Final Day of August

As I was walking to my night class this evening, I passed through this section of the road where the air was laced with the sweet aroma of cigar smoke. The sun was shinning it's golden color that it now becomes at 6 in the evening. The leaves on the trees for some reason seemed particularly green as the sun found it's way through the holes in the branches. As I was noticing these things the tune of a Nora Jones song was stuck in my head and it was during this walk to class that I realized.... Today was good. God is always good. And I am blessed.
Happy Monday
~B

And of course a photo to go along with my happy feeling. These beautiful purple flowers were growing in my mom's garden earlier this summer.

2009 Doddridge county Fair Queen: Kayla Mitchell

Kayla Mitchell

2009 Doddridge County Fair Queen's Pageant

1st Runner Up- Tiffany Boyce

2nd Runner Up- Kaleigh Cunningham

Miss Photogenic- Erica Smith
Miss Congeniality- Chesa King




Hannah Hutson

Savannah Cottrill

2009 Doddridge County Fair Queen's Pageant: Group Pictures!

This year there were seven contestants. From top Left: Kaleigh Cunningham, Chesa King, Hannah Hutson, Tiffany Boyce, Erica Smith, Savannah Cottrill, and Kayla Mitchell. I wasn't able to be at the pageant but I heard that all the girls did wonderful! The Pageant Director was the lovely Cynthia Loomis. She really tries to make things fun and exciting for the girls.

It's Showtime! At the Doddridge County Fair!

Doddridge County Fair Queen Contestants

I had so much fun taking pictures of this year's Doddridge County Fair Queen contestants. There were seven girls and they were all wonderful to shoot. They were so willing to do pretty much every crazy idea I had. All of the girls came prepared to jump in the pool for the last group picture, talk about dedication, however, there was a short storm right before the shoot and having girls jump in the pool while it's thundering and potentially lightening isn't the safest! But the pictures came out great and here is one of their group photos. More to come!