R is for Renaissance Faire

Are you ready for another round of Alphabe Thursday? Let's go!

Attending the Bristol Renaissance Faire is one of the oldest traditions that Jake and I have as a couple. It was one of the first things that we ever did together, and we've been going back as many years as possible since then. Today I'm sharing some pictures from this summer's excursion. You can also revisit pictures from 2011, 2012, and 2013 if you like. Enjoy.

Check out what the other Alphabe Thursday participants posted for the letter R this week right here!

working with rainbows

I have a handful of rainbow designs that do quite well, especially around the holidays. It's hard to believe that we're already getting to that time of year again, but it'll be here before we know it. As I restock some best selling items, I'm trying to get enough stocked to keep me set through at least my first few holidays shows and online orders.

After I'd pulled several rainbow palettes for varying pieces, I had a little fun photographing them.

This first set is part of a full spectrum from red to pink, but I really love the lime green, turquoise blue, purple, and pink palette.

What have you been working on lately?

chasing waterfalls

After months of owning a heavy duty tripod and neutral density filters, I'm finally getting serious about taking them out on excursions to experiment with long exposures. Among other things, I've wanted to photograph a number of waterfalls and fountains around Milwaukee for quite a while. Today I'm sharing a few shots of a couple waterfalls in Whitnall Park. Enjoy.

What have you been photographing lately?

Saturday is Caturday

I know that it's been what feels like forever (actually two months) since I've shared my cell phone kitty pictures on the blog (truth: 99+% of my cell phone pictures are of my kitties). I'm still taking just as many pictures as ever and will be sharing my backlog over the next couple months.

100% Ares

Many of you know that Ares loves any and all things laundry baskets. Usually I use the plastic baskets. During the middle of a seven hour power outage this summer, I grabbed an old pop up basket to take a finished load out of the dryer without messing with the rest of the in progress laundry. It proved to be just as, if not more, entertaining.

What have your cats been up to lately?