Stormy night

Stormy night

Crazy storm last night. The lightning was brilliant! The pictures before and after this one are completely black. I just stood at the door snapping.

Stormy night

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A Family tree

This beautiful tree is the granddaughter of my grandmothers tree. See my grandparents have this pretty tree and it drops seeds and grows more. They dug up a baby one and gave it to my mother. When hers dropped seeds and little saplings started to sprout I got one of those. It took a few years but it finally started producing the fuzzies. I love these pink fluffy things because the attract butterflies. Maybe I'll get a few shots of butterflies soon.

These 2 pictures were taken within minutes of each other. The first one had direct sun light pouring on it like a spot light. The second one was fully shaded, and taken with a slower shutter speed. The slightest shift in angle and camera settings can produce a completely different image. Just another reason I love what I do!

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Beach baby

Beach Baby

I have had several people mention to me how much they loved when I would post a picture a day. I found this amusing because to me it seems so long ago. I did it to keep my creativity fresh. And ya know, I could use a little of that now. So why not do it again?!!? So I am going to make it a part of my morning routine to post a picture from the day before. And what better way to officialy start off summer? Yesterday was Holly's first trip to the beach. She LOVED every bit of it, the water, the sand, the sun (except when it was in her eyes). Well the flies weren't so fun, they were chewing on everyone!  Overall it was a fun little outing.

Holly's first trip to the beach.

Holly's first trip to the beach.

Hello Holly

Hello Holly

It's been an eventful 6 months. Not shooting as much as I would like to, but it's worth it! If you follow me on Facebook or anywhere else then you already know. Just over 6 months ago this little girl stole our hearts! She keeps us busy, but she also keeps us smiling. She has got to be one of the happiest babies I have ever known. She thinks everything is funny. And she loves everyone she meets! Look at her and she will smile and squeal with excitement. At the moment our lives are filled with cloth diapers (a post for another day, long story), nursing, home school, and baby kisses. We are so blessed!!

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Happy Birthday to me!!!

We went back to the specialist on Friday and great news!!! The placenta has moved!! No more light duty for me, well no more than any other pregnancy anyway. Now to get off the couch and back to work. Just in time for warmer weather too. Does it get any better? Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support.

Well here she is, can't wait to meet her.

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No more chirping (personal post)

Been hearing crickets here? I know what your thinking. Where the heck is Sarah? Unless you've seen my Facebook page. Well in case you haven't let me just tell you what is going on. Warning this post is entirely personal so if you aren't interested, stop reading now. It won't hurt my feelings, I promise!! I also promise it won't be long as I am not one to over share.

If you don't already know we are expecting a baby girl. Our estimated due date is July 1st. Due to my being over 35, we are visiting a specialist every so often just to be sure all is well with our little one. All test are normal so far, thank God. At our last visit (the first week of February) we learned I have a little something called placenta previa. My questions was.....placenta who now? Well I won't go into details, if you want to know, google it. Because that isn't the point. The point is Doc says take it easy, no heavy lifting, possible C-section, blah blah blah. Not quite bed rest, but close enough. So I am only taking on sessions that I know will be short, or there will be enough breaks during the shoot. We go back next week to find out if anything has changed. Not so much worried about a C-section but the possibility of bed rest has me a little concerned. Not sure how that's going to work out. But we shall see.

Here is a shot of our little thumb sucker from our February visit.

Scan 1In other news, I am working on a few projects that don't require me to be on my feet for too long at a time. I will be sharing those very soon. I just want to work on them a little more before putting any of them out there. Come back next week to see one of those projects!

 

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2nd grade book report and pumpkin Jesus

My 2nd grader who loves Star Wars, Minecraft, legos and weapons was assigned a book report. He was to fill out the worksheet and decorate a pumpkin (without cutting it) to look like a character in the book. I ask him what book he wants to use and he chooses one we recently read. "We're going to Heaven" by Rick Tancreto. He was given this book at our county fair this year. I also asked him which character he wanted to do with the pumpkin. Of course he wanted to make a Jesus pumpkin. I did assist him on this project but for the most part he did it on his own. In the worksheet he was to describe the character. His answer, cool, chill, peaceful, loved people and animals. I don't think I could have said it better myself.

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As good as it gets | Lusby family photographer

I get a phone call yesterday from  my 3 girls. They want a picture of the 3 of them to put in a frame they got their grandmother for her birthday. So ok, I'll meet them out somewhere snap a few pretty shots of them, print them at walgreens so they can have them right away. And go about my day. Or so I thought. I meet with them at one of my favorite locations to shoot, and it was all down hill from there. These goofy children were not interested in taking even the simplest direction. So this is what Grandma got for her birthday (all unedited) ...

Not too bad, kind of cute.

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Lost expression...

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Bunch of grumps...

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So sweet aren't they (shaking head)

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Last but not least...

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Happy birthday Grandma lol. Never a dull moment huh?

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Playtime with Mom | Southern Maryland photographer

Today I got to play dress up with my mother. The challenge here is she does not like to smile when getting her picture taken. But she did. 🙂

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And this was her oh no you made me smile and snapped it face. Silly woman laughing at me, did she really think I was going to let her just grin at me the whole time?!!? I don't think so.

 

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Ha ha Mom, made you smile! I love you!!

 

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If you think your mother would not want a shoot like this, think again. EVERY woman needs to do this one time in their life no matter what phase of life they are in. You are all more beautiful than you know, every single one of you. I promise!!

“It's kind of fun to do the impossible.” ― Walt Disney

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