can't think of a better way to say goodbye to beautiful october than with this shoot...

had i not done the shoot for my sweet friend, kim,

i would not have had the opportunity to be hired by her neighbors...

the adorable family seen here.

it was such a pleasure to follow them around through one of my favorite nature preserves

to capture the way they interact with each other in the great outdoors.

you could sense so much love and enjoyment between these three,

it really warmed my heart, because they reminded me so much

of what my little family will be like in about eight years.

like mr. b and myself, the parents of this young boy had him a bit later than most.

and i found such a unique dynamic between them because of it... a truly special bond.

i found it, because i recognize it... i sensed familiarity.

i could not have enjoyed taking their photos any more than i did.

they've asked me to take more at some point,

and i can honestly say i can't wait for that time to come.

just loved this shoot!

this post is for them, but i hope you will enjoy, too.

not up for debate

with tonight's presidential debate and all the media and social media responses that followed, i felt the need to post something whimsical... something contradictory to the divisiveness over these two candidates that seems to be everywhere.

i'm not saying the debates are not important. i very much believe they are. and i have watched every one so far in this election season. but i found myself, tonight, feeling discouraged on many levels and actually wanting to leave the room. and truth be told, i should have wandered off to my computer to finish up the editing of this shoot i did last week. two sweet girls who are anything but divisive... quite the opposite, actually. they are very unified and quite good chums.

i'm sure they have their disagreements and quarrels now and then. but it's evident that they are true friends that look out for each other.

anyway, they make me smile and remember my childhood growing up with a twin sister... giggling and running and just plain being silly.

i feel discouraged about several other things, too... not just politics. i'm very behind in so many things {i.e. posting my shoots and some personal projects}, i have not felt well for about a month, i'm tired and overwhelmed with all i need to do, and i am once again disappointed with how some people choose to handle situations in life... with a complete lack of communication and with silence. i've never in my life been taught that this is how to handle something. but it seems to be more and more the way some choose to deal with things... or rather, the way they choose not to deal with them. i will not claim to be a perfect communicator. i often say things the wrong way. but i'd rather communicate sometimes badly {without intent} than not communicate at all {with intent}. so it's difficult to understand when someone else does not share that same philosophy and handles something that directly affects someone else by ignoring it. all this and more has been sitting upon and squishing the positive outlook i normally have.

needless to say, i needed a little whimsy in my world tonight. these two girls are that source of lightheartedness i could use right about now. if only life were always as simple and care-free as it appears to be here.

very soon, i'll be able to post a whole bucket-full of sweet images from this very fun shoot. but until then, i thought i would share a long-overdue moving picture.

of two sweet girls.

and that, no one can dispute... it's simply not debatable.