Recent beach photos

[Smiling JOe]

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a few more photos in my photo gallery (http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/browseimages.php?c=5&userid=216).

[Paula]

Gorgeous, SJ. Are you doing family photo shoots yet? We're due for one sometime soon.

[JB]

Wow. Did you take those? We'll be down on Saturday 5/13 for eight days. It will be our 10-month-old's first trip to the beach.

Are you for hire? :lol:

[dbuck]

Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous. Have you started taking pictures of people in white? :shock:

[Miss Kitty]

Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous. Have you started taking pictures of people in white? :shock:

KHAKI and WHITE!!!

[dbuck]

KHAKI and WHITE!!! Yep, that's what I meant.

[Franny]

Now those are pictures that CNN needs to pick up! Beautiful and I love the black and whites!! :clap_1:

[Smiling JOe]

KHAKI and WHITE!!!None of these photos show people wearing Khaki:funn:.

Thanks, all, for the compliments. Last week, a dear friend of mine was visiting with her family, four generations, and asked me to take a few family shots, so I loaded her up with about 200 decent images in exchange for hanging out with them. I told them that I have not reached the point where I feel professional enough to charge my BFF for something that I enjoy doing.

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[kathydwells]

None of these photos show people wearing Khaki:funn:.

Thanks, all, for the compliments. Last week, a dear friend of mine was visiting with her family, four generations, and asked me to take a few family shots, so I loaded her up with about 200 decent images in exchange for hanging out with them. I told them that I have not reached the point where I feel professional enough to charge my BFF for something that I enjoy doing.

Oh, they are beautiful Smokin' Joe!!!! Now, would you take some of me while I am down in July for a 6 pack of Guiness????

[Kimmifunn]

None of these photos show people wearing Khaki:funn:.

Thanks, all, for the compliments. Last week, a dear friend of mine was visiting with her family, four generations, and asked me to take a few family shots, so I loaded her up with about 200 decent images in exchange for hanging out with them. I told them that I have not reached the point where I feel professional enough to charge my BFF for something that I enjoy doing.

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Can I pick one out to take home with me?

I think I see a new little profession for you.

[dbuck]

[QUOTE=Kimmifunn]Can I pick one out to take home with me?

I bet I know which one you would like to pick. Caught my eye too.

[Kimmifunn]

[QUOTE=Kimmifunn]Can I pick one out to take home with me?

I bet I know which one you would like to pick. Caught my eye too.
Bottom right please! :wub:

[Johnrudy]

These are exquisite. Really ~

[Smiling JOe]

Can I pick one out to take home with me?



Which one would you like?
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or,
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or,
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or,
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?

[Johnrudy]

So cool....

[Kimmifunn]

Oh how cute! You are really good at this picture takin' thang! :clap_1:

One of age please...Smiley J!

[Smiling JOe]

[QUOTE=dbuck][b]
Bottom right please! :wub:He is available and looking -- a funn kind of guy -- lives in Asheville.

[Kimmifunn]

[QUOTE=Kimmifunn]He is available and looking -- a funn kind of guy -- lives in Asheville.
Is that the one I picked out? :idontno:

[Smiling JOe]

[QUOTE=Smiling JOe]
Is that the one I picked out? :idontno:Yes, but that is not his normal smile. I caught him talking.

[Kimmifunn]

[QUOTE=Kimmifunn]Yes, but that is not his normal smile. I caught him talking.
What are his stats? Hmm? :idontno:

[dbuck]

There you go Kimmi, and he has good references, well if you trust SJ. :lolabove:

[Smiling JOe]

[QUOTE=Smiling JOe]
What are his stats? Hmm? :idontno:Male, single, looking, age :idontno:- maybe about 30-34 ish, job - residential builder, grew up in Greenville MS, joined the Navy, but he and the Navy didn't get along, plays some guitar and sings, he is the brother of my BFF and knows how to spell funn.

