Here's a closer look at one of the many many many many butterflies at Monarch Butterfly Grove.

Monarch Grove is within walking distance to my apartment.  Every fall, the grove is home to thousands of butterflies.  Today there were an estimated 34,000 Monarch Butterflies up in the eucalyptus trees...here are a few of them.

A shot of my wonderful boyfriend...how lucky am I to come home to this every night?

Finally starting to feel like Fall here on the Central Coast.  We even saw some rain today!

Hurray for finally having internet again! A little over a week ago, I turned the big 30. I was able to take a few days off of work and went on a couple photo taking adventures. Will be posting the good ones over the next few days!

So, have you gotten your pumpkins yet?

Roses are red...

Perhaps one more water shot before I move onto something else...

There is something so interesting about water in motion and capturing that motion in a photograph.

I'm still alive!  Between moving, being short handed at work, and everything else that summer threw at me I really had no time (or drive) for taking pictures....but today, I found some time!

It's a beautiful day...go out and play some games.

It's summertime!  Wear sunscreen, or you could end up looking like this guy.

After six straight 12 hours days of work, it's time for a bit of relaxation.

Time moves so slowly when you're looking forward to something...just 10 days until Live Oak Music Festival!

I think he may have been misnamed.

Hey, what's that up there?

I see you

Giraffes!!!

Went to the Santa Barbara Zoo today to see the baby giraffes.  They were simply adorable!  More zoo photos to follow, I promise.

I'm alive!

I'm not dead!  I know I've been MIA for the past month...life has been hectic and I got a severe case of photographer's block.  However, I recently acquired a new (to me) Canon EOS 7D which will hopefully ignite my inspiration once again!  As for my 365 project....well there's always next year

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I brought home so many of these the other day, I could be a sand dollar millionaire (if I had another 999,994)!

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Been a long week...time to go soak my feet.

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Happy St Patrick's Day!  Hope everyone is having a fun and safe afternoon!

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One of my best friends!  Especially at 5:00 in the morning.

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Sploosh!