who loves tulips?

back in may, pete and i went to the netherlands (and london too, but that's a story for another time).  i'll warn you now that they are a lot of pictures of us (for our parents and family who complain that there are never enough images of us).

anyways, holland was an incredibly lovely country.  as a flower enthusiast, visiting in springtime was certainly a must.  we took advantage of our time there with two bike trips through the flower fields -- one originated from leiden and the other from the keukenhof.  hope you enjoy the images.  i kinda want to go back now....

anna + t maternity shoot

i've been keeping this photo shoot in my back pocket for a while, partly due to editing as well as waiting for the couple, anna and t, to reveal their baby's gender!  as their photographer, pete and i had the honor of being clued-in earlier, but it's so obvious that it's a boy ;) !  so after their baby shower this past saturday, i got the green light to post these images.

a bit of backstory before you get to the photos.  it was raining so hard out.  the weather report said it was sunny -- LIE!  we waited in the parking lot in our cars hoping that the rain would subside, but to no avail.  while waiting, a family opened their car door into ours.  no apology or anything and in fact took our license plate information.  whatever.  i knew it had to get better.  it must.  it can only get so bad until it really gets good (again).  and man were these images worth the rain, that silly family, wet gear, everything.  and the best thing about rain, the park was absolutely empty and we could run amuck without a care.

anna and t, thank you for giving pete and me a peek into your happiness.  we're so excited for you and we can't wait to meet baby jacob!

location was rockefeller state park in sleepy hollow, ny (of course).  and flowers were provided by flowers by busy B ;)

family time

a little something we had cooking before leaving to london and holland.  at rockefeller state park several weekends ago with a beautiful family of four.  children always make interesting subjects -- so honest and full of expression.

Holland Day 5 - Rijksmuseum

i'm posting a bit out of order.  i owe you pictures of the keukenhof and the surrounding tulip fields, but i need a lot of more time to filter through and edit the images.  seriously, i think we took over 700+ images over the past two days -- way too shutter happy for our own good.

today, we found ourselves at the rijksmuseum.  the museum was re-opened in april 2013 after a 10 year renovation.  i don't know what it was like before, but it's a really nice space now with plenty of skylights and a mix of old and modern architecture.

these photos are from my iphone.  i had my camera with me but find it so difficult to take good pictures in a museum.  the next best thing is my iphone with HDR turned on.

holland - day 1

vondelpark, amsterdam

pete and i found sometime to travel this month, this time to london and holland.  pete's going to post about london next week and i'll try to give you the play-by-play of our activities this week.

we got landed from heathrow this afternoon and had an early dinner of roti-kip at riaz before strolling through vondelpark.  i kind of like this park -- lots of picnics with young people (peacefully, by the way) riding bicycles, smoking pot, drinking a ton of beer and wine and dancing to house music.  it's a pretty nice way to spend a sunny warm afternoon.

will it ever get warm?

hoping for a warmer week.  mother nature is taking her time this year.