The landlord hasn’t mowed the front yard in 27 days… The last time he showed up to mow was June 1st. I found this little guy on a flower in the middle of the yard. He was just having a blast bouncing from flower to flower and let me tell you… there were plenty to go around.
Today brought quite a bit of rain early on but the afternoon led way to some drier weather that let me take a few walks around the backyard with the dogs. Lots of water everywhere but still great weather to get outside in. 
I had wanted to shoot this creek awhile back but then the blizzard hit in early February and it was covered until recently. I was excited to be able to see actual flowing water again. I did some video with the GoPro that I am going to edit together soon.
After getting some work done at the studio one day, I decided to take a bit of a walk around the area with Adam’s 5D Mark II since it was sitting here unused. LOVE the full frame sensor of this thing! It works especially nicely using the 17-40 F4 lens. just before sunset.
This is a train that appeared to be just chilling on the tracks and blocked Front Ave for almost 30 minutes. I really like the perspective I was able to get here with the track and the car about 20 feet away.
So… I have been trying to drink less pop lately. Since I can only take some much plain water, I have developed an obsession to Crystal Light. I decided to throw up some white paper and a few lights awhile back to shoot my drink in my pilsner glass (just learned the proper name of the glass from wikipedia). Said pilsner glass was pilfered from a local establishment after a fun night. I think there were a few adult beverages involved… shhhh don’t tell. 
The Bronk Brothers made their debut at the Whiskey River Saloon in Grandville on the 11th/12th of February and I was on hand for the Saturday show. I walked in the door around 9:45 and was blown away by the amount of people hanging out in the bar. There were no open tables and only 2 seats open at the bar! I love the place but it hasn’t been the busiest of places in awhile. It was also good to see Brian/Heath and the guys since it had been some time.
To round out the week of February 7-11, my FIFTH show of the week was We Came As Romans. It was definitely a blur of a week but lots of great fun with good friends. Ended the week with some music that’s harder than I normally listen to but was still entertained by the end of the night. I was quite excited to catch this kick move from all the way across the room. Thank you 300mm.
Darren is currently the bass player for Josh Thompson who swung through the Intersection a few weeks ago for another awesome show. I quickly noticed that I recognized the bass player from a few other bands. Met up with Darren after the show and talked about the 3 or 4 different bands that I have seen him play with over the years. The most notable name on the list is Phil Vassar, who I saw a good handful of times around the area.
Emaleigh and Liz came up for the Brantley Gilbert show a few weeks ago. We decided that we were going to shoot some photos before and Emaleigh’s would be a T.Swift-ish looking shoot. I think we got fairly close with some simple planning and a girl that already looks like her. Definitely more to come on this project as the weather gets warmer and we can get outside.
Amanda and I took a walk a few weeks ago on a beautiful blue afternoon. The dogs loved being outside in the crisp cold air. It was a bit cold for me to breathe much of it in but glad that they got out to run around for a bit.
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