A Walk in the Clouds

For months now, I have wished to drag myself out of bed at first light, grab my camera, and catch some photos in the early morning fog.  But because I love my bed so much in the early morning, and now, because I am liking the warmth of my house as the weather is turning cool, I have avoided this crazy desire.  Foggy mornings are not uncommon in my woods on the mountain, so I've worked hard to avoid this ethereal scene.

But one morning recently, I shook off that avoidance behavior.  And, happily, I dragged my family in on the "fun" by proclaiming we were going to take a walk in the clouds!  With screams of delight, my kids fell for this plan.  And my husband was extremely good-natured, which earns him major brownie points because I know this was the last thing in the world he really wanted to do.

Donning our warm dress coats, and boots for the kids, we trekked up the hill, truly in the midst of a foggy cloud. It was quite magical.  Despite my still-puffy eyes and all of our tousled bed-heads, I determined that this was worth a repeat.  The family isn't quite so sure, though, so I may take the next cloud-walk by myself.

Couldn't decide which of the following two I liked best.  This first one makes me think vintage, which I love:

Cameron

My family has moved around a lot in life due to career choices of my father and my husband.  Seldom have I lived in one place long enough to develop much of a relationship with my neighbors.  But having lived here over four years now, I have been beyond blessed with the time for this to finally happen.  And we are surrounded by some wonderful neighbors!  One of them takes care of her grandson during the week days, and she called on me to get some pictures of him.  I was thrilled to do so!

Cameron is a man on the move!  Fortunately his grandmother has mastered the art of distraction, so I was able to run circles around him and continually get my camera in his way for a few shots while she directed his attention here and there.  What a busy guy he is!

Cameron wore this adorable coat and hat.  We went over to the university (again  --  I love this place!), and I trailed this mini scholar around the campus.

Thank you for such a fun time together!  

Family Session: Craig, Chloe, Chad and Carlee

A family very near and dear to my heart:  Craig, Chloe, Carlee, and Chad

And a few extras of Carlee for her birthday:

Family Session: Kelly and Tony and Kids

Kelly and Tony wanted an Autumn photo session with me.  We waited and waited for the leaves to turn, and, just as it happened, we got some terrible storms with lots of rain.  In faith, we met up for the session, and as Kelly arrived with the kids, it was still sprinkling.  A few minutes later when I arrived, the rain was over, and soon the sun came out for a beautiful evening.  

Thanks, Kelly and Tony and cute kids.  :)  We had a fun time!