Happy Valentine's Day!

Haiti Earthquake Appeal

Haiti Earthquake Appeal
Originally uploaded by Jan Herbert

Please consider helping the vicitims of the Haita earthquake by participating in the flickr Charity Print Auctions! I decided to give auctioning one of my images a try-- "Beautiful Roses," a picture that was first added to my photostream in 2007 & has become my most popular image view-wise.

To participate in this auction, please click on the link to the flickr page & follow the directions. If you do not have a flickr account but would still like to bid, that's ok! Just email/ message me your bid & I will add it to the comment thread in your honor. The auction ends at midnight PST on Thursday January 28, so please be sure to act on it before the timer runs out!

The Big Cut

Almost 8 years of growing hair & it all comes off with one very jagged snip. My daughter decided it was time to go short while we went in for a trim yesterday afternoon & we'll be sending her 10 inches off to Pantene to help make wigs for those who need them. :)

A chance to show off my work

This picture (entitled "How We Spent Our Labor Day") has been chosen to be displayed in a mural exhibit which will be part of the International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame in Arlington, TX. It feels great to be noticed (thank you flickr!), especially since this shot was taken in 2008. In fact, I had forgotten it was in my photostream. LOL

The exhibit is set to open in a few weeks. If you're in the area, go check it out!

My Favorite Pic...

This is my favorite shot from the kids holiday shoot this morning. I just love how much fun they're having trying to not get their butts wet while "sitting" in the grass. LOL Don't think this will make the Christmas card this year but I just had to share it. :)

Relaxing in the Calm Before the Storm

Busy weekend coming up-- Some are going to see the Coast Guard Saturday, others are going to a very long rehearsal for the ballet Swan Lake. The show plays twice on Sunday. Late night Sunday, short week at school. Extra long weekend with nothing to do coming up! Looking forward to it!

Relaxing a bit tonight before the hecticness begins...

Macro Fun!

I hardly ever use my 50mm (f1.8)lens-- turns out prime just isn't my thing, but adding a Canon 250D close up lens to it might make me sing a different tune. Turns out that it makes a fabulous macro lens-- of all the lenses I have macro attachments for, this one wins by a long shot!