Yearly Archives: 2008

{ A Dog, His Boy, and A Bone }

We don’t get out much, so tonight we got our amusement out of watching our dog Harley try to figure out the worlds largest dog bone. He has finally met his match (the dog can chew through anything in 2 seconds flat…his last conquest was a mattress)! He is now laying defeated...

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Robin DePaula - January 24, 2009 - 2:27 am

Too cute!

Suzanne - January 14, 2009 - 6:19 pm

I LOVE the shots of Wyatt and his dog — especially the first one!

Heather - January 10, 2009 - 2:26 am

I absolutely love that first one!

Desiree Hayes - January 9, 2009 - 11:51 pm

SOOOO adorable!

I love your blog too, its soooo gorgeous!

Jessica Lake - January 9, 2009 - 11:49 pm

WOW! That bone is huge! Love the connection in these. 8)

Carley Mac - January 9, 2009 - 11:39 pm

Awww these are great! that first one is something to treasure for years to come

Kayla Renckly - January 3, 2009 - 1:49 am

How cute is that! Def one to show later LOL!

Carole Marie - January 1, 2009 - 1:18 am

That last picture of Harley made me laugh out loud – too funny!

christie - December 30, 2008 - 9:34 pm

Adorable pics Tara, love the first one of Wyatt with Harley !!
We love our Beta fish, the live forever :) Your tank is awesome !!

{ Kids from Austin TX – Back In October }

I was sorting through all of my bagillion files from the last few months and found some RAWs from when I was in Austin TX.  I can’t believe I missed these the first time around.  It is amazing what a fresh set of eyes can find!  I had such an amazing time photographing this kids! ...

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Mariel - January 20, 2009 - 2:24 am

I am always in awe at your work. I love Gav on the tractor. The tones and textures in all of these images are lovely. So sad- I lost all my images of my kids in 2008 :( Still trying to work some recovery magic.

wendy - January 15, 2009 - 5:55 pm

Great creative use of colour and tone. LOVE them!!

Nichol Krupp - January 14, 2009 - 8:12 pm

These are my favorite shots I have seen from your blog thus far. Perfection! Stunning work!

Dion Seneca - January 11, 2009 - 1:55 am

I love these. I am having a hard time picking a favorite, although it might just be that last one with his face smashed through the steering wheel…love it!

Amy (3Peas) - January 10, 2009 - 10:11 pm

BEAUTIFUL images- your color and sense of style is just lovely :)

rhonda - January 10, 2009 - 2:22 am

i love it whhen i go back through older images and find some gems .. just like these and i love the way you processed them .. especially the tractor images!

Sarah - January 10, 2009 - 1:56 am

Wow, these are adorable. I love that tractor – what a cool location!

Desiree Hayes - January 9, 2009 - 11:51 pm

AWESOME. Every. Single. One!

Shannon - January 9, 2009 - 11:48 pm

Tara you work is amazing! such beautiful kiddos!

Kayla Renckly - January 3, 2009 - 2:04 am

I still have some too! Love these!

christie - December 30, 2008 - 9:36 pm

What adorable little models you had, and great shots !!!

Karmen - December 30, 2008 - 8:51 pm

Soooo very cute!!!!! A too-die-for outfit in #3!!!!!! Nice, Tara!

{ The Snow Is Gone }

The snow has all pretty much melted and left us with a lot of sitting water.  The birds started to come out again.  This little guy seemed to really be enjoying the weather today.

Wyatt was up to his usual morning bed jumping activities, I think He misses the snow, but I am sure we will...

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tarastaton - December 29, 2008 - 4:49 am

Thanks Christie! I loved the bokeh on that one too. I took it at 200mm at aperture 2.8! :)

christie - December 29, 2008 - 4:37 am

Love the first one of the bird Tara, yummy bokeh.
And wyatt is an adorable catch of the day :o )

{ Christmas Fun }

Just thought I would share some of our Christmas morning fun.  Wyatt got TONS of toys, of course.  His favorite appears to be his new imaginext pirate ship and whale.  He got lots of movies too.   My child is totally obsessed with movies.  I have never seen a 3 year old with such a DVD...

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christie - December 28, 2008 - 7:30 am

Looks like Wyatt had tons of fun Christmas morning :o )
I am right there with ya on the legos !!! Watch out they
hurt when you step on them !! Love your snaps !!

Carole Marie - December 27, 2008 - 9:07 am

Wow, he seriously scored on the presents! Looks like he had fun opening them too – Merry Christmas, Tara :)

{ Merry Christmas!!! }

I just wanted to pop in and tell everybody God bless, and have a wonderful Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Enjoy the time with your families and loved ones, keep warm and safe!

Just playing with my antique Kodak Duaflex!  So much fun!

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{ Winter Sunset }

Cold weather seems to make for the most beautiful sunsets! I ran down to try to get some lowlight/longexposure sunset pics last night, and got sidetracked pulling somebody out of the snow, so only got a couple of images since there wasn’t much light left by the time I got there.  I am hoping to...

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christie - December 24, 2008 - 8:06 pm

Gorgeous!!

{ Baby It’s Cold Outside }

We have had A LOT of snow over the last week, so I took it as an oportunity to take some snow landscapes.  I just love fresh snow!

Cold weather always makes for the most beautiful skies and sunsets!
Wyatt has been having a blast.  It has been endless snowball fights and snowmen!

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Kayla Renckly - January 3, 2009 - 2:05 am

These are beautiful! Love the red barn!

Staci - December 31, 2008 - 9:31 am

LOVE your winter photos! That first one of the bridge is just lovely!

Carole Marie - December 24, 2008 - 9:20 pm

That red barn really stands out in the white snow… so pretty!

christie - December 24, 2008 - 8:05 pm

Beautiful shots Tara, love your processing as well :o )

Jodie - December 24, 2008 - 6:01 am

Stunning Tara. I just love freshly fallen snow. Haven’t seen any for a year now. Hope to have at least one snow fall this winter.

Christy - December 23, 2008 - 6:20 pm

Wow, fantastic shots. I’ve been reading your blog for a few weeks now and I really enjoy it.

Have a Merry Christmas.

{ How Coasties Do Christmas In Astoria }

For coast guard children in Astoria, Santa does not have a sleigh, he flies in on a Chopper! LOL
I had a great time doing pictures with Santa this past weekend for the kids Christmas party at the base.  Wyatt had a BLAST. He was all about Santa, which shocked me because we don’t really talk...

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Heather - December 23, 2008 - 7:59 am

Such cute photos. I love the one of them telling secrets. This was the first year that we have a photo of our daughter with Santa, not crying. LOL.

genelle - December 18, 2008 - 5:59 am

oh i love the pictures, he looks like a good santa

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