These pictures were taken at sunrise in Chandler, Arizona.

My sister and I traveled to Michigan a few years ago where we found most of the lighthouses along our pathway around the state.  This one happened to have just the right amount of light behind it to make a good memory.

This picture was taken in Wickenburg, Arizona. 

An event that should have never happened!

This photo was taken from the south side of the mountain in the springtime. Blooming yellow wildflowers covered most of the fields.

We were having lunch at the south rim of the Grand Canyon with our grandson when this CHIPmunk joined us. 

Who would have guessed that this beautiful flower is an artichoke?

I love the old traditional lighthouses and with this is one of my favorites–overlooking the ocean but not surrounded by it. The keepers of the light did not have an easy job to do without electricity.  It must have been a solitary,  yet somewhat peaceful way to live.

I am currently taking photos of my jewelry and will probably get some help on this but there are some great resources online for tips and pointers on doing this.

• MK Digital Marketing Direct
• Fox Hollow Jewelry

FoxHollow also recommends Picasa for photo editing, it is a free photo editor from Google and has quite a nice budget setup to photo jewelry.

This is an effective, easy method to provide the right amount of light for jewelry photos.  Illumination through the plastic eliminates or greatly decreases shadowing.