Seasons in the Sun

The weather of 2011 has been crazy. For one of my projects this semester, I'm making a video of the weather of 2011 so I've been a little more diligent in taking some landscape pictures.

Anyway, the following pictures are from the last month:

When Fall Comes to New England

Fall in New England is beautiful and it seems like the month of October is very busy with outdoor activities. Columbus Day Weekend is always a favorite of ours. Our town hosts a number of events.

Pumpkin Carving and Lighting:







Parade, vendors, and fire station activities:











And because I make Clarissa dress like me . . .

Who I was Born to Be

It's no secret that I love photography and it seems that Joey shares that passion with me. We go out together often and take pictures. He uses our old digital camera. In fact, it is his camera, now. However, the last time we went out the batteries in his camera died and he commandeered my camera. Here are some pictures he took.







Here are a few I took that day:

The Sounds of Fall

Yearly, our town has a night we celebrate the ending of summer. However, Tropical Storm Irene decided to rear her ugly head and it got canceled. So, our "Summer Nights" turned into "Fall Nights." Obviously, there were some activities missing, but it was still a great night!

Smile

Do you buy school pictures of your kids? I'm horrible at passing out pictures so this year (and last) I just bought the digital copies.




I love the fact that they actually take the pictures outside and it's not just a vinyl backdrop. It's just an added perk to living in New England. The scenery is beautiful and at the time of the year they take the pictures, it's not 99 degrees.

Anyway, here are some test shots I took of the kids before they left for school.










I'm not sure why all of a sudden Joey looks surprised in his pictures and I for the life of me couldn't get Clarissa to take those sunglasses off her beautiful face! Which, I believe I had a very similar pair when I was about in third grade. Does this mean those glasses are retro?

Vogue

When our weather was nicer, Clarissa and I would play outside while we waited on Joey's bus. Now, we stay inside as long as we can before it's absolutely necessary we start waiting outside in the cold weather.

Here are are some pictures taken while waiting on Joey's bus.












Isn't she just precious?