Monroe Public Library

This is our public library. We use it a lot.

Strawberry picking

We went to Jones today to pick strawberries - Maggie, Quincy and I. I wasn't sure how Maggie was going to do, but she really impressed me. Her attention to detail and perseverance amounted to five pounds of strawberries. While Maggie and I were picking, Quincy was getting to know the little boy on the next row over and munching on berries. Classic.

Orange flowers

I love these orange flowers that grow wild everywhere in Fairfield County. I first arrived here in June (199?) as a missionary and was struck by their vivid color. To me, when I see these flowers, I know it is summertime in Connecticut. Anyone know what they are?

Mack up close

Mack is really pretty expressive, but whenever I pull out the camera he puts on a straight face. Well, today I stood over him and held the camera below my face so he could see my eyes. Some of the shots cut off a little too much of him (I couldn't see what I was shooting) but his expressions in all of them were so cute. I couldn't pick just one of these.

Pic for yesterday: Feeding Mack

The new fun game in our house is to play 'mother' and feed Mack. Poor guy gets more on his shirt than in his mouth.

Maggie's new boots

We went to Julian's (great brick oven pizza in Monroe!) for dinner tonight and Maggie had to wear her new boots. I think that they suit her.

Beach

We went to the beach today in Milford. It was very windy so we didn't last too long. The girls love being outside as long as the weather is ideal. I wonder where they get that from? QB had a blast.

Playing in the grass

This is a genuinely found moment. Of course, about one second later they heard me. They were so cute playing together in the grass, picking flowers and tickling each other. Happy girls.

Editing

I have been spending the day editing a shoot that I did a couple of weeks ago now. This is probably my favorite shot from the event.

Water park

Today we went to a water park with some friends. Quincy fell and scraped her knee pretty early on and it was a bit cold. Both girls spent more time observing than playing in the water. Quincy is wrapped in the blue towel.

Maggie again

I needed a picture to frame of Maggie. I set up my improvised studio in the kitchen and viola! I think it turned out pretty good. Of course an extremely cute subject helps.

Kayte and Maggie

Kayte is heading back to UT today. The girls had a lot of fun with her this week.

Water pump

Today I set out to photograph a home that is on the National Registry of Historic Homes located here in Monroe. There are a few. I discovered, though, that people live there - awkward. So, I saw a little run down barn off of 111 and found this cool old water pump. It is quite rusty and has lichen growing on it.

Girls

On the rocks at Southford Falls.

Southford Falls

During a short break in the rain today, I took the kids to Southford Falls. It is kind of a fun place to explore, but it started raining about 10 minutes after we got there. I just used my tripod, timed the shutter trigger and dragged the shutter. ISO=100, f8, 1sec

9 bandaids

Maggie got into the bandaids this afternoon. She 'needed' nine bandaids.

Aunt Kayte

Kayte is here visiting and we had quite a day. Janie, Kayte and I went to a spa and had the royal treatment. I had a massage and a mud wrap. It was nice and relaxing. Drew had the girls all day. What a guy.

Bathtub

I dropped the ball yesterday and didn't get a picture posted. Here is my penance. Pretty cute, eh?