[Kimmifunn]

[QUOTE=Kimmifunn]Male, single, looking, age :idontno:- maybe about 30-34 ish, job - residential builder, grew up in Greenville MS, joined the Navy, but he and the Navy didn't get along, plays some guitar and sings, he is the brother of my BFF and knows how to spell funn.
Sounds good Smiley J! Too bad ole Kfunn's all the way up here. :roll: And you know how I roll with the out of towners. Or maybe you don't know. :confused:

Are you going to pop by my wedding and take pictures of the Sowallers at the wedding in a couple weeks? :idontno:

[Miss Kitty]

:bow: You da' dude JOey!!!

[Bdarg]

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a few more photos in my photo gallery (http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/browseimages.php?c=5&userid=216).


Great Mother and Child photograph. You are the Mary Cassatt of SoWal!

[jdarg]

[QUOTE=Smiling JOe]
What are his stats? Hmm? :idontno:

Good eye Kimmi! He's dahling!

Oops- Bdarg is around- guess I shouldn't be looking at these cute young guys!!:cool:

[kathydwells]

[QUOTE=Kimmifunn]

Good eye Kimmi! He's dahling!

Oops- Bdarg is around- guess I shouldn't be looking at these cute young guys!!:cool:

Jen-ay...I saw Bdarg pop in a while ago...Oh, you can look, it doesn't hurt a thing. ;-) Well, IMHO, but I am not Bdarg, he might have something else to say about that. :biggrin:

[jdarg]

[QUOTE=jdarg]

Jen-ay...I saw Bdarg pop in a while ago...Oh, you can look, it doesn't hurt a thing. ;-) Well, IMHO, but I am not Bdarg, he might have something else to say about that. :biggrin:

Ha ha- he just called and is out of the office the rest of the day- back to looking at that cute pic- but I'm doing this for Kimmi you know.:roll: :floor:

[seagrovelover]

Smiling Joe those are just great, I really enjoed the Maine pic's....I've never been there, it looks really beautiful....you are so talented :wub:

ps. cute kiddos

[kathydwells]

[QUOTE=kathydwells]

Ha ha- he just called and is out of the office the rest of the day- back to looking at that cute pic- but I'm doing this for Kimmi you know.:roll: :floor:

A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!!!! :biggrin:

[Smiling JOe]

Are you going to pop by my wedding and take pictures of the Sowallers at the wedding in a couple weeks? :idontno:

What? :blink: You are getting married?

[Kimmifunn]

What? :blink: You are getting married?
Smiley J. Now what do you think? :roll: Have you ever heard the term "always a bridesmaid, never a bride"

I'm IN my friend's wedding in Grayton on the 21st. You should sneak out sniper style.

[Ocean Lover]

Wow, SJ, all the pictures are great. The one of the whole family is amazing! :clap_1:

[Paula]

Has anyone ever worn all black for family beach photos? We did a great one once with 3 generations all in black wearing black sunglasses with my husband's family once (though not at the beach) and it's a hoot. From grampa to the 3 year old -- very cute.

You really are the Mary Cassatt of SoWal.

[dbuck]

My cousins had a beautiful black & white done. Everyone was dressed in a black tee and khaki shorts. The water was the backdrop. It turned out to be a great picture.

[Lady D]

Smiling Joe, were you over in Inlet Beach Labor Day week last year taking some pictures of a family in front of that old little shack on the beach called the love shack. Twice, someone had a family of three or four children on the beach in white. I think there were 3 girls, one which looked around a year old and maybe a little boy. A woman with brown hair and in white and was sitting on the beach watching and kind of coaching them. They came out there two days that week and went back up this rebuilt walkover two doors down from where we stayed. This was off of Walton Magnolia Ln. Just curious because I walked past there and stopped for a minute and watched last year. Cute kids! Great pictures!

