Author: Joyce

I finally have some time to catch up on pictures I took earlier this spring. The white flowers are Star of Bethlehem (I think). The blues are Forget Me Nots and the red ones Columbine.

Some of the views from Colorado National Monument.  I am ready to go visit again!

A year ago, I started a 1000 portrait challenge.  I asked a new friend if I could take her picture.  When she received the picture, she commented that it was the first picture in a long time that she liked of herself.

A few months later she wrote me, saying her daughter was getting married and would I do the wedding photographs.  Last month, Allan (my very handsome assistant) and I went to Fruita, Colorado to  take photos of Leigh and Cody’s May 4th wedding.

The small wedding was at Colorado National Monument which is beautiful!  The couple enjoy Star Wars, so we also threw in some Star Wars type pictures for fun.

I have seen a few pictures in this style.  It was a challenging way to show off my Modra ceramics and end up with a unique picture of Klaus. 

I wanted to experiment and try some pictures with this dead tree by Grandma’s house.  We learned a few important things during our trials.  Number one, get close.  Secondly, make sure the ball is up high.  Third, be careful, the sun burns extremely quickly!

I was so excited to find forget me nots while hiking near Fruita, Colorado this last week. 

Three Generations!  

We woke up to snow today!  So we decided to have fun making some cold weather drinks.  

You can find the recipes here:

Mocha

“Rotten” Tea (known as Friendship or Russian Tea to most people)

Dairy Free Hot Chocolate

P.S. The snowman cup is a mug that Andrea made for me at an art class she attended when she was 4.

This weekend, Allan and Adrian were in a play at church.  It is called the Living Last Supper. It tells the stories of each of the men using the painting by Leonardo da Vinci.  

Each disciple came from a different background and interacted with Jesus in different ways.  It also shared the crucifixion and what happened to each disciple after Christ’s resurrection.  

Mark and Katie’s little boy, Klaus, is one month old!