blogbloghttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2010-02-11T22:09:18ZSquarespacekids day outhttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2010/2/11/kids-day-out.htmlleah zawadzki2010-02-11T21:30:26Z2010-02-11T21:30:26Zseems like we have had a lot of these lately.  feels like every monday in jan and feb the kids are out of school. good excuse to get out of the house and explore.  they caught about 25 ladybugs and one caterpillar.  a very successful day out.

and as for me--i love the reminder that if you just pick up your camera you get memories that will last forever.  photographs that wouldn't be...if i would have chosen to leave the camera at home.

i just love that.

xxoo

]]>joe-foushttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2010/1/12/joe-fous.htmlleah zawadzki2010-01-12T21:56:25Z2010-01-12T21:56:25Zkids say the funniest things...and this kid seems to get funnier every day.  i am so grateful for the smiles he gives me...

the other day in the car he says "from now on, tell everyone to call me joe-fous".

joe-fous?  why would you want to be called joe-fous?

"it's a cool name.  i like it.  i love the way it sounds.  joe-fous."

"it's my long name you know."

your long name?  you mean joseph?

"yes, joe-fous.  from now on just call me joe-fous".

 

xxoo

]]>the green balloonhttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2009/12/20/the-green-balloon.htmlleah zawadzki2009-12-20T17:27:21Z2009-12-20T17:27:21Zmy girly and me.  we had the day to ourselves.  a treat that rarely happens.  the boys had hockey tickets and we decided to go do something girly, christmas-y.  so we set out to have tea.  the tea house was full--suppose there were many others with the same idea.  so we went for mexican instead...then shopping and a finale stop at trader joe's on the way home (where the balloon came from).  we didn't get that special something for grandma...so she said "let's take her a picture". (which never happens anymore...she doesn't really like the camera much)  so i said "of course!!".  

if only she knows it was me she was giving the gift...just me and her and my camera.  xo

merry christmas!!

 

]]>mehttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2009/12/19/me.htmlleah zawadzki2009-12-19T17:02:26Z2009-12-19T17:02:26Zas camera girl.  my christmas gift from deb, artwork by erin.  isn't she sweet?...i mean look at how sweet i look :) thank you both so much!!  xo

]]>the 29 palms innhttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2009/12/1/the-29-palms-inn.htmlleah zawadzki2009-12-01T18:47:06Z2009-12-01T18:47:06Z
an oasis.  this charming little inn located near joshua tree national park.  this is where we spent our thanksgiving holiday.  the food was amazing.  all homemade and organic--with most of the vegetables served right from their garden.  the thanksgiving meal was like homemade.  it was relaxing and reflective even with three kids!!  we had a wonderful time.  the kids loved the grounds and the day trip into the joshua tree park.  it is so fun with the kids approaching the age where outdoor activities such as hiking and rock scrambling are doable.

but we didn't just go for the holiday...i went to check it out for the wallflower friends retreat that deb schwedhelm and i have been planning for some time now.  she says i talked her into it...when the truth is SHE talked me into it!  well, who ever idea it was...i am super excited and can't wait to get back to 29 palms this march with my friends!!  it will be the perfect spot for our photographer get-away....

 

more shots from our trip...

]]>road trip | snapshots from a car windowhttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2009/11/15/road-trip-snapshots-from-a-car-window.htmlleah zawadzki2009-11-15T20:18:41Z2009-11-15T20:18:41Z

i have traveled this road many times since i was a little girl.  it's a long drive from my home town in mariposa, ca to my new town in orange county--these shots were taken in october on our way home from a family visit and wedding.  usually i am too bored or half asleep to notice the beauty in the seemly uninteresting landscape. but this day i decided to look and i saw.  

 

that's what i feel like i need to do today.  stop and look and see.  xo

 

]]>under the pierhttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2009/11/3/under-the-pier.htmlleah zawadzki2009-11-03T21:19:14Z2009-11-03T21:19:14Zi adore this family!  didn't think it was possible but the kids get cuter every year :)

xxoo

]]>apples and dandelionshttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2009/10/27/apples-and-dandelions.htmlleah zawadzki2009-10-28T02:12:40Z2009-10-28T02:12:40Z 

light and lensbaby.  autumn and sunshine.  things that make for a beautiful day.

xxoo

]]>why all the kissing?http://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2009/10/13/why-all-the-kissing.htmlleah zawadzki2009-10-13T17:44:52Z2009-10-13T17:44:52Zthat is what my son kept asking me as he watched me edit these.  

"well...newly married folk kiss.  a lot."  

and these two....so sweet!!  of course, i am bias.  this is my cousin and his new bride, long time friend of our family...family friends going back generations.  i am so honored they asked me to take a few shots before dinner (i wasn't the official photographer).  i have never photographed a bride and groom before...i've never really had much interest in shooting weddings.  i must admit it was tons of fun. the love they share and the excitement of the day was a real treat to photograph.  

hmmm....maybe i might just want to photograph weddings someday...someday when i grow up and become a big kid.  xxo

 

xx

]]>bird stickshttp://leahzawadzki.lilyblue.com/blog/2009/9/30/bird-sticks.htmlleah zawadzki2009-09-30T04:57:45Z2009-09-30T04:57:45Z

about six months ago i heard this squeak.  a miserable little squeak.  what the hell is that squeak? all day...squeak squeak squeak.  it took a few days to realize we had a baby bird in our orange tree.

awww the sweetest little baby bird.  everything changed.

that squeak became our friend.  and we witnessed the baby bird grow, fall out of the tree...make her way back into the tree, hop from branch to branch...then make it out into our garden, the gateway to the great big world ahead.

you will have to just take my word for it...that pile of sticks is a bird's nest.  our orange tree got pruned and the nest came down....and i couldn't just get rid of it :)  xxoo

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