I love that for my 32nd Birthday, we drove in to the city to go on a hike.
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And Margot is not the baby anymore.
Congratulations to the Holt-Cline household in Missoula, Montana. We are all excited over here in California.
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‘Tis the season for sending out those Holiday Cards. Which means, I get to hang out with lots of cute families and make them… run, spin, swing, dance, cuddle, sing, jump, tickle, freeze, and laugh and laugh and laugh. I have a pretty fun job.
This is a collection of some of my favorite photos from my family photo shoots this fall.
The fun thing about this last shoot is that I photographed this family the same time last year. And this little guy is the one who was in his mom’s belly. It amazes me to see what a difference a year can mean when you have children.
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… their lives are going to change forever.
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…says Arann’s t-shirt.
Arann Harris and The Green String Farm Band are playing tonight at the Green String Farm at 8 pm.
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I wish everyday was Halloween.
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This is Frannie.
Frannie’s mother wanted some photos of her, to give as a Christmas present to Frannie’s dad, but Frannie’s mother couldn’t keep it a secret from Frannie’s dad.
So… Merry (early) Christmas, Frannie’s dad.
dog
Under a maple tree
The dog lies down,
Lolls his limp
Tongue, yawns,
Rests his long chin
Carefully between front paws;
Looks up, alert;
Chops, with heavy
Jaws, at a slow fly,
Blinks, rolls
On his side,
Sighs, closes
His eyes; sleeps
All afternoon
In his loose skin.
(The title and poem above are from the book, Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech.)
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…You can pick your nose,
But you can’t pick your friend’s nose.”
-Roger Green
This is one of my father’s top-ten most popular sayings. My best friend, Lindsay, who is also a wonderfully talented writer, wants to do a book about the amazing things our fathers said… anyone have any good ones to share?
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Ok, I am getting a little repetitive here… more photos of my beautiful pregnant best friend, Nici.
But I can’t help it. I caught a spark while I was visiting Nici in Montana and I couldn’t stop taking photos. Maybe it was that their house is full of amazing inspiring art, maybe it was that they are both amazing and inspiring artists, maybe Montana is an amazing and inspiring state… or maybe I was just in love with it all and wanted to absorb every inspiring moment. Whatever the reason, my Rolleiflex just knew it was an important trip for me and therefore it was on its best behavior.
And I love almost every photo my Rollei took… but I especially love Nici with her chickens. And I especially especially love Nici with her chicken named Paige (I tried to catch Lindsay, but she was not having any of it, so we used her stunt double.)
somewhere between a handshake and two kisses 
