New blog!

It's official! I've moved my blog. To stay up-to-date with all of my new photos, visit http://hartofgrace.wordpress.com and be sure to check out my website, http://www.hartofgracephotography.com. Hope to see you there!

Spring Fling '13

In late March my church celebrated Easter by hosting a Spring Fling. The event was extremely well attended with hundreds of church and community members coming out to celebrate the season. In fact, we basically ran out of everything--popcorn, hot dogs, cotton candy. However, everyone seemed to have a great time playing games, enjoying a moon bounce, hunting for Easter eggs and gobbling down snacks. And anything that signifies the start of spring is a big plus in my book.

Flashback Friday: Fourth of July '09

I can't believe it's almost Independence Day. I just photographed a high school graduation last Saturday and now next Saturday I'll be photographing fireworks. Even though summer officially started today, I already feel like it is flying by. Next thing I know, I'll be at the beach and then it'll be my birthday. Crazy! At any rate, to celebrate the upcoming holiday, enjoy some photos from a Fourth of July celebration held in 2009.

Rural sunsets...

Is there anything better than rural sunsets? The sun wresting on the hills, with sky displaying a variety of different hues. There's no editing when it comes to a sunset. What you see is too beautiful to be anything other than straight out of the camera goodness.

March Snow

Lately, our winters have been pretty sparse. Ever since the Snowmageddon of 2010, we haven't been getting a lot of snow each year. That's actually fine with me; I'm not a winter weather person anyway. But, one random day in March, we received more than 6 inches of snow in the matter of a few hours. Just because I don't love winter weather, doesn't mean I don't love a snow day. (But only if it's one day, two is pushing it.)

Flashback Friday: Fourth of July '10

I don't know why, but I'm feeling very into summer holidays right now. So, even though we're in the middle of Tropical Storm Angela and I should probably be featuring past storm damage and bad weather on today's Flashback Friday, I've instead decided to go with bright, sunny photos of a previous Fourth of July celebration. Just because we're not having sun right now doesn't mean we can't think about it, right?

Flashback Friday: Williamsburg '09

I had a hard time coming up with a topic for today's Flashback Friday, but since summer is coming quickly, I thought a previous summer vacation might make for a good feature. A few summers ago, my husband and I visited Williamsburg for a long weekend. I had been to Williamsburg before when I was younger, but I wanted to go back and check it out. Williamsburg is fun, especially for the history, but I do not suggest going there in the heat of the summer. Definitely go early enough where you can still enjoy it. And coincidentally, we ended up spending more time at Jamestown than in the actual colonial area of Williamsburg.

Glass blowing is amazing!

There used to be a place in Williamsburg called President's Park. It was basically a small museum and some sidewalks adorned with these massive presidential busts. The place itself was also a bust and a major tourist racket charging a gazillion dollars to see these things, but it was listed in those weird Roadside America, world's largest frying pan type lists. It closed in 2010 and the heads were sold off. Maybe there's one in a yard near you...