Vaca Vines

One Saturday last March, a friend and I went exploring in Vacaville, California. I don’t know how she knew about this particular road, but we pulled over several times to take pictures as we wound up the hillside. We encountered a few waterfalls, these grapevines, and then at the top of the hill we got…

Low Tide in Oregon

This is one of my all-time favorite photos that I’ve taken. The footprints belong to my husband, and he is the lone figure in the distance, so I may be a little more partial to this one than a casual observer. We drove up the coast of California into Oregon last October, and I *Highly*…

Treasure Loop Trail No. 56

It’s camera phone Monday! Not really, but this is a pic I snapped with my iPhone over the summer when I visited Arizona for one of my best friend’s wedding receptions. I realized about half way to the airport that I left home without so much as a point and shoot, but since I didn’t…

Fallen Heroes

I uploaded this picture last week, not sure when I would post it. As I sat down at my computer today, it dawned on me that this is a fitting image for the anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. I visited Arlington for the first time on my trip to DC this past…

Gator Hunting

We’re blessed to live in a very lush environment here in Louisiana. My husband and I went out looking for gators one afternoon near a lake on the base, and I snapped this shot of him. I thought it captured the typical Louisiana setting quite well. Don’t tell him I posted a picture of him…

Private Beach

I captured this photo on an excursion to St. John from a cruise this past May. This is currently my desktop background. St. Thomas and St. John were our favorite stops on the cruise, and I can only hope that we’ll get back there to visit very soon!