[Smiling JOe]

ladydebubba60, I do not recall where I was on Labor Day last year, much less what I had for lunch yesterday. I do remember things which I am supposed to remember, but the rest just gets placed in to my holding cells to remember later in life when I am senile. :lol:

It is highly unlikely that I was at Inlet Beach on such a holiday, and even more unlikely that I would be working on Labor Day, after all, it is Labor Day. ;-) I have worked enough 16 hour shifts on holidays to know my dues are paid in full.

Glad you like the pictures.

[Lady D]

:razz: Well, it wasn't actually on Labor Day, just during that week. Love the baby girl being held by the woman with the black hair and the little boy with just the two bottom teeth. Just adorable. They are too cute!

[Lady D]

Smiling Joe, I went into the Member Photo Gallery and put a couple of pictures of the group I asked you about that I took last year. It was actually on September 7th of last year. There are two pictures that I posted even though I took several more. If you can access them maybe you would recognize the people.

[Smiling JOe]

Smiling Joe, I went into the Member Photo Gallery and put a couple of pictures of the group I asked you about that I took last year. It was actually on September 7th of last year. There are two pictures that I posted even though I took several more. If you can access them maybe you would recognize the people.Not me. That is one funky outfit the photographer is wearing.

[Lady D]

Yes, it is. But I thought maybe that was you since you do take some family pictures like that. Cute kids in those pictures though. That obviously is part of a wetsuit. It looks like a skunk!

[Lady D]

Thought I'd throw in some hometown Memphis pics in the photo gallery. Mississippi River pics instead of beach pics, after all it is water and nice pics!

[Tom@BV]

I am new here & just returned home from my Blue Mtn Beach visit.

Hope this picture comes through. Beautiful Sunsets.

[iwishiwasthere]

Nice shot....so calming

[Lady D]

:clap_1: Love the shot! Just beautiful! Can't wait until I am at the beach. Hopefully hurricanes won't interfere. By the way, welcome aboard!

[Miss Kitty]

:welcome: Tom@BV! Nice shot you got there!!!

[Tom@BV]

Thanks for the warm welcome. Purchased a place (3) years ago & only visit once a year. I need to come more often. I really love the area.

BTW
I am playing with my photo's (pictures) & hope to get them a little larger. Our little granddaughter loved this one. Big Sand Truck.

[Tom@BV]

Opps, forgot the picture.

[Lady D]

:D The best beaches in the U.S. You won't find that white sand along the Atlantic side or the Pacific side.

[kathydwells]

:welcome: Tom@BV! Nice shot you got there!!!

Ditto here Tom! Welcome aboard!!!

[Tom@BV]

Thanks again everyone for the welcome. I love pictures, so here's another.

I started here each day (morning) with my hot tea in hand to walk the beach.

[kathydwells]

Thanks again everyone for the welcome. I love pictures, so here's another.

I started here each day (morning) with my hot tea in hand to walk the beach.

I am assuming you are a surveyor??? The pictures are beautiful. Thanks for sharing them!!!!!!

[Tom@BV]

Beach activity @ noon time (Blue Mountain Beach).

[Tom@BV]

I am back home up north & it's cold at night. Ice crystals on the tulips make we want to come back to the beach.

[Johnrudy]

I am back home up north & it's cold at night. Ice crystals on the tulips make we want to come back to the beach.
Our heat is still running here. :shock:

[Smiling JOe]

Our heat is still running here. :shock:Our heat should be running outside by next week. The temps are supposed to climb from this delightful 80 degrees to a rather hot 90F. I've been wearing shorts and sandals since Feb '05. :funn:

[JB]

Thought I would add one of my own. My little buddy's first trip to SoWal. Taken at Seacrest on 5/19.

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[jdarg]

How was your trip, JB? Your little boy is adorable- and looks like he likes the beach!

[kurt]

Is his name Sam? :lol:

[JB]

How was your trip, JB? Your little boy is adorable- and looks like he likes the beach!

Not quite as relaxing as normal (as evidenced by the photo), but big fun nonethteless. Between the early attack of June grass and red flag warnings our last two days, I didn't spend as much time in the Gulf as I normally do.

