A Photo Salad...

I've been meaning to update...so here goes a medley of photos to show you what I've been up to; a "photo salad" so to speak.

A wolf named Yazhi peers up at me while on exhibit at the Oregon Zoo. It was (obviously) an extremely cold day. My hands usually do pretty well in the cold, but--whew!--they were suffering! These beautiful photos made the suffering well worth it though.

I don't know why, but the falling snow in the photo below reminds me of a Coca-Cola Christmas commercial...I know, I can't explain it...

A polar bear licks cream cheese off the exhibition window at the Oregon Zoo during St. Patrick's Day festivities.
An intriguing shot from the amazing Timberline Lodge in Oregon.

the mailboxes in one of Timberline's hallways

a detail...

From my recent trip to Sacramento. Such fantastic weather. I went jogging in the park and never have I felt happier during a jog. It was absolutely beautiful there.

And then some belly shots from the maternity shoot I did yesterday.

There are more photos...always more. But I've gotta run! I'll be back.

Oregon Zoo

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of photographing visually impaired students from the Columbia Regional Program at the Oregon Zoo as they touched a 400 pound anesthetized Amur tiger during the tiger's annual physical. It was a great opportunity for the students to experience a tiger up close and gain a greater understanding of animals whereas normally a trip to the zoo would encompass mainly animal sounds and verbal descriptions.

Pictured above are Isaiah Dinsmore, 9, of Boones Ferry Primary School in Wilsonville, OR and his vision specialist Deirdre Luke-Brown.

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...And just a few of the many great animals I've had the privilege of photographing in the last few weeks.

Bull Asian Elephant in the snow

Absolutely gorgeous Golden Eagle

A curiously cute meerkat

It sounds hokey, but it was really enchanting to watch this sea lion swim graceful patterns in the water.

There are more pictures and I hope to get them posted soon.