Sparkle Light

I seem to have a thing for light on the water these days. I like how this looks like an evening shot but was actually taken about high noon. Sparkle, sparkle.

Yellow Sunflower

This bright beauty was nestled in tons of sunflowers at the Farmers Market. Such a happy sunflower!

Bartow, WV

Driving through West Virginia, you can't help but notice all the farms and rolling hills and barns and other out buildings. I like the little window on this one and the pattern on the roof.

Water Color

I love the image of lights on water. Add the evening glow and an abstract viewpoint. The movement and shimmer on the water, without the context of the docks and the boats, makes it a bit of a mystery. I like a mystery.

Geese

These geese were flying above my apartment balcony - a stroke of luck, really. I loved the bright interpretation instead of the blue sky - seeing them flying, making all that noise. I saw bright yellow.

Mountain Fire

Sunset on the mountain range. Simply beautiful.

The Blue Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains, brought to you courtesy of West Virginia. How lovely.

Buffalo Lake, West Virginia

This spot was so peaceful. Just me on the shore and this couple quietly fishing out in the lake. I faded the colors in the photo and gave it a slight blur, hoping to give it a warm, vintage feel. That's how it felt that day.

Jana's Fluffy Sunflower

This fluffy gem was a surprise! I had never seen such a sunflower in my life. My friend Jana grows them - they are amazing!

Sunflower

I really liked the deep colors of this sunflower. I've been so used to the bright yellow ones, this was a very nice change.

I can never quite recover from the pattern of the seeds on sunflowers. The subtle striping of color in the leaves. What a beautiful thing.

Blueberries

These scrumptious berries were on display at DC's Eastern Market. I loved them in their little turquoise containers, all plumped up and spilling over.

Butterfly

A beautiful butterfly, a beautiful day, beautiful flowers...how can you go wrong?

Eggplants

I took this photo at the Eastern Market in Washington, DC. The colors of ALL the produce were amazing. I especially loved the deep purple of these eggplants.

The Fourth

Big fun on the Fourth of July!

It was nice to be able to get some close up shots as things were firing off. I love the variety of colors with this one.

Dorsey Chapel

A good friend was married at this chapel, an historic site in Bowie, Maryland. It dates back to the early 1900's.

The photo was taken in color but looks black and white - I love that.