Rosemary

My friend, Michelle, asked me to take her sweet little Rosemary's 6 month pictures. The heat and humidity has been unbearable around here, so we opted for most of the pictures to be taken indoors. She was just too cute, that I couldn't resist sharing some of the images with you...

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Creepy Crawly Creatures

We experience a lot of interesting creatures in Arkansas. I found one of the more crazy ones sitting on my lemon tree the other day. He was so strange looking that I just had to share a few images...

When I first found it, I thought it was a snake. Upon further inspection I decided that it wasn't a snake, but I had no idea what else it could be. It was so ugly and viscous looking. I grabbed a stick to try and remove it from the tree, but as I did, a crazy snake like tongue came out of it's mouth and it released a horrible smelling odor. At this point, I was doubting my earlier confirmation that it was not a snake and decided to do a little internet search before I went any further with the crazy creature.

I learned that it was a Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar. It apparently disguises itself to look like bird dropping on a tree branch or leaf.   It turns into a big beautiful swallowtail butterfly. It is crazy to think that something this atrocious could turn into something so beautiful!

I was finally able to remove him from the tree, he was pretty upset with me. I threw him over my fence and hoped he will not return until he turns into a butterfly, and then he can visit as much as he wants.

I would much rather find one of these in my garden...

or some more of these...

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Lucky Girl

Have I ever told you that I am one lucky girl! 

That's right...perhaps the luckiest girl ever!

My husband dearest made me the most amazing White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake for my 26th birthday. It was beautiful...like a piece of art! Okay...I know I am probably a little overly excited about this cheesecake, but it truly was amazing and I was so impressed by his culinary skills. It was his first attempt at a cheesecake and it was perfect in every way (other than he accidentally stuck his finger in the side of it-oops). And I will assure you, it was ever more beautiful in real life than it is in this picture! 

Okay, enough about cheesecake! It was a great birthday weekend filled with awesome food and awesome friends. It feels very good to have year 25 behind me. Let's hope that year 26th has lots of good things in store!

Us at Benihana's

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner (and show) at Benihana's with lots of good friends on the eve of my birthday. Did you know that if you sign up for their birthday club they send you a $30 gift certificate for your birthday each year...SWEET! And trust me, the food is delicious.

Praying that my birthday wishes come true...just kidding! 

I was actually clapping as they sang to me.

To add to my husband's awesomeness...He bought me a new "super duper" lens for my camera (a Nikon 70mm-300mm VR lens). The thing feels like it weighs 500 pounds! I can't wait to get out there and practice with it.

Lots of thanks to my Davy and all my friends for the wonderful birthday wishes! You all made my day very special and made me feel like the luckiest girl ever!

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{MUSE}

{MUSE}

If you haven't been by in a while, I am now updating my design blog regularly with a little bit of weekly design infatuation. Every Friday I try to feature something that I love in the design world. I fill each post with lots of inspiring pictures to get your wheels turning and your creative side to shine. So take a little visit over to:{MUSE}

http://musebykara.blogspot.com 

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Thanksgiving Point

I think I am cursed! The two times I have gone to a tulip festival the weather was freezing cold (although it was perfect the weeks prior to both of my visits) and the tulips were mostly dying off because of the weather! Either way, even a dying tulip seems beautiful and I was still able to capture a few fresh ones.

My mom asked my dad to take her to the Thanksgiving Point tulip festival for her birthday while we were up in Utah! It was certainly a site to see, freezing cold or not! My parents zipped around on segways while my grandparents and I enjoyed the scenery from a golf cart (easier to make frequent stops to take lots of pictures)!

My silly grandpa with his mad driving skills

Arn't they cute on their little segways!

My dad snuck this picture of me at work! Sometimes you gotta get down and dirty to get a good image (look at my heels popping out of my shoes-ha)! It may look like I know what I am doing...but I don't!

The sweet owl that built a nest in the side of a cliff at Thanksgiving point.

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Anna and Logan's Wedding

I photographed my cousin, Anna's, wedding while I was in Utah (sorry-I am still posting about my trip...I am so far behind). Her wedding was the main reason for my big trip. She was a beautiful bride with her awesome red hair! The weather was a little crazy while I was there (it even snowed one morning), and on the day of her wedding we woke up to pouring rain and very cold temperatures! Thanks to a lot of answered prayers, the rain stopped and the sun peaked through just as she started to come out of the temple. Here are a few images from her special day...

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Temple Square

Spring at Temple Square...

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