I had no events booked today, so around 10:30 I went to Cheesequake State Park. SinceI hadn’t been there, I only took the 1.5m Yellow trail. It was beautful, and I’ll be going back more times to try the blue, green, red trails. I’ll also try to go earlier, so I can catch wildlife. I did meet some great people there, who were hiking, sunbathing, or playing with their dogs!

Here are some pictures I took:

Cheesequake State Park - Near Hooks Creek Lake

Cheesequake State Park - Hooks Creek Lake

Cheesequake State Park - Hooks Creek Lake

Tonight I went to the waterside in beautiful Keyport, and did some night photography. It’s quite strange to be the only person out there, in the dark, armed with nothing but my tripod, and camera. But, I liked some of the pics I took:

What do you think?

The best wishes for 2009 everyone. I hope 2009 will be as good, if not better, than 2008!

I had some fun with the Champagne bottle from New Year’s eve:

I hope you had a great New Year’s Eve celebration, and wish you happiness, health, and prosperity for 2009

On Saturday we planned on going outside to take some candid portraits of the kids. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t really cooperating. Because it was supposed to clear up soon, we waited a while, before making the decision that “outside pics” weren’t going happen.

Instead, we went to our hotel, to try to take some more “posed” pictures in the lobby. Unfortunately, by then, the kids weren’t really happy, so cooperation was low.

Here are some of the shots I took:

Today we went to the Powell Gardens; it was a beautiful day and we enjoyed just strolling around.

Here are some of the pictures I really like