Downtown Adventures Part One: The Doorway

Courtney, Dan and I went downtown last week. I grabbed my camera as we ran out the door and I'm so glad that I did. Several impromptu photoshoots happened along the way thanks to Courtney and the unusually willing Dan.

I found a green door that I fell in love with. Above is Dan, looking very handsome. Below is Courtney being candid and pretty. I love their t-shirts, robots and dinosaurs.

Here is Dan. I think the sign and the mood displayed by him in this go together very well.

It's all happening...

A little while back Sam and I went to Arthur Marshall to do some shooting together. Something we don't do nearly enough.

Sam hates to be photographed so the few shots I could sneak of her are verrrry candid.

Here she is shooting a gator in the distance. I think this is my favorite of her from the day.

She wasn't my only subject. And for some reason I really like this particular shot of a Great Blue Heron, even though it's at a weird angle and it definitely isn't the best shot I've ever gotten of one of these guys.

Someone was trying to warn us away from an alligator, which sometimes appear on the trails here. I got very excited, I was hoping for some close-ups of my reptile friend, but he had already moved on.

But back to Sam! She is moving far away from me and I'm going to miss her terribly even though I'm a bad friend and hardly see her anymore. Once upon a time we were together everyday and we had some crazy misadventures and I am going to miss her very much when she leaves.

A very happy un-birthday to you!

So, on April 13th it was my Dan's 22nd birthday. For his birthday we went out with some friends to Boomer's (see previous post). We also went to Key Biscayne which is a small key right off the coast of Miami with a state park that we accidentally found one night while exploring. After Key Biscayne we went to Miami Science Museum. So it was a fun-filled birthday. So fun, in fact, that it has taken me two months to post these pictures. At least that's the excuse I'm using.

Honestly, I couldn't ask for a better husband. We make the perfect team. He also puts up with all my nonsense. Anyone else would have ran away screaming by now. So thank you, Dan. I love you. Happy Un-Birthday!

(Pre) Engagement Portraits

Courtney has been a friend of Dan's since before I met him, and she has always been a good friend, despite the amount of relentless teasing Dan always seems to have for her, and over the course of the past few years I would now consider her one of my good friends as well. So when her boyfriend Taylor was in town from Wisconsin and I was going to get to meet him I was thrilled. We spent the day at Boomer's (for Dan's birthday) and we had a ton of fun. We played a round of mini-golf sans Dan and I got the opportunity to snap a few candid shots of the two of them just being in love. On the drive home I found out that the next night Courtney was going to be proposed to. Being within 24 hours of engagement I personally consider these engagement photos. You can all give me benefit of the doubt, right?

What it really comes down to is that I am sooo happy for you two. Congratulations!



P.S. I have a really beautiful shot of Courtney from this day. I'm saving it for another time though. I don't even think she's seen it!

She's not a girl who misses much...

Referencing the title line, I do not truly miss much in the way of observing, planning, scheming, dreaming. I work overtime in my head. Then I trail off to the "Do do do do do do, oh yeah..." and never actually accomplish. "She has so much potential, if she only applied herself." I swear if I hear that from one more person I'll scream my head off. But it's the truth, and maybe that's why it bothers me so much. If only I applied myself. But this isn't about the 'if only' because that always fails to get me anywhere. I'm going to turn this a bit personal and make a promise to myself here... 6 more posts before June is through.

"She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
Like a lizard on a window pane"

Alice in the Park

Alice and her mad hatter decided to step out of Wonderland and take a stroll through Veteran's Park while I was there trying to scope out little green herons (which I managed successfully, maybe that will be a later post).

Perhaps next time I can make the journey down the rabbit hole.

Backlog Blog

In January Dan and had the pleasure of going to the South Florida Fair with our friends Melissa, Tyson and their baby Jaxson. I didn't take too many pictures but I snapped a few as the sun was setting behind the ferris wheel and I was pleased with how they turned out.

Delaney Ohana Gershman

So it's been too long. Again. But here I am...

This entry has been on my mind for weeks but everytime I sit down to write I can't bring myself to do it. A month ago today my puppy, Delaney, died. This entry is in memory of her. I don't want to focus on the bad and all the crying and the hurt and how difficult the whole situation was. I'd rather think about all the wonderful things she has done for me. Delaney taught me a different kind of love. What I admired most about her was that she truly was a being who did not know hate which is something I would like to be able to say for myself and, well, anyone else. She was my first dog and even though we only had her for seven months she brought me so much happiness and I can only hope that Dan and I did the same for her. I could write for hours but no matter what I write here it won't do her justice, hopefully these pictures will.




This is definitely my favorite puppy portait that I've taken of her. I took it the day Dan and I brought her home.



This one Dan actually took of her and I playing on the bed.




"Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten. "