I’m well aware that these may be the last of my Fall images. It was perfect weather until two weeks ago when the polar ice caps did their dance, vortexes (vortices?) brewed, and two unwelcome sets of Arctic winds swept through the East Coast. Fortunately we were in California last weekend and missed a cold Thanksgiving. But the weekend before, brrr……
I’m still sorting through the hundreds of images that I took on our trip to LA – I’ll post a few of those next week. My family can expect an album-length synopsis of every waking minute from touchdown to wheels up. A new camera will do that to you.
I bought my camera as an early Christmas present – to myself – which I never do. But I’ve been lusting after a new camera for years. I’d done the research, I’d picked out the lens. I’d even rented both pieces, just to be sure.
It’s a genius camera and a joy to use. I’ve loved taking it on long walks with the kids, and bought it just in time to catch the last of our Fall colors.
One of my favorite features of the new camera is that it can shoot in low light conditions. Finally I can capture images of my favorite quiet moments; the early mornings when Jackson sneaks into my bed…
The kids’ sick days, which, strangely enough, are days that I treasure. One-on-one time doesn’t come easily when you have three kids.
Sick days are particularly peaceful when I have this one at home with me….
My thinker, my brooder, my lover of books. The girl with the gentle voice and gentler demeanor.
And then this young lady….I can’t get any work done when this one’s sick. She’s too busy asking for kisses, asking for juice, asking for, asking for, asking for….And of course I can’t deny her any of it.
With all of this cold weather, we’ve been hunkering. Dancing…
Cooking….
Cocktailing….
Baking cocktails into cakes… (aka Nigella Lawson’s booze-saturated Christmas cake which made our house smell like Williams-Sonoma for a day. You should try it.)
Next week I’ll recap our sunny Thanksgiving weekend, and the week after that, who knows. Maybe our first snow? Little fur-trimmed boots? Flushed red cheeks and soggy wool mittens? I can only hope.
Have a wonderful week everyone….
Hari Om
Ohhhhh, snap Jessica!!! …and I mean that in the sense that I did exactly that; new camera and a little ahead of the gift-day! The first full set of shots with it make up this week’s Less Speak day at my place… I adore what you are doing with yours. Here’s to photographic fabulousness! YAM xx
Thanks so much Yamini! xx
Aww! beautiful photos cute too all those lovely colours and food too 🙂
Have a leaftastic week and thanks for waltzing by 🙂
Husband bought a camera months ago but its only now that we have lens for it so I am learning how to use a new cams!
Your photos are amazing. The reds, the oranges are so nice. I dont have this same colors to capture here.
Also the interior shots are amazing as well!
I love seeing the red leaves. Lovely pictures as usual 🙂
Fun photos. Have fun exploring with the new camera.
Very nice set of pictures. Love the kids, they all seem so happy and full of joy.
I love the subtle colors of the autumn leaves.
The red leaves are stunning! It’s always fun visiting your blog. Please delete #14, the correct link is in #15. Thanks for hosting! 🙂
Great shots, love the one peeping through the tree
Mollyxxx
Hi!!! those red leafs are amazing!!! spectacular!!!! the cake and the smell…. I need the recipe! and you pictures are fantastic! Today is my birthday and I was thinking about giving myself as a present a new camera too… which one did you get???
Thanks Carolina! I got myself a Canon 6D which was a total splurge but the last camera I bought was a Canon Rebel XSi in 2005 so it was definitely time for an upgrade!
gorgeous!
The breads look wonderful, my grandmother used to secretly cure her fruit cakes with some sort of alcohol, lol I was to young to know and well since it was secret guess that why.
Thanks for hosting 🙂
I always love your photos. Really lovely!
I always adore your pictures. They portray a beautiful family with a beautiful life! You are blessed!
Teresa from NanaHood.com
Absolutely gorgeous photos.
Nice pics.
OMGoodness!! The colors are amazing!!
You capture such marvelous moments! Those red leaves are so vivid.
Amazing pictures! Totally magazine worthy!
Such stunning photos. Again. Why am I still surprised? Love the way you use background blur and capture such sweet moments from various vantage points. What camera did you end up buying?
Never mind. Just read your reply above. Adding the 6D to my must-try list.
Thanks Diana, the 6D is heavenly. I literally moaned out loud the first time I used it- my husband was so irritated the whole weekend that I rented it because I couldn’t stop talking about it!
wow amazing autumn colours!
Wow your photos are amazing! I’m jealous of all the autumn leaves. We don’t get much of that here in Australia.
I love your photography and the stories it tells!! Lovely family and oh such beautiful fall colors!
Happy WW!
I love the photo of your daughter sitting in the window seat. I always wanted one of those when I was little.
Too funny!!! I just got a 6D a month ago!!!
I agree, it is wonderful!!! The ISO of 25,000 is to die for!!! It works beautifully!!
ENJOY!!!
Oh you’re kidding! I know, that ISO range makes my heart flutter 😉 And I’m beyond obsessed with having a full frame camera at last! No more backing into walls trying to get all of the kids’ limbs in the frame! Enjoy your camera!
What beautiful pictures! The one thing I miss now that I live back in Phoenix, Arizona is Fall and the changing colors of the leaves and the kids playing in the piles of the fallen ones. But I am not willing to give up these gorgeous winters for snow! 😉
Wishing you an AWESOME week!
xx
Lysa
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Love your blog! Just found you through another link party! Thanks for hosting!
Thanks, and welcome!
Simply delightful.
Wow, what lovely photos. Such vivid fall colors. Missing those fall colors around here.
Looks like you made a great choice for a new camera.
wow your photography is stunning!
Oh my goodness, such beautiful photos!
Thanks for sharing!
Happy Wednesday!
They look like they had a fun time despite the cold weather. I got myself an early gift too 🙂
You pictures are absolutely stunning! I think that the camera was an excellent purchase. Thanks for hosting the link-up!
your daughter’s pink against the red leaves… wow. and sitting in the window… and just beautiful.
Gorgeous family. I love too that you love your dog!
Beautiful photos! You have a great eye. Enjoy your new toy!
The kids are beautiful and I loved the red leaves. But I liked the puppy as well and would run away with him. Your home looks like my dream home the only thing missing is a wrap around the house porch. As I would like a window seat like you have.