The End of a Life Phase

Senior Portraits 2012

~One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. 'Which road do I take?' she asked. 'Where do you want to go?' was his response. 'I don't know,' Alice answered. 'Then,' said the cat, 'it doesn't matter.'~            Lewis Carroll

"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do" - Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground" - Theodore Roosevelt

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle" - Einstein

"I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul" - Ernest Henley

"If you haven't the strength to impose your own terms upon life, you must accept the terms it offers you" - T.S. Eliot

Thank you so much Senior of 2012 for the privilege of documenting the end of this phase in your life with these beautiful pictures.  I wish you all the best and hope you succeed in everything you do!



The Spring Life is Here

This poor bird had the unfortunate experience of flying into my boss' office window, but we, on the other hand, have rather enjoyed what he left behind.  This picture has not been altered in any way.  I uploaded it, cropped my reflection out, added my name, and published!  This is exactly what it really looks like.  I'm assuming it's a combination of the oil that birds naturally have in their feathers and the dust and pollen that is now in the air that caused this perfect, intricate impression to be made when he hit the glass, or he was just a really dirty bird.  It's so light that you can only see it when standing in a chair so that you can see the building next door behind it.  How cool!

~Bambi 1942~

  Flower: [about two birds fluttering around] Well! What’s the matter with them?
Thumper: Why are they acting that way?
Friend Owl: Why, don’t you know? They’re twitterpated.
Flower, Bambi, Thumper: Twitterpated?
Friend Owl: Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example: You’re walking along, minding your own business. You’re looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face. Whoo-whoo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head’s in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you’re walking on air. And then you know what? You’re knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!

This Bradford Pear Tree in my office parking lot has bloomed!  This is my favorite springtime tree.  The road that my ex husband and I used to live on was lined with these.  Beautiful!

Their flowers are so delicate and pretty.  It is the epitome of spring.

These are the buds of a Weeping Willow tree that stands behind the waterfall outside our two treatment rooms at the office. 

This is the waterfall and full tree.  And yes, the ivy is real also.  Just a few more weeks and those buds will be completely bloomed and the weeping willow will look perfect.