vicki, simon & mason

as we wander into the darkest day of the year, it felt right to celebrate a bit of that gorgeous summer sunlight... vicki, simon & mason were on hornby this summer & on their last day we wandered out to a friend's place to play. Nothing but spontaneity & action with this gang! Mason does not sit still for long (he is his mother's son after all). Enjoy...

rowan & aaron

it's cold here right now. Well, cold for the west coast. Cold enough for our pipes to freeze, so there's a heater blowing in the pump house & lights hanging here & there to keep things just warm enough. I'm wearing wool socks, a wool tuque & one of marc's big old sweaters as i work away at my computer. It's good to be cozy. All of that made me wander back to those warm days of summer. And i realize i didn't ever post any photos from my fabulous session with rowan & aaron. Towards the middle of august, we wandered out to one of the most beautiful spots on hornby, through an amazing arbutus grove & out to the high, rolling bluffs overlooking the straight. It was magic. Rowan & aaron were just glowing... so full of love & wonder & excitement. When i finally climbed down out of the tree at the end of our session, & wandered over to the cliff's edge, i saw a family of orcas swimming by. I told you... magic! We ran along the edge, following them, watching them pass by & swim out to meet their pod far out from the bay. What a gift. And little luka arrived early, just a few days later... maybe the whales were calling her...