I'll have some more photos and a more detailed report up a bit later.

[jdarg]

Not quite as relaxing as normal (as evidenced by the photo), but big fun nonethteless. Between the early attack of June grass and red flag warnings our last two days, I didn't spend as much time in the Gulf as I normally do.

I'll have some more photos and a more detailed report up a bit later.

Obviously June grass and red flag days are beyond our control (maybe we just learn to "adapt" more every year- kinda like child rearing). BUT- I will tell you that every year at the beach, Sam will be older, and it gets measurably easier. Leaps and bounds easier. Our pleasant surprise last year was not taking a stroller- what a freeing experience! The first year at the beach after potty training is always awesome too- no more swim diapers! This year, Kate does not take regular naps anymore, so I'm not going to plan our day around a nap anymore- she'll get one if she falls over and sleeps somewhere!

[catweazl_2000]

Can anyone help me out about how to put a picture in a message? I got a nice one to share....
Thanks in advance,
Henk

[JB]

Well, if there was one positive to having a stroller, I could put a small cooler of beer in the little carrier below the seat ;-)

I do know one thing: We will think long and hard about restaurant choices next time. He did great at the Blue Bar, but when we took him to the Old Florida Fish House, it was a nightmare. Food was good, but the wait was incredibly long, plus that place is WAY too loud for a 10-month-old.

[jdarg]

Well, if there was one positive to having a stroller, I could put a small cooler of beer in the little carrier below the seat ;-)

I do know one thing: We will think long and hard about restaurant choices next time. He did great at the Blue Bar, but when we took him to the Old Florida Fish House, it was a nightmare. Food was good, but the wait was incredibly long, plus that place is WAY too loud for a 10-month-old.

Yeah, restaurants= not good with little ones. We had much better luck with places that took reservations, or going right when they open- not our faveorite time to eat, but you do whatcha gotta do. Most meals in the last few years have either been snacking/drinking after we fix something for the kids, a group effort with friends, or going out early. Our best meal was when Will was 3 or 4, and we ate at Bud & Alley's- beautiful night, and the staff was so accomodating.

With the kids, we have really enjoyed other friends being down the same time we are- the kids can play, there are more adults to watch the kids, meals are easier and more fun, etc. We all stay in separate places, but get together for the beach and for a few meals- kind of an informal co-op effort. Pizza is now an option at the beach too- I used to turn my nose up at ordering pizza at the beach, but it gives me more time to have fun.

[kurt]

Can anyone help me out about how to put a picture in a message? I got a nice one to share....
Thanks in advance,
Henk

Click here (http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/upload.php?&c=)- then click browse to find the pic on your computer, choose a title and description, then click submit.

[Miss Kitty]

JB....love love love the pic of Sam, I am!!! Cute! Couldn't help see the dam* soda can in the background.

[JB]

JB....love love love the pic of Sam, I am!!! Cute! Couldn't help see the dam* soda can in the background.

I know. I didn't even notice it when I shot the pics. I have a co-worker who is a Photoshop wiz. Maybe she can remove it for me.

[Smiling JOe]

JB....love love love the pic of Sam, I am!!! Cute! Couldn't help see the dam* soda can in the background.

What can?

[Miss Kitty]

What can?


:clap_1: ...the Beach Butler strikes again!!!

[mountainbiker]

I am new here & just returned home from my Blue Mtn Beach visit.

Hope this picture comes through. Beautiful Sunsets.


Great sunrises too. Just came back from Gulf Trace Saturday.

[Miss Kitty]

Awesome pic moutainbiker!!! :welcome: aboard!

[Beach Runner]

I know. I didn't even notice it when I shot the pics. I have a co-worker who is a Photoshop wiz. Maybe she can remove it for me.
Yes, I "ironed" my embroidered linen hand towels in the photos for our house's website using PhotoShop.:funn: