Life is what happens while you're making other plans, right?

I'd been preparing for months to have a booth at a local outdoor market, but unfortunately, that event was cancelled.  What to do with all this inventory?!

This is about the one-year anniversary of the creation of DLB Images, and it's time to celebrate that.  So, with all that in mind, Garden Gallery was born!  On Saturday, September 25th from 12-4(ish), I'll haul all of my creations to my back yard and have an exhibit/sale.  Hope the weather cooperates!

Finding wild animals can be challenging.  Finding wild babies is a rare and precious gift. 

Animals need to grow up fast if they're going to survive.  So, I get very excited on those rare occasions where I can capture a baby on camera.  Yesterday was one of those days--on a walk in Berlin, I looked down and saw an itty bitty snapping turtle, coated in sand.  A quick Google search confirmed that snappers do, in fact, hatch between August and October and I'd observed a large snapping turtle in that very area years ago.   

As the circle of life continues to turn in this crazy world, there's something about seeing a new and innocent little baby that gives one hope.  

Many years ago, a dear friend with a generous heart introduced me to the joys of kayaking.  A brilliant and talented woman, she mentored me as I began to take digital photos while on the water.  The photo below is one of those photos from those early days, in August 2007.  

Unfortunately, my friend is no longer with us, but every time I'm kayaking in her favorite places, I remember those kayaking trips, great conversations, laughter, and know that the world was a better place with her in it.