beauty passed down

taken January 1, 2012 - exploring an old barn.... I like how my daughter and her grandmother are framed in in this image.... both beautiful cancer survivors.

simple Kansas beauty

taken September 12, 2011 - some people swear by the ocean... some by the mountains.... but for me, the simle beauty of the Kansas prairie is where it's at.

colors

taken May 29, 2011 - love the soothing pinkish orange colors of a midwest sunset

hand in hand

taken May 27, 2011 - walking with the sun to our backs, how perfect is this shadow?

big, bright and beautiful

taken July 16, 2011 - I love when I can take my point and shoot and capture such detail as the craters on the bottom of the moon...

devouring the sun

taken September 6, 2010 - I can envision an elder telling a group of children a story about about a great bear spirit devouring the sun....

Gateway to the West

taken September 5, 2010 - My first trip to St. Louis.  The Arch was amazing.  I loved the view when I leaned up against the structure and shot straight up... almost made me dizzy.

a view towards Heaven

taken July 17, 2010 - kicked back on the deck of our vacation cabin in Colorado... I got lost in the magnificence of the sky.

A is for apple

taken October 9, 2009 - another walk around my back yard yeilded this photo of the last apple on our little apple tree. 

angelic

taken October 4, 2009 - my absolute favorite photo of my third grandchild, Jhace Michael Reeves. 

a view from my dreams

taken June 21, 2009 - I love cabins.  Having grown up watching Laura Ingalls and her adventures, I developed a love of my own.  When we came across this abandoned mining town called Independence Pass in Colorado, I was instantly draw to the remnants of this old cabin..... such history.  Who lived here? Where did they come from?  and did they love that view from their window as much as I did?

all in the details

taken June 21, 2009 - while taking pictures at the Continental Divide in Colorado, I was drawn to this fence along the path.  Love the contrast between the weathered wood and rustic nails.

mother nature's twists

taken June 20, 2009 - this split, twisted and gnarled tree caught my attention at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado.

beautiful power

taken June 9, 2009 - it is so difficult to get a good quality photo of a night thunderstorm, but when I look at this pic, I can feel the powerful thunder rolling as this storm moved in.

delicate nuisance

taken June 7, 2009 - we spend so much time and money trying to rid our lawns of dandilions, but on this particular day, I saw nothing but beauty

self portrait - in black and white

taken August 18, 2009

dewey deliciousness

taken August 1, 2009 - an early morning visit to the garden.... sometimes it seems a shame to eat something so beautiful.... but still didn't stop me.

my Sammi - in black and white

taken February 4, 2008 - My Sammi kitty.... she loved me, and only me....

new life, new love in black and white

taken November 14, 2007 ~  Our first grandbaby, Ashdan Jacob Reeves.  just a few minutes after his birth.  Each time I look at this photo, I relive that immense wave of love and emotion I felt the first time I gazed at his sweet little face.

soulful eyes in black and white

taken March 22, 2007 ~ Mabel Sue

Mabel and HER babies

taken July 20, 2007 ~  Mabel Sue, our sweet brown eyed beagle decided she was going to "mother" a couple of our kittens that were abandoned by their mother that we were bottle feeding.  She cleaned them, protected them and even tried to nurse them.  Most amazing thing I've witnessed with my own eyes.