 I
am a freelance Photographer. I am uprooting my life on Magnolia Street
in Macon Georgia for a new life as an unlikely cowgirl in love with a
handsome cowboy in Wyoming. My 12 year old orange tabby,
Matilda, will reluctantly join me on this journey. I hope you enjoy
this blog.
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Jamaica was beautiful. It was quite windy and cloudy on one
of our free days but we did get some sun, not as much as we'd hoped
though. But laying out by the pool with the ocean right behind us was
very relaxing. This is the view from my lounge chair.  The resort pool. Notice the wind in the palm trees. Wheatland Wyoming, here I come!  This became our regular poolside meal, the Vegetarian Wrap. Wrapped in a multi-grain tortilla was lettuce, tomatoes, curried tofu, cheese, and raisins. Raisins. These went well with the Taco Punch made with a couple of fruity rums, ginger beer, and fruit juices. Very tasty.  A quick snapshot of me and Mel.  This was our dessert at the Awards Banquet on the last night. It was a flourless chocolate torte with vanilla cream sauce and a peach slice on top of whip cream. Oh so rich and delightful. The white and dark chocolate candied 10 represents the 10th year of CBeyond. I had the Salmon and Melanie had the Fillet of Beef for our dinners. We were very impressed with the food on this trip.  We ended up at a dance club on the resort after the banquet. The dance floor was full of the electric slide and other group dances you see at most weddings. We had fun people watching.  We had a beer and decided to call it a night.  This was the view from our hotel room. The party was literally right outside our balcony. Our sliding glass door was pretty soundproof so we could block it out until the young party animals stumbled loudly back into their rooms. All in all it was another wonderful trip with CBeyond and it so great to see such a young company doing so well. Everyone I've met with them has such a great attitude and enthusiasm for their job. It's refreshing. Thanks again Melanie!! xoxo |
| Well Spring is on it's way and that means I got the beloved
phone call from my friend Melanie about an exotic trip with her company
to Jamaica!!! The past couple of years we have enjoyed lovely resorts
in Puerta Villarta and Cancun, Mexico, but this year it's Montego Bay,
Jamica. I'm looking forward to thawing out and getting a little vitamin
D. Of course I'll be using my Aubrey's Organic 25SPF protection. It is the best
all natural sunscreen I've found. I'll still brown a little and it'll
be great to show up on the ranch in a couple of weeks with a tan that
isn't dust and manure. But with real Jamaican sun-kissed skin. Who knows, maybe we'll rub shoulders, as Terri would say, with some of Bob Marley's DNA. Ya'Man.  Stephen (below) and Damien (above) Marley in 2005   Ziggy Marley at the SCAD Theatre, Savannah GA 2.14.04 |
This weekend was full of movie stars, filmmakers and
local stars for the 5th annual Macon Georgia Film
Festival. It was a huge success with over 70 filmmakers attending
as well as 2 of America's most talented and hilarious movie and tv
stars. Illeana Douglas and Jack McBrayer. Below are shots of Illeana
and her pup Godfrey. She brought along "Easy to Assemble". An internet
tv show created and starring Illeana. Hilarious. I plan on watching
more. You can see the pilot and more episodes here. She
was also here honoring her grandfather, Melvin Douglas, who lived and
taught here in Macon. MAGA has named the Best In Show award the Melvin
Douglas Best in Show Award. You can learn more on the MAGA website. LOVE the boots!!! Patrick, can we find me some boots like this in Wyoming?? My birthday is coming up.   My bestest friend in the whole wide world came down to attend and assist me on this adventurous shoot. Terri brought along her David Letterman Show ticket from 1996. Illeana was on that show along with Terri's favorite band, 311. She and her boyfriend at the time camped out at the front door of the studios to be first in line to get show tickets. She had ticket #001 and he got Illeana to sign it. Needless to say, she was impressed as we ALL were. Terri never ceases to impress and amaze us all.  I hope to have shots of Jack McBrayer up soon. But his shots have to go through the publicist, agent and manager before anything can be used. Terri got him to sign our posters at the after-party. I was shooting it and when she said "and will you sign this for Leah, the Festival Photographer over there"? And he said " Oh Leah, I'm not a fan of her work" But of course he flashed a wink and his pearly whites and signed my poster. He was a cutie-pie. Stay tuned or more. -- xoxo |
This is the view from a window in my office. I love the roof
tops, especially with the rust on the tin roof. My handyman came over today to resolve a situation with this window and it was open for just a minute. I've been waiting for 3 years to get a clearer shot if this view but the widows have always been painted shut. We had it open for a minute or two this afternoon. Just long enough for a couple more snapshots.   |
| Today I had a shoot at the Mercer School of Medicine of a traveling
exhibition on women physicians from the National Library of Medicine along
with a memorial tribute honoring MUSM colleagues and a Mardi Gras Social Hour. Totally forgot it was Fat Tuesday. I could not leave without snacking on some delicious King Cake. Happy Mardi Gras everyone!  A few physicians went up to the podium to speak on being a doctor along with being a mother, a wife, a brownie troop leader, etc. and the fact that this career doesn't define them as a woman. It's their passion and drive to help people and enjoy life that makes them who they are and that passion makes them a better doctor or researcher. Having mentors and women (in their field) to look up to especially keeps them going. I thought about my mother and how important she was and is in my decisions in life. She's always with me, and I feel like she has had a part in some heavy decisions that I've made recently. I wish I could talk to her today but just knowing she's up there in that bright blue sky is comforting. |
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On
Friday I received this
beautiful bouquet from my sweetie. He called Jean&Hall florists
on
Cherry Street to have them delivered. I told him that they were a great
local business to support as they've been around for a long time. He
said that was the southernest accent he's ever heard. They pronounced
and even spelled my name as "Yetta".
   I decided to go DIY for my Valentine to my sweetie. I first printed a picture and a haiku for the inside of the card.  For the front of the card I made a heart out of some weeping willow twigs from my backyard and cut out some gingham fabric to go inside the heart.  I made an envelope out of some tissue paper I had in all of my wrapping supplies, tied a ribbon and placed some lovely lavender in the ribbon so it would smell good when he opened it.  Included in the package were some prints of him and his mom as well as prints of the 2 us. He loved it. |
So I had to come all the
way back to Georgia to get some
snow. Wyoming was beautiful all through January with just one day of
snow...the day I arrived. But none-the-less I was able to get
out
and snap some photos on the campus of Mercer University and at home on
the Magnolia.  Students at Mercer were thrilled. Running, screaming and throwing snowballs during the snow fall on Friday.     |
Tonight I went with the
girls for some Mexican Cuisine. We
later found ourselves at the smoke filled Hummingbird Stage and Taproom
for some funky tunes from T-Bird and the Breaks. I'm still
able to
shoot Wildlife here in Downtown Macon, it's just a different type of
life gone wild.   |