Something New in the Lens Department

The main point of this post is to show off my darling Dudley. Isn't he precious? He sits in that papasan chair pretty much all day. Except when I'm home, he sits next to me on the couch (like he's doing right now). Anyway, last week I got a 40mm lens for my camera. I got rid of my 50mm 1.8 because I had it for a long time, and I was just ready to try something new. There's not a whole lot of difference with this one...but it's nice to be able to get just a little wider! I do feel like it might be a tad sharper, especially if I'm far away. I took some engagement portraits this morning, and the full body shots I took with the new lens are as sharp as with my really high end lens. This never happened with the 50mm!

I hope you've all had a great Saturday! I had a couple of photo shoots this morning, had a run and did some thrift shopping with Paige. It was a great day! I've also been watching a LOT of Parenthood. I just started the second season tonight, and I'm hooked. Are any of you into that show?

Flowers and the Feline

Today's post is going to be really simple...like most of my posts are I suppose. My aunt asked me if I could take some pictures of flowers for her to print for her home, so I took a few on Saturday. I love to get fresh flowers from the farmer's market when I make it out there, so I picked some up. I think some of the pictures look nice, but I'm going to take a few more in the next few days.

I like the second and third ones best. I also took the opportunity to snap some pictures of my little Dudley lounging on the table. Don't worry, I never eat at that table anyway. He actually sat there and let me take several of him! He usually skitters away. And yes...I know he's abnormally large. I'm convinced he's half panther. This was pretty much what my whole weekend looked like. Just lounging around the house, besides a few hours where I helped my step-mom prime some closet shelves. It was nice to get stuff done around the house!

Ok, moving on from fine flowers and feline friends, I'm going to Little Rock for a conference in a couple of days! My friend, Gabrielle, is coming along, and we'd love some suggestions for where to visit. Any antique/vintage/thrift shops would be great, or some fun eateries. We're up for exploration!