Produce, Portrait, and Puppy Paddle.

This is basically what I've been up to since I've been back to school, well shooting for The Herald, Talisman, 12 hours of class and taking care of two pets. I'm trying to stay busy, it keeps me level headed. The first photo is of some grape tomatoes at the farmers market here in BG. It was an assignment for The Herald about eating local food. The second image is a portrait of Jordan Pitney, he makes scarves in his dorm room and sells them for extra money. The last few images are from the Puppy Paddle, it's an event that takes place the last day that the pool is open. People pay $10 and they get to swim with their dogs, and the money benefits the Humane Society, so it's for a good cause. I had a really fun time shooting this, it was a little intense at times. For instance, to get the diving board shots I was in the 12 feet deep water holding on to the side with one hand and shooting with the other, it was a blast (I didn't have any underwater housing)! Anyway, more to come about my new animal endeavor. Comments would be great.

- betsy

Children

These are the beautiful kids I babysat this summer, Lily and Hayden.

Palimers pronounced POM-YAYS

When I get bored I like to bake, tonight it was Palimers, a delicious treat I recently discovered while visiting Paris. Speaking of Paris, I will post pictures sometime soon.

Safe and sound.

We made it to London, tomorrow we are going to Paris. These are just a few from the flight, since we've only been walking around and eating, more to come. The first picture is of our disgusting breakfast on the plane, it's supposed to be an egg and cheese biscuit. Ew. The second is of my little sister, Maggie, sleeping in beautiful light. Finally, the view out the window at sunrise.

fire fly!

Summer with friends.

The hands belong to Briana Scroggins (http://brianascroggins.blogspot.com/)

Another small summer update...

So, most of you who read this have never been to my house. Well, we have a large pond in the back yard that is inhabited by a vast amount of creatures. Here are just a few images from around the house.

Happy 4th.

Happy Independence Day.