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Yesterday I showed you some of the classic scarecrows at this year's Scarecrow Festival in Lehi, Utah. But there were also a number of creative ones with various themes. You could even vote on your favorites.

We tried a potential new tradition this year! A local garden, Thanksgiving Point, started something new for autumn, the Scarecrow Festival. They event features dozens of classic and creative scarecrows,

One of the neat things about Cabo San Lucas is that is a site for sea lions. I've always liked these particular sea creatures, and I rarely get an opportunity to photograph them in the wild. As we were

The past week or so we have been on a very fun family vacation with my husband's family. We drove down into California and then took a Mexican Riviera cruise from there. On the way down, I managed to sneak

It will forever be a shame to me that autumn colors last such a very VERY short time. Something to take up with the season gods at some future date. LOL But we have a little tradition every year in which

I've already shared some of my images from last weekend's Chalk It Up festival, and now we get to some of my personal favorites. This octopus crashing up through the sidewalk really looked almost

One of my favorite things is going to chalk art shows. I have gone to local chalk art festivals every summer for the past three years, starting with one and then last year adding another. Last weekend

The toucan is one of the most recognizable birds in the world. Known for its large brightly colored bill and the variety of sounds it can make, this bird is also the beloved mascot of the popular cereal

Over the past few weeks I have been madly collecting information about Orthodox churches in the U.S. and in the process, I discovered a few beauties right here in the state of Utah that I had had no clue

Last weekend, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its twice-annual General Conference. This is a two-day event held in April and October in Utah and broadcast worldwide, during which leaders

This year, I decided to start a new series on my YouTube channel called "Did You Know...?" This is a series of shorts -- each one less than a minute -- covering churches and religions with nifty

This is a continuation of my last post, but this one focuses specifically on a couple of early wedding shoots. This bridal session was taken for a friend of mine who never got bridals for her wedding and

A couple of months ago, I was looking through my old hard drive and found a bunch of my early photo sessions. This sent me down quite the walk down Memory Lane. It can be interesting looking back. I sometimes

I know, I know...I've been neglecting this blog again. I'll try to get back at it! I do have lots I want to share. The past few months have been dedicated to building my little YouTube channel. I've made

It's a new year and that means a brief look back at the old year. So I uploaded my first video (not including shorts) of 2024 all about my favorite Holy Places from 2023! I've got various religions

I can't believe this was ten years ago! On a trip back back to the east coast to visit family when I was still building my own photography business, I got to meet this cutie for the first time -- my cousin's

As Thanksgiving ends, we head boldly into the Christmas season. As such, we attended a local gingerbread house competition featured at our city mall. We start with some absolute classics, including this

Yesterday I posted my first official Christmas season event for the year, but I actually got to do TWO events this weekend. The other was a festive fashion shoot, done at a studio with a variety of models

We have been, little by little, getting ourselves ready for Christmas. We have our little tree up, Christmas shopping has begun, Secret Santa names drawn, holiday clothing pulled out. But this past weekend,

Utah is well known for its national parks and its beautiful mountains, and there's no denying that there is more than enough gorgeous landscape fodder for any enthusiastic photographer! With all the bigger