visual fall memories

the trails at Turkey Run state park were meant to be walked on. 

snow angel

we had a huge snowfall come our way. buckets and buckets of snow fell the whole day and created a very beautiful white blanket that covered the town. the whole place looked magical! i couldn't help but go out and take pictures of my Angel in it. well, i had nobody else to model for me so i told her i'd treat her to something if she would do a photo shoot with me. i grabbed a few props and we ventured out, but first it took an hour to shovel our car out of the driveway.

 i am not a fan of snow but it does create beautiful scenery and i get inspired by beautiful scenery! i found these pretty pine trees a few blocks away from my house that line up along a church.  i love it when they are sprinkled with snow! my Angel was a good trooper to hang in the snow for a bit while took her picture but don't worry, i kept my heater running so we could pop in and out of the car for warmth!

spring walks

spring is the season for little walks before dinner. 

a lovely time indeed, especially when you have some adorable company!

the sun covered everything in this golden light. it was quite nice to be out.

i couldn't help but follow these two little people around.

 they played in the puddles but 

my favorite was watching little abby walk around so confidently.

so cute!

i love spring because i can open up my windows and let in the fresh air.

my bedroom window has been open all week!

streets of chennai :: pongal holiday

a few of us ventured out with our cameras one morning. 

we were aching to get out on the streets where all the action was,

and apparently where all the color was too!

we happened to be out during the Pongal holiday and were greeted by people

passing by saying "happy pongal." we just replied with a "happy pongal" back. 

we had no idea what that was, or i didn't anyway. 

i am not sure if those scraps in the trash were from holiday decor 

but somebody snatched a few for a souvenir!

so the guy at the top was my favorite street shot.

he was curious of us and we were happy to meet friendly people. he saw that we all had big cameras wrapped around our necks and then asked for us to take his picture.

at first we took a normal shot of him just standing and smiling,

but then he got into it and posed 

with his cigarette in his hand!