Summer evenings with a dear friend

I met Kassy several years ago through a mutual shared loved of photography. She has since become such an incredibly close friend, and I thank God for her so much! We get together now and then, but it had been quite a while since we had done photos together. And when we last had, it was for a job together. :) But these gorgeous summer evenings called us by name, and we missed one another... So it was time for a good walk near Cedar Lake in Minneapolis, and some time in glowing sun... magic hour...

I have no idea how I'm going to choose from all the photos, but you can view the entire album on my facebook photography page. Look for "Summer evenings with Kassy!" It's so wonderful to have friends in photography, and a chance to try out some favorite things...

But for now, I shall upload a few photos to here, and go enjoy some amazing Washington foothills air... Falling in love with this place, too. And don't worry... There will be photos. ;)

of my pets this summertime... :)

Love my pets! Some photos of pets and summertime warmth! Quinn, our beautiful, friendly black lab... He's about 4 years old. And my new little Cayenne... almost 10 weeks at these photos...

Cayenne, my new kitten!

Yesterday (Sunday), Andrew and I went and got me a little kitten. I had first seen the kittens a few weeks ago, thanks to my friend Dena, who got a kitten from the litter, and also (especially) started to fall in love because of my friend, Emily Steffen, and the beautiful and fun photos she took. (Check out images from the photo shoot here.)

My little Cayenne had quite the day yesterday. She's not quite ready to meet and be friends with Quinn (our black lab), so I'm feeling a bit badly at the moment, as he sits outside my shut door, used to be the center of attention, and even also sleeping in my room sometimes at night. I think he'll survive, though, and I'll take him for a jog later... What a thing! Feeling split between animals!

Cayenne is completely adorable... and slept with me last night. It was a pretty good night! Which I was quite happy for. I awoke a few times, and it was an early morning, so we might take it a bit easy today. :)

It is almost completely impossible to multi task with her... She messed up my screen a moment ago, but now all the play with her favorite feather toy has got her completely asleep, cuddled up next to me... which also means I shall attempt to upload some photos before she awakes. :)

Here's some photos from yesterday... Andrew was completely wonderful with her and is helping me out so much! I've never owned a cat before... learning... ;)

 Her favorite toy so far. :)

 I love this one. :)

 This is Andrew's favorite. :) I rather like it, too. :)

 My cousin likes this photo... such a playful little girl!

Another of my favorites. :)

I'm sure I will continue to take many photos of her as she grows up. For a couple more photos from yesterday, and for a link to keep checking back for more photos,check out my facebook album. :)

Wayzata beach with Jess's kids!

Such a beautiful June day and perfect for taking photos! I had been wanting to take photos of Jess's little ones for a while. I can hardly even pick my favorites among all the photos from the day... Here's the ones I picked. Check out my facebook album for more photos! :)

Mark & Ann's wedding day

I don't think we could have asked for a more perfect day up in Duluth. An early June wedding was absolutely perfect. Camera in hand, and sun shining most of the day, I got so many wonderful photos! Here's a few (among SO MANY!) of my favorites! I loved the photos of the two of them dancing at the reception. For even more of shots I love, check out my facebook page for more photos from their day!

summer evening in my yard

I rented a couple of new lenses for the wedding I'll be photographing tomorrow. I needed to try the lenses out, play with them, familiarize myself with their settings, especially in correlation to the settings on my camera and how they work together. My dog was most often my model... and the humid summer evening my backdrop... Check out my facebook album for even more photos. ;)

P.S. I've done ZERO edits. Sigh... ah... what a difference a good lens makes! :) I know the shot... ;)