Elizabeth Pellette

Seasons Greetings

and...

 

I have had a couple of willing models to stand out in the snow for me so I can play with my new lens. Thanks Kara and Olivia.. here are a few of my favorites.. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks girls for being so willing.. :)
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ohh tilty how I love thee..

I recently purchased a new lens.. a PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8D ED  She is a tilt shift lens..for those who don't know, and I have named her "Tilty" yeah thats right I named her..so...

( photo from internet )  anyway.. I have been eying this lens up for awhile now.. and am so excited that I decided to suck it up and just go for it and buy it.. I haven't had the opportunity to use it much yet.. but I have taken a few shots.. I will share those now. taahhhdaaaaahhhh

 

 

 

 

do you see the wonderful distortions??  aren't they awesome?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am going to take a moment here and say this.. I have no idea why there is an old boat stuck between  some trees in the back fields behind my house. its not our old boat.. It used to be the "dead woodchuck boat"but since my neighbors dog passed away and he stopped catching woodchucks it just became the the boat in the fields behind our house. It makes for a cool prop though.. ( especially since there doesn't seem to be  any dead woodchucks currently in it ) 

 

 

 

see what that nasty snow does to perfectly good dead plants?

 

 

 

 

 

 

isn't tilty awesome..I sure think so..  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This and that....

Ok first of all when did Cierra all of a sudden grow up.. look at her.. these are from yesterday afternoon..

 

 

 

 

 

Teenagerhood..

 

 

almost teenagerhood

 

 

Not even close to teenagerhood ( thank goodness ) 

 

 

putting up the tree.. Suff was over so he helped out... he was honored ( according to him ) to be the first Non blood to help decorate the family tree.. but little does he know he is family he doesn't have to be blood to be family. ) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ohh and we got snow...

 

 

oooohhhh and I have to share a few of these... the other day Cierra wanted me to take her picture so could I say NO of course not why because that never happens... but since we were going outback and Noone else was home Nate had to come along.. cant leave him in the house alone.. and check out what I got

 

 

 

 

Hope everyone is well and gearing up for the holidays.. we are getting there... 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

just some nature crap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thats all the nature for today  hahah
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 

Happy Birthday Nathan

Our Nathan is Seven today.. I still can't believe how Seven Years ago we welcomed him into the world.. and how much joy he has brought us. Nate is one of those kids.. an old soul.. full of energy.. always moving..always going.. he was like that when I was pregnant with him as well..Always kicking me pushing me down a flight of stairs ( from the inside out ) and also shoving me out of the shower one time too.. ( yes thats right shoved me right out of the shower which is in the bathtub.. the kids a kicker.. still is.. 

He loves Chocolate Milk, and his blankets.. ohh how he loves his blankets.. he loves to play video games and skateboard, riding his bike and soccer... he has started to really like to draw alot as well these days.. he likes Sticks and rocks, and being outside when its nice out of course.. he also really like to swim.

He is a pretty happy kid and is a great hugger.. and sometimes he will even still snuggle with me. He is a great student and all around good kid, very loving and we love him .. to the core. Happiest of Birthday's sweet Nate.. We love you so much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Baby Boy.. We love you and think you are just awesome.

Mom.. Dad.. Zach.. Jake.. and Cierra.. xo

I love our kids

sometimes I get to hang out with them.. sometimes I have my camera with me.. sometimes they actually let me take their pictures without too much grief or fighting.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok well you all get the idea.. it was an awesome day.. 

Eight Point

As many of you know ( friends and family ) my husband is an avid hunter.. he got into it about 2 years ago now and has jumped in both feet.. ( like he does with anything he has an interest in one of the many things I love about him ) well last night he got his first buck an Eight Point.. with a Bow ( its archery season ) this is very hard to do I am told.. you have to be closer to the deer than you do in rifle season anyway.. he got one last night, and here are the photos.

 

 

 

 

We are very proud of him and the kids are all excited for venison jerky.. :)

Silver Creek a post for me.. images for me..

When I was a kid ( way back when ) we used to have a cottage in Silver Creek.. its on Lake Erie.. we used to go up there in the summers we were up there alot I think most weekends if I recall and sometimes weeks as well. Our Aunt had the Cottage right next to ours and it was awesome.. and all our family would come out and visit at times.. I remember my Grandma and Aunts and Uncles sitting around playing cards in the evening with the waves gently crashing against the shore.. I remember my brother and I catching Fireflies and putting them in bottles. I remember The kids we used to play with whose families also had cottages up there I remember the walks along the railroad tracks and milkweed. I Remember the Grape Festival too. Way back in 77 there was a nasty blizzard.. you know the one Buffalo is famous for.. well that year the cottages got washed away.. and we got a pool.. ( it wasnt the same ) I know my mom was kind of glad it was so much work for her.. but I remember the smells, the sounds.. I remember sitting in inflated tire intertubes and riding the waves after a big storm.. I recall stepping on a dead fish and getting it stuck in my foot ( ok that one not such a pleasant memory and I think it was also the first time I got stunk by a bee ) I remember my grandma driving us to Dunkirk to go get Ice Cream and getting to the location of the shop that had ice cream only to see a car had crashed through the front window and the store was closed.. ( obviously ) and how in awe I was that a car could do that. and back then all cars where HUGE. I remember driving from our house in Kenmore out to Silver Creek and shouting loudly at this one sign that said 15 miles to the Indian Store, 10 miles to the Indian Store etc.. ( back then we weren't politically correct.. not just us kids but the world and the signs said Indian Store ) we had to drive through part of the Reservation to get to Silver Creek   I miss those days not sure why just do..Miss my grandma and the other family members who have since passed away who used to come out there and just hang out.. I even miss making sandbags to help shore up the property in the late fall to help protect from the lake and ice and rising waterline in the winter months.. ( but dont tell anyone that part ) hahah. 

So what brings all this up you ask? I was out in Silver Creek doing a photoshoot, I have done two out there in the last few weeks and it got me thinking about how much I really loved those summers.. 

I stopped by that beach that area on my way home the other day to take some photos.. it seems so small now... ( which makes no sense since those cottages are no longer there you know ) it seems so lonely.. not just because its fall.. but I have been buy here in the summer too and it seems just as lonely.

 

we loved this tunnel to play in. 

 

this empty spot is where are cottages were..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well anyway.. I miss this place that time in my life.. being a kid.. being carefree.. catching those fireflies.. riding home in the back of my dad's big old car listening this hum in the speaker of the radio that I thought for sure had a bee in it.. anyway.. take some time.. think back to kid-dom what to do you remember?

Happy Anniversoween

Halloween is our anniversary 8 years ago on Halloween my wonderful husband I married.. hard to believe 8 years has gone by and our love has only grown.. he is truly my rock, he pushes me when I need it and supports me no matter what.. and hopefully he feels the same about me.. anyway.. We didnt do too much to celebrate our anniversary.. took the kids trick or treating.. and then went out for a late snack.. we dont need to do anything fancy or extra special.. I know he loves me and I love him..everyday.. and I dont need a special day to remind me of that, I am reminded of it everyday.. 

but speaking of Halloween.. here are a few photos of the kids in their Costumes.

 

 

 

 

anyway.. hope you all had a wonderful Halloween.. we sure did.