a zoo kind of morning...

i met up with my photography meet up group this morning at the zoo for our "photo safari"... we got to get in early and watch some of the animals being fed, it was pretty exciting and super fun. met some new people and had fun chatting and shooting! some of my favorites so far...i love those big cats, so gorgeous!

and this guy...in all of my trips to the zoo, i have never seen him out of the water before, so i had to capture him in all his armored glory!

so many more to come...stay tuned!

xo,

a

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meet up

today i spent part of the afternoon at the botanic gardens in fort worth with my photography meet up group. i wandered around with two other super nice ladies and we had a great time and got some pretty photos. i had never really thought about photographing nature...i seem to gravitate towards people & animals...but i have to say that this experience has opened my eyes to the beauty of nature photography. first of all...i LOVE how everything holds pretty still for you...no chasing! secondly, nature is just beautiful anyway, so it is really fun to capture! anyway, here are a few of my favorites from the afternoon...

this bird posed for us for quite a while! it was pretty funny!

i couldn't resist photographing a person...she was just too cute!

i have always loved magnolias...i think this one is my favorite!

i am soooooo thrilled that i found this meet up group. everyone is just so nice and has a different level of experience. great to learn from as well as help out! so fun to get together with people that share a similar passion...i always leave feeling inspired!

after the meet up, i picked up super girl and met my mom at the antique mall. i have been trying to find ava the perfect big girl bed to transition her to sometime soon. mom spotted a few cute ones while she was working today so i had to go check them out! they were all adorable, but i went with a black one (to be painted another color...i like the black, but it won't go in ava's room)! so excited to have found one and can't wait to paint it and get it in her room! i know she is going to love a new big girl bed! hopefully the transition won't be too difficult for her.....i'll post some pics as soon as i get things switched around!

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