Other -- portrait -- stuff

for those of you who do NOT love horses
(what's wrong with you?!)
...
I had a good time with Jackie and her
grandparents -- such a great couple!

As you can see, we had fun...

more horse show

here are a few more from Saturday's show ...

The actual ride ... (Test 3:1)
in the arena (I HATE taking pictures in there --
always so dark inside, and BRIGHT outside.
turns out crummy crummy crummy.)

And right after the test ...

then her two of her best buds
checking out her scores ...

Not first place, but a decent score -- enough to
get her into the Junior Championships!

more to come ...

Horse Shows

So here is our beautiful Michelle in her TOP HAT
for the first time, riding her third level test ...
isn't she smashing?

(jolly good! We are English riders, you know)



Daddy was happy to help ...
"hold this, please"

Horses horses horses

III had a lovely time with Victoria and her horse, Oden, a little while ago ...


it was a beautiful spring evening ...


Isn't he a beauty? (course, so is Victoria!!)








The love they have for each other is astonishing







I had a great time with GianCarlo and his horse, Zeus, too -- I'll post those, soon. And of course, what kind of mother would I be, if i didn't post some of Michelle & Apollo??? more to come!!

School daze

In a daze this morning, felt good to sleep in ... drift in and out of wonderland ... warm & cozy in bed.

Thought the kids started school at 10 (star testing) ... JOLT awake when Freaked-out Dan : "Mom! I had to be there at 8!!" (this at 8:30)

Have never seen Dan in & out of the shower as fast as he was this morning ... so now we know he can do it if he tries (all our efforts at saving water/energy have done nothing till now -- hahaha now we have this over his head, so to speak.)

Here he is getting his idea of exercise ... only thing he likes more than this is drumming with Rock band.

Only one more year with him I will miss him LIKE CRAZY.

today.

Today. Is.
Breathe in, breathe out. one minute at a time. On my walk this morning, we (Millie my dog and I, that is) ran into an old friend. Old friend. OLD friend. Sid ... who walks his two Schnauzers, Fritz & Paulie. Recently (last year) he acquired a new Yorkie, Pipsqueak. Anyway, I haven't seen Sid in a while, so he begins to fill me in. His wife Jeannie has cancer and it's not good. He talks about chemo, radiation, etc. .. prayer chains & people praying from all the churches around.
I tell him of course I'll pray for Jeannie. Walking away, I start asking Jesus: "So Lord, it would be great if You would just eradicate cancer totally from this world. What a crummy way to die. I mean, You are Love. You want the very best for us. So what is it about cancer? How come we have to deal with that? Why, when we reach the end of our lives, can't we just die in our sleep? Fall asleep in Your loving arms, and wake up to Your smiling face?"
I don't think that is an unreasonable request. Do you?
Maybe a garden shot would be nice. Thinking of His great love & all that ...

High School Grads

Seniors.


Spontaneous, fun, creative, funny, imaginative, playful, serious. Shy, outgoing, compassionate, caring. Sometimes showing all of the above traits in one hour! Ya gotta love them. In fact, I enjoy them so much that I'm specilizing in senior/grad portraits -- I LOVE our sessions together ... even enjoy (most of) their music. Love that they're so into having their picture taken... that they have ideas of their own to bring ... together, we can do anything!

So if you are thinking about your upcoming graduation, I'd like to help you make your announcements and invitations special. Your high school photographer will take your yearbook photo ... but you want an artist (like me!) to take lasting images of you that REALLY capture you at this time in your life. These images will make for gorgeous invitations, announcements, and gifts to your family and friends. They will be something to cherish forever. And I have sources for these invitations & announcements, as well as framers & album designers. So give me a call; let's get your session scheduled.

Right now, Nicole Gee Photography is looking for Ambassadors -- this means a free extended portrait session (worth $175+) and free images for your Myspace or Facebook account ... and free business cards to help you network Nicole Gee to your friends. Check out my website www.nicolegeephotography.com for more information. But please don't wait -- those invitations and announcements will take some time to prepare and print. Time's running out for you, dear seniors. Juniors -- don't wait till next year. Be on top of it! Call now.

New Kid in Town

hello world!
coming at ya live from Danville California, where the world is sunny & the flowers are bright.
see for yourself. (actually, these are from a garden in Berkeley)
colorful, though.