Grease Lightnin'

A couple weeks ago we had this awesome storm-- lightning from all directions. I'm terrified of lightning, but have always wanted to try and shoot it. I always find myself right in the middle of the storm with the rain pouring down around me... makes it very tricky to get any good shots. I went out for coffee with friends in the evening and when we were done, the storm had just barely passed us-- so I decided to try and catch some shots. So. much. fun. and so relaxing. It was just far enough away to get some cool shots without the fear of being struck down. I was having so much fun, I didn't get home until about 1:30am. I can't wait to go out again!

God gives me butterflies.

I love when God puts something beautiful right in front of my face. It makes my day. The flowers in front of our house were covered with these butterflies yesterday afternoon, so of course I had to shoot them. Boy, butterflies are beautiful from a distance, but once I got upclose and zoomed in a bit on the faces... creepy! Anyways, let me know which one's your favorite... thinking of entering one into the fair.