Photo of the Day: Who Needs a Tunnel?

As my faithful readers know, I took a short trip to Las Vegas this month with my family.  This photo was taken in the conservatory of the Bellagio hotel-casino which they currently have decked out for the Chinese New Year.  The whole thing is really breathtaking, but I especially loved the way the lighting picked up the colours in this shot!

Photo of the Day: Nostalgia

I'm not sure why but the last two days I have been suffering some serious homesickness interspersed with extreme bouts of nostalgia for the time we lived in Rotterdam.  Hence today's photo.  This is a shot of the Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.  I took it on my last trip there in 2008 with Austin.  It was an incredible trip.  This bridge represents a lot for me as we were living there when the bridge was being built and were among the first people to drive across it upon completion.  It was one of the things that was kind of surreal when I came back because it's become such a symbol of the city, and I lived there during a time when it didn't even exist.  Yet when we were there it looked exactly the way I remembered it.  Austin and I walked across it on our trip and this shot was taken from underneath.  It's a beautiful bridge and brings back some really great feelings for me, so I hope you all enjoy it!

Photo of the day - A Dedication

One of my readers occasionally posts fun "shadow portraits" of herself (as I like to call them), so I thought I'd dedicate this post to her and do the same :o)

I took this photo sitting on a bridge in the park near our house (Firefighters' Park). It was a gorgeous fall day and dad and I took Micah to go run around. Clearly I was tired of running around ;o)

Photo of the day

Today's photo of the day was also taken on Mackinac Island. I had been a little stressed out and cranky from all the rain, and my last night on the island it was just starting to get a little dusky and the rain had stopped... I grabbed my camera and bike and took off until the sun was gone and I was damp and ready for bed. It was awesome. If you look veeeerrrrryyyy closely on the horizon you can see the Mackinac Bridge.

Pet Peeve of the Day: "Mackinac" and "Mackinaw" are NOT allowed to be pronounced the same! If you're going to take the time to have 2 ways of spelling it, you better say it differently too! SO many people yell at me when I say MACKINAC... losers ;o)

Notecard Sales

So my notecard sales have been going pretty well, and I'm really pleased with the response I've been getting to them... I currently have 3 sets available: Doors & Windows, Bridges, and Flowers. It's great to see I've finally found a product that works for people, showcases my photos, and doesn't cost me too terribly much in time or financial investment! If you haven't checked them out yet, you can order through my website www.ShutterbugDesign.com
The photos included in this entry are one from each series (each set contains 10 different photos on the front of blank notecards). Enjoy!

Photo of the day

This photo will be featured in my soon-to-be-released bridges notecard series. (I'm just waiting for the product to come in in order to launch it...)

I took this photo on a walk to the metro with Xander and Austin when Austin and I went to the Netherlands last fall. We had a fantastic trip, and it was amazing to be able to share that part of my life with him. (more trip photos here) Xander, Patricia and Tim live in a great house on the very outskirts of town, with lots of room for development, which right now means lots of nice green empty space and canals.