Hey everyone! It's been a while since I last posted. And this post has been coming for a while. A month ago when I was visiting the family, I had the wonderful opportunity of photographing my best friends' kids. It was super, super hot that day so we didn't get nearly as much time as we wanted but we still got some great stuff. Ok, on to the pics...

...the city so nice they named it twice. Any of you who follow my twittering will know that I spent last Sunday in NYC. I really did love the city. It is amazing, not as amazing to me as Paris, and I loved it. I didn't get close to seeing even a significant part of the city, but thanks to some great advice I did see some really great stuff. I went up to the top of Rockefeller Center, visited Times Square and Grand Central station, and then walked over the Brooklyn Bridge to get an awesome view of the Manhattan skyline. I hope to revisit the city soon and spend a lot more time exploring. But for now, these will have to do. Ok, on to the pics...

I won't go on and on about how bad of a blogger I have been since people I know have been telling me that I am too hard on myself about it.  But I am planning to get some good stuff up in the next few days. For now, I wanted to share a couple more special images that I loved from France and a special piece I've put together.  The piece is part of a collection that I am going to reveal soon.  Right now, you'll have to do with this one. Ok, on to the photos...

Wow.  So as my time in Phoenix was ending, I decided to take advantage of an opportunity to do something that I've always wanted to do...ride in a hot air balloon. The morning was absolutely perfect.  The skies were blue and the weather was incredible.  We rode for over an hour and then had an awesome brunch with mimosas, croissants, and other goodies. Below are some of my favorites from the morning...

Ok.  Some more random musings and an image from last week. Musing 1.  It is an amazing thing to actually have the weather be consistent for a week.  Being able to wake up in the morning and know that the weather will be pretty much the same as the day before was awesome.  Musing 2.  I am digging the new season of '24' and I can't wait to see the new season of 'Burn Notice'.  Though I am still mourning the loss of 'Pushing Daisies'. Musing 3.  I am so in love with my new camera.  The shot below was something I could never have done with my old cameras without using a tripod.