This is from Sarah & Robert's wedding last year, her engagement ring is one of the most unique I have see.

Spring was here, left a message,"will see you later".

Our Spring has not been so nice to us! Chris & Jody had their engagement photos done last weekend but we needed to be inside. We went to the Legislature, I love this old building, the architecture is so beautiful, I could shoot there for days.

We had the place to ourselves as we shot the engagement photos, the wedding is this summer, I do believe Jody will make a beautiful bride! (of course you'll look dashing in your tux too Chris!)

I was a present!

I was a present for the Bridal couple for this wedding!  I even wore a bow.  We surprised the bride Marcia in her hotel room when she came to get ready for the wedding.  Marcia and Lee got married at the Raddisson on Portage Ave, it was a small, intimate, lovely wedding.  

Landon

On Saturday, Landon and his parents came to see me.  These are Landon's One year baby photos!  What a sweetheart, he laughed and played with me most of the time but you can see it in his eyes when he is looking at his mama!  Very precious.  By the way, thanks Ken for taking your socks off, got some cute pictures with Landon and your feet.

Graffiti, is it Art?

My niece and I spent part of our Easter scouting out graffiti to photograph, she suggested it and I thought it was a great idea.

We found this park with the statue of an angel with a broken hand and broken wing, I felt well represented what we were seeking this day. There was one piece we found that is part of an advertisement on the side of a building, now that is a way to use this talent, it was very cool.

We found some amazing and vibrant graffiti but looking at it, it was hard to decide what to think of it. Here is someone trying to have a voice in this world, in not exactly the best way to express ones self but still a voice. These spaces left abandoned and cheerless, someone had something to say. I admit I was a bit scared of the places we went, I did not stray far from the car. But as I looked closely at what someone out there did, I wondered why...

Many times I have seen graffiti and think that it is just awful and people should know better. But why do they do it, what are they trying to say? Who are these people? I just wanted to let them know, I saw it and wondered about them, I noticed.

"I have a past to honour and a future to nurture." C.N.B. - found on a garage door, Main st. Winnipeg (with minor spelling correction)