Yo Dawg.

One of my photography sessions rescheduled for tomorrow so I took the open slot for myself!  Andrew is turning 5 early next month and I wanted to make sure that we got his birthday pictures done in order to have prints for the party - more honestly for the grandparents and other family members.

The other day I was going past the elementary school and there is a structure that was recently "hit" by graffiti artists - much to my delight, it was a very cool dinosaur.  With big teeth.  And little arms and hands...those little arms reminded of Cee Lo Green. So in any event, I have been thinking about how great of a backdrop this would be (now with the final product you do not even see the big monster that had me so inspired).

Andrew and I headed out this morning for our adventure.  You see, this is much different when you are taking photos of your own child vs. clients.  Two reasons, the first is that your own child does not listen to you! The challenging part.  The second, is there is a sense of adventure that you gain - you can be flexible and daring!  So, with a little inspiration from Cee Lo and of course, Mac Miller - here are some shots from this mornings session!

Spring at Phipps Conservatory.

I love botanicals.  Love, love, love them.  We are very lucky in pittsburgh to have a fabulous conservancy right here in our backyard - Phipps Conservatory.  The spring garden show ended this past week and they are gearing up to open the the butterfly forest tomorrow. In May, they are opening the Center for Sustainable Landscapes.  Stay tuned for some shots from this innovative community space! If you have not been there, visit.  In the meantime, check out these beautiful buds...

bakery's best party.

Yesterday, Pittsburgh had a great FREE, kid-friendly event called Bakery's Best Party.  It was held on the first floor of the Google building in Bakery Square.  It was a bit overwhelming as the organization with navigating the event could have been better.  In any case, you tasted your way through dreamy desserts for three hours while listening to music performed by Good Brother Earl.  And they also served mirco-brews for the "big" kiddos.   Children's Museum had a table set up for children's activities - my kids choose running in the free space of the venue instead. Whatever!  I am starting to feel as if I have NO control but that is for another day, another post.
Some of my favorites were Bella Christies' glitter chocolates (too darn cute) and Paris 66 Bistro's macaroons.  But my favorite, favorite was the salted carmel macaroons (can you tell macaroons are my new found obsession?).  However, I am not sure who created these delicious concoctions - if anyone knows, please pass along their name.
I hope they do this again next year but the marketing agency, Revive, needs to be mindful of how to help the guest filter through to the tables, planning appropriately for number of samples and maybe even thinking of a small cover charge.  :-)
Here are some snapshots of the event: