It was a PERFECT day for golf!  Though not a golfer, I did enjoy meeting everyone in support of Children’s Hospital.

Want to check out some pictures?  Visit: http://photos.taylorandtillett.com/lindarose2012

Today is a sad memory in my life history.  A year ago today I lost my nearest and dearest friend ever.  He was the kindest most gentle soul anyone ever knew.  His big brown eyes made even the worst days just melt away.  He was a true confidante through a very rough patch five years ago, always smiling and nodding and never interjecting a word of opinion.  There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of my Dahmer.  Sometimes it’s the stupid little things, like when I chop off the top and bottom of a fresh zucchini and I miss tossing them to him.  He was a garbage disposal, eating nearly everything (though not a fan of A-1).  Other times it’s when I’m at my lowest and need a good Dahmer kiss, and he just isn’t there to give me one.  They’re both equally rough.  The world is a better place because he existed.  I am a better person because he existed.  And now the heavens and the stars are a better place because he joined them.

My very first wedding, at the cost of just a 1GB memory card:

It’s amazing how things have changed.  I’ve upgraded my camera twice (but never made the mistake of switching to Nikon!).  I’ve changed many many things in my personal life (as have the bride & groom pictured here).  Six, almost seven years, is a really long time.

I’ve been re-backing up my images to a huge portable hard-drive (it will fit quite nicely into my fire proof safe, ensuring the loss of no images ever!) and in doing so have been reminded of all of the weddings I’ve photographed over the years.  Here is another snippet of one I’m proud to share.

We played Beyblades tonight. If you don’t have a son/grandson aged 5-12, then you don’t know that they are “really cool tops that have zipcords that you pull and they spin really fast”. It was a nice evening.

This is our sweet Cannoli. We took her as a foster from the Humane Society of Calvert County 7 weeks ago. We have officially adopted her now. She eats everything, including the kids. She jumps on the furniture and tears it. She doesn’t come when called. We can’t imagine loving her more.