We just got back from our vacation to Banff, in the Canadian Rockies. We had a great time, with weather in the 70s (what a relief from the heat wave we have had here for weeks now). These are the first of the files I have processed. Will post more as I get to them.


View on the drive out to the glacier fields - considered one of the most beautiful drives in the world.



Somewhere on the Tunnel Mountain Drive.



Not sure what these are - some type of mountain goat, maybe?



Top of the Six Point Glacier hike. Josh kneels beside the foot of one of the glaciers.



Jim, Rachel, Josh and I on the hike to the tea house above Lake Louise.

It's so easy to forget how busy toddlers can be. Rachel came along to help out, and we had so much fun playing with E. She was really beyond adorable, and we even got a couple of hugs in between admiring the fountains with her and blowing bubbles. What a happy, sweet stage. It made me remember how much I really miss those yummy toddler years.

I just have to thank the R family for being so cooperative in such high heat/humidity. It was incredibly steamy, and everyone, including the baby did such a wonderful job of hanging in there for our shoot. While this weather is typical in late summer, it is rather unusual for June. I'm so glad the kids could do so well!

I haven't been to Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve in years, but on Thursday evening soft breezes were blowing, the temp was in the 70s, and the kids wanted to do something outside. We went out and walked along the paths. I'm amazed at how much upkeep must go into such a place. When we left, Rachel said she felt like she had been on a mini-vacation.

When something improbably lucky happens, my dad will say that "someone must be living right." This afternoon I had a shoot scheduled, with some of the family coming from Flemington, and some from the Marlton area. I had been checking the weather forecast throughout the day, and it looked like the rain would hold off. Just as I knew they were leaving the house, the heavens let loose. Since it had been so hard to find a date that worked for everyone in this extended family, we decided to meet anyway, and maybe find a porch to shoot on. About 10 minutes before the family arrived, the weather cleared, and stayed clear enough for us to finish our shoot, then the clouds and rain were back again. After I met C, I realized she must be the one who is "living right." She was the one who arranged the shoot as a gift for her mother, and was as sweet and fun as could be.