Very Cool Industrial Grunge

Did I ever mention that my job is pretty varied? Well today I got to wear jeans and crawl around on the floor of a big industrial facility and take photographs of some environmental clean-up work that we are doing there.  It was a nice change of pace and refreshingly different.  Here are a couple of the images.

Chillin' with the kids

This last weekend was low key - nice.  I took some time to snap candids of the kids while they were over visiting.  I just love photographing kids - especially mine :)  Little Evie is scheduled for heart surgery a week today, Monday 13th to correct a congenital defect.  Your prayers are appreciated for her quick healing.  She is so precious.

Euphrates Eve

Leigh & Euphrates (AKA Evie)

Gideon

Gideon holding Evie

The First Annual Italian Festival, Summerville

This past weekend saw the advent of the first annual Italian Festival in Azalea Park, Summerville.  Although there was a pretty good possibility of rain, the crowds were not deterred and the event appeared to be a resounding success.  Here are a few photos of some of my friends who entertained the crowd with music (Cosmo di Folly), and folks who enjoyed it.

.. and a Downtown Charleston wedding

At least the reception was held downtown at McCrady's Restaurant.  A bride could not have wished for a prettier day or prettier surroundings for the wedding and the following celebration.  Congratulations Bryon and Jessica.

A Country Wedding

April is a popular month for weddings, and spring in Charleston can be unpredictable.  Liz and Brent got married at the Cotton Dock at Boone Hall Plantation with strong storms forecast to move in during the evening.  They weren't very worried about it, sensibly aware of the fact that some things are just beyond anyone's control and they knew they would have a wonderful wedding regardless.  Fortunately the storm held off until after we had taken all the outdoor photographs we wanted, and as you can see, we had a lot of fun with it.  I will post scenes from a "Town Wedding" in a day or so.

Wrought Ironwork in Downtown Charleston

I had a meeting downtown yesterday afternoon to sign off on my tax return - ugh!  While I was there and I had a few minutes left on the parking meter, I took a few shots of some of the stunning wrought iron gates and other features within a few yards of each other on the intersection of Meeting and Broad Streets, aka the Four Corners of Law.  What a legacy we have been given to protect and enjoy.

Laboratory Treasure Hunt

We are updating our website at work, so this afternoon I went on a hunt for abstract stuff that we can use for backgrounds and textures, etc. - design type raw material.  All our chemists and PhD's look at me as though I'm crazy, bending over and trying to focus on seemingly irrelevant things, but hey, one man's trash is another's treasure and all that.  Here are a couple of images that I came up with.