Tsunami on the Courthouse Square

This past Saturday I dropped by the Courthouse Square to check out the Art Show. It was a cool day with a few showers. The vendors had many beautiful items for sale. I especially like the HDR Photography Booths and I am looking forward to learning that soon! Here are a few images from that beautiful day.

A New Pony!

I recently purchased the cutest little interactive pony to use as a photo prop for children. Meet Butterscotch! Avery and his mom dropped by for a  visit and I had to get Avery on Butterscotch for a photo.

The Obsession Continues- Downtown Prescott, Az.

Today I went to downtown Prescott to continue the obsession I am having with architectural letters that I photograph. Summer in Prescott is always nice. Not toooo hot in the Summer, ok, it gets hot, but NOT Phoenix hot. That is why all the Phoenicians come up the hill in the summer to vacation even for a couple of days. I made it a working day, so I didn't stop into any of the bars to indulge, and I hate drinking alone :) I found the images for the Prescott Collage above in the Courthouse Square area. Can you guess where?

Always loved this statue.

Always on the Lookout

obsessed....

          I have a new addiction, thanks to my niece, Lindsey. On her blog, she wrote that in her photography class, the instructor gave them the assignment to find letters of the alphabet in the shapes of common things around us. What a great way to be observant of all your surroundings and in turn get great shots you wouldn't otherwise think about. Soooo...I have been looking all around and through the images I shot around the country during our RV road trip. It was nice to look back at all the places we had been, and looking for letters in each one of them, I found things about the images I didn't know before hand. Very cool.

Many of the letters come from all over the country. The C is from the Grand Ole Opry Museum in Tennessee. The A windmill is taken at Judge Roy Beans place in Texas. The Y is from a porch in the quaint town of Winterset, Iowa ,where "The Bridges of Madison County" was filmed.

We happened onto Winterset by accident. I was cruising down the highway and saw the sign that read "Bridges of Madison County" next right. I was so there...We went to the Rosemond Bridge where an important part of the story takes place. We rented the movie and bundled up in the motorhome watching the film and hearing raindrops on the roof.

This 11x14 print is available for purchase on my website pawsandposes.com. It is printed on Kodak Professional Metallic Paper. The finish has a beautiful sheen to it and almost looks 3 dimensional. 

Wait...Do I see E's and H's and......

11650 N. Deer Hill Lane, Williamson Valley-Prescott, Arizona

Monday I had the pleasure to photograph a beautiful home in the Williamson Valley area of Prescott. It is at the 10 mile marker and then on into the hills. Coming over the hill on Deer Hill Lane you see this.

This beautiful home was built in 1993 and sits on 5 acres with gorgeous views of Granite Mountain.

There are so many charming areas of this property; This is an actual outhouse!

What a great way to camouflage the well!

Large Workshop

Separate Entrance for Mother-in-Law Unit- Guest Quarters or Rental

To view more pics of this gorgeous home to to my website  http://www.pawsandposes.com/

Fake Grass?

I was garage saleing the other day and I found a portable room air conditioner for my garage/studio so I can work in the heat of the summer and keep my clients and myself comfy. I got to talking with the man who was having the sale and we  were discussing about how the wind and gazebos don't work here in PV. He showed me his backyard and I thought I would share the pics I took. Take note of the rich, lush lawn. Yes, it is fake and I so want to get some for my backyard!

He had a man paint the murals on his wall and they were amazing! There is a scene of Diamond Head in Hawaii with a cruise ship, a trip he and his wife took with a waterfall butted up next to it. They love their little oasis in the desert!

The Neel Kids

Tommy, David, Ricky and Marissa came over to shoot a Mother's Day portrait for their mom. We had originally planned to go to Watson Lake or Fain Lake. The 60 mile an hours winds quickly put an end to that idea. I have known these kids since they were young boys. They have beautiful children of their own now and we had an amazing time trying to get that special pic so Mom can have all the kids all at once on one special picture. I was laughing so hard I was crying. I hope I have an in focus image to present to Andrea.