girls girls girls

it's been a sad day

For the soul of every living thing is in the hand of God.
-Job 12:10

my dear friend's little dog lola passed away. i am so

heartbroken. she was my, 'dog niece' & i just adored

her. she was the funniest little thing. she had this one

crazy tooth that stuck out, we affectionately named it

her snaggle tooth, i loved it! we often joked that she had

a face only a mother could love...but her aunt kara loved

her too.

to me she was beautiful.

she will be terribly missed.

carson

don't worry. be happy.

i have realized over the past several months that i seem to be the kind of person who is creatively inspired by happiness. now most artists (not that i totally consider myself an artist...i think of myself more as a visualist. is that even a real word?) ok i'll generalize here & say lots of artistic 'types' i've known are inspired as much by pain & anguish as they are by happiness...or sometimes they are inspired only by pain. but for me, when i am sad, mad...or especially blah, i just don't have that spark that i have when i'm in that blissfully happy state we achieve at different times throughout our lives. this doesn't really affect my work or the way i see things when i'm shooting, but it seems to affect my ability to come up with new ideas or new things i want to photograph. or it keeps me from getting excited about ideas & wanting to push myself creatively. damn. i hate that!

i feel like there is this eb & flow in my life right now where people seem to be coming...and going. i have always been a firm believer that people come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. it's just waiting it out to see what part they play. i guess, sometimes people surprise me. and i'll have to say, it's disappointing when someone ends up being a season or a reason when you thought they'd be a lifer. but i believe everyone you allow into your own little world teaches you something, sometimes the lesson just isn't revealed until later down the road. but it's the damnedest thing to feel like you're sitting around scratchin your head thinkin.."wait, what just happened?"

aaahhhh...

i've finally finished editing this session from a couple of weeks ago. the kids had so much personality! i'm glad i was able to capture it...

emily & drew

sweet girls