The McPolin Farm

I drove up to Park City this morning, stopping at The McPolin Farm. I have always wanted to stop here and shoot but never have had my camera with me when I've been able to. The last time I was in Park City there was still snow, but now it is so green and beautiful. I walked the trail that leads to the farm, then hiked up the hills behind it. Small streams run through the surrounding hills, and I stepped in a lot of muddy, soggy grass to get the shot of the horse! 

Shrine

These candles are a shrine to the Virgin Mary tree downtown. Eleven or twelve years ago someone discovered what they believed to be the face of the Virgin Mary actually shedding tears. When I was a kid my family went and waited in line to see it. At the time it did resemble the Virgin Mary, and appeared to have some water coming out of it. I am pretty skeptical of these things normally, and because it wouldn't be all that astonishing to have a watery substance seeping from a tree, I can't say that I believe it. However, I am always intrigued by other cultures and beliefs, and I can say that they must have dedication because this shrine has been there ever since. 

Portfolio of Daiquirri

Day at the Park

Today I saw my friend Courtney and her two kids, Jessamee and Lincoln. Courtney and I have been friends for over 10 years, so it is really neat to see her with kids. She is a great mom and her kids are beautiful and very well behaved. 

Jessamee is so chunky, I love it!

Daiquirri

Today I photographed Daiquirri. It was a nice day, with an overcast sky that as we left finally dropped some rain. But we had a couple of hours of nice shooting...that is before we both got eaten by bugs. Where we were, next to the Great Salt Lake, there are a lot of mosquitos and other things that like to nibble on skin, but I had forgotten the number one rule of How Not To Attract Mosquito: Don't Wear Purfumed Lotion! 

If you could have seen us running back to my car at the end of the shoot, Daiquirri in her dress and heels and me with my gear and backpack swatting at ourselves, I'm sure it would have been hilarious. 

By the way, Daiquirri should be a model because she was a natural at her poses and was game for anything....like climbing into the old rotting trolley car and changing clothes in my car next to the freeway.