Jam at Jubilee

All summer I have been wanting to drop in at The Jam at Jubilee which is held Thursday eves at Jubilee Park in old downtown Abby throughout the summer but with trips away and other obligations it seemed I would miss it this year.  But WAIT this past Thursday I was free......well at least for a couple hours and was able to make it out to the final night! It has been a couple years since I last attended and boy has this thing grown.....many more vendors and food carts as well as a games area featuring a life sized Scrabble game and jenga.....there was even a Beer and Wine garden!  The two acts I saw while there were both excellent!  Got a chance to chat with my friend, Kayla of Dragonlilly Gardens, who is one of the dedicated volunteers that make this all happen and she says they have been averaging 900 attendees each night! Looks like this event is here to stay and will get better every year so mark your calendar and check it out in 2013.

Always Learning

Last Monday eve I took part in a local workshop (so great to not have to drive into vancouver) where the theme was Urban Youth.  We had some models and worked on our use of natural and flash lighting in three locatios....Old Abby...Willband Bird sanctuary...and finally City Hall after dark. I had a great time and and met some nice fun people....and yes I even learned a thing or two along the way! Many thanks to Tamara of Beyond Exposure, Anita of  Perfect Moments Photography, and Ted of Omnilargess Services for putting this together and sharing thier knowledge and experiance with us beginners.

Here are a few of my shots from the workshop.

Herding Cats!!

Today was a beautiful sunny day and I was fortunate enough to spend some of it at Cultus Lake with the Senft Family.  Andrea, who I met while leading a run clinic at the local Running Room, and it was a blast to hang with them all at the camp ground and beach.  Before we started Grampa told me it was gonna be like herding cats to get the shots done.  He was wrong ......that pack of grand kids were uber cooperative and we ended up get more shots than I had anticipated........I hope they all had as much fun as I did....

Here are a few early peeks