Weekends in Nature

For the past two weekends, I have been very fortunate to be able to visit some beautiful places with beautiful scenery. The first weekend was spent at Malabar Farm near Mohican State Park in Loudonville, Ohio. It was one of THE most peaceful places I've ever been and it was one of THE most perfect evenings for a tractor ride in the country!

The sun was low in the sky with the cows grazing in the pasture.... all you could hear (no car engines) was the sound of a very angry cow moo-ing! And all you could smell (no diesel fumes) was "fresh" country air..... Ahhhh....

This past weekend, the hubby and I spent some time with our friends (and photo buddies) Vicki and Dan of Rye Designs. We were in the town of Burlington, KY. Of course, Vicki and I were armed with our cameras on our afternoon hike in the woods. Here's a collage of some of the photos I captured. And, the second photo is my attempt at softening running water with a slow shutter speed. Enjoy!

Drumroll, please....

If you can believe it, Harrington Photography is finally ready to unveil its official website! I had a temporary site up for the past several months that I wasn't 100% satisfied with. I had been debating about spending several hundred dollars for a photography website software package (think: really easy/very professional looking). However, my hubby Adam and I got creative this weekend. He had the technical skills, and I, the creative skills. Together, we designed our site!

It started on Friday when I finally got inspired to design my business cards. (I've had about 5 previous designs I didn't feel I could live with.) But the other day, I had an idea, tried it out, and it worked! I wanted something simplistic, but elegant and I think that's what I got. Here is my business card design, front and back:

I'm going to have them printed on pearlized stock card paper and they are going to look so pretty! I'm very excited with how the cards turned out. So now I've created my "brand/image" and carried that over to the new website. Check it out and let me know what you think at www.harringtonphotos.net. Some special features that I'm really excited about are still in the works, but for now I have a professional site and image that I am happy with. Thank you to the best hubby in the world for all his help! :)

#1 Buckeye - Smoky

My session with Smoky (the minature schnauzer) two weekends ago was so much fun! He's an adorable little guy and he loves the camera! He didn't take a single bad shot! He was so well behaved and put up with us even despite the H-O-T weather.

And, he is just that much of a Buckeye's fan that he was willing to wear his Jim Tressel sweater for a few poses.

Clearly, you can tell his mommies Diane & Kelly are big Buckeye fans too! Thanks for the suggestion for this cute picture, you two! You are all decked out! OH -- IO! :)

I hope you enjoy the photos of your furry little man!