Today we visited the Good Life Farm in Darnestown, MD.  Not only were we there to buy a pumpkin for our front porch, but to ask the owners if I could take some pictures of my grandson Jason wearing his first Halloween costume.

The owners of Good Life Farm were very warm, friendly, and more than happy to let me photography Jason among the pumpkins.  So if you're looking for some fresh home grown fruits and vegetables, stop by Good Life Farm and tell them Jason the blue monster sent you or you can visit them at www.goodlifefarm.com.

Alicia and Chris

Kurtz's Beach in Pasadena, MD is a beautiful place for a wedding and reception. Not only did Alicia and Chris have beautiful weather for an outdoor wedding, their reception was great. One could not have asked for anything more from the staff.

Alicia and Chris had a small, yet impressionable wedding day. We just went with the flow when it came to taking the pictures.

Everyone had a great time.

Although I don't know the capacity of Kurtz's Beach, if anyone were to ask me where to have an outdoor wedding/reception, I would definitely recommend Kurtz's Beach.

Enjoy

Flowers

I love flowers. My only problem is, I don't pay attention to what is blooming and when and then I miss out. However, when I am out and about and see a few, I'll get what I can. A little tweak here and there just to make them 'pop' a little.

Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving the United States Armed Forces.

For the past 7 years, it has become a family tradition for my family to attend Rolling Thunder in Washington, DC to remember our veterans. Here”s a little history about Rolling Thunder:

Rolling Thunder began in 1987 as a demonstration to bring awareness to the plight of prisoners of war (POW) and to those missing in action (MIA). Rolling Thunder originated when four Vietnam Veterans, exercising the First Amendment

"Right to Petition and Assemble", organized the first group of 2500 motorcycles to ride through the streets of Washington, DC. This first Rolling Thunder run was made in an attempt to petition the government to take responsibility for the soldiers that were abandoned after the Vietnam War ended.

Today over 250, 000 motorcycles ride during the Rolling Thunder Memorial Day weekend observance, held each year in our nation’s capital. Rolling Thunder has evolved to be not only a demonstration for the POW/MIA issue but also a demonstration of patriotism and respect for soldiers and veterans from all wars.

Each year I would photograph the bikes as they rode in, saluting the lone marine as they passed. This year I decide to walk amongst the crowd and focus on the people. Also, the lone marine who stands saluting until the last bike rolls through. This year, I heard that the marine was suffering from a broken wrist and refused to have it set because he would not been able to put his uniform on to salute our veterans. If you would like to learn more about this loan marine, you can just google his name: Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers.

Enjoy the 2011 Rolling Thunder pictures.