
A couple of weeks ago we headed over to Italy for a wedding / vacation! Our first stop was Rome, where the wedding took place. We spent three days there, most of which was related to the wedding, so we only had a small bit of time to take personal photos. We did however, have time on the last evening to go to the Ancient City and the Colosseum, which were spectacular! It is really humbling to stand in the shadow of an ancient world rich in so much history!










































We are very excited to say we are headed out this Sunday to Rome, Italy to photograph a wedding at the Vatican next week!!!! After that we will be taking vacation, traveling around Italy until we finally end up in Venice before heading home. During that time we will have limited email access, but will get back to everyone as soon as we can. We will be returning on October 20th. Thanks so much!

This past December, the week before Christmas, we traveled to central Florida to visit our friends, Aubrey and Phillip, and to have a short vacation. It was so nice visiting and simply relaxing. One way we like to relax is to head into nature to watch and photograph the local wildlife. On this particular trip it was extremely cold, especially by Florida standards. With average lows that week in the lower twenties and high teens, we had a rare chance to witness one of nature's great spectacles. When temperatures dip really low, Manatees head into the warm waters of the local springs - in this case, Blue Springs State Park - for survival. We have seen our share of these gentle giants over the years, but never in these numbers. There were literally hundreds of them ... the sight was staggering! We also got to photograph many of our favorite birds. It was a great trip ... I miss Florida :-)!



































































