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It’s a rainy day here, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for spring, for sunshine, for warmth! I’ve been meaning to share some of my recent Floridian images with you, and today is the day!  If you’re already a fan on Facebook, then some of these may look familiar to you.  And if you have a favorite image, please leave a comment letting me know which one and why you love it.  One lucky winner will be chosen to receive an 8×10 print of their favorite image!  Good luck!

***Edited to announce Susan as the Winner of the Presidents’ Day Giveaway!  Congratulations, Susan!  Please send me a message with your contact info, and I’ll get your photo in the mail ASAP!  Thank you for entering!***

Sunset

Thank you, Mr. Pelican!
 

 Palm Sunset

Bridge

Distant Pier

On the Runway

Upward

The Beach House

 On the Water

Little Treasures

Florida Oranges

Green and Yellow

Sunshine

 Pretty Day

Palm Branches
 

Feathered Friends

Great Egret

Pier at Night

Radiance

 Seashell

Starfish
Night Light

 Good Morning!

Sunset Silhouette

The Meeting

Neon Sky

Sunset Walk

Thatch

At the Beach

Don’t forget to leave a comment with your favorite image to be entered in the Giveaway!  Deadline is Monday, February 28th, and the winner will be announced on Friday, March 4th. 
Happy Presidents’ Day!

At the Beach + A Presidents’ Day Giveaway

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Over Memorial Day weekend, we ventured to Dobson, NC to attend Vintage at the Vineyards.  This was an amazing car show featuring vintage BMWs, held at a beautiful vineyard in the heart of wine country in North Carolina.  Over 300 cars were present, and it was my mission to capture a piece of this event for my husband and his business, Reggie’s Motorworks.  After the event ended, we decided to take a historic route, the Blue Ridge Parkway, to Asheville, NC, before heading home.  If you want a beautifully scenic and fun drive, I highly recommend the Blue Ridge Parkway!  There are tons of points of interest, scenic overlooks, parks, and wildlife along the winding roadway.  We even saw a few turkeys!  We would have also loved to spend some more time in Asheville.  What a neat city!  We found a cute sidewalk cafe called Mayfel’s, where we had the best brunch ever.  I could go on and on, but let’s get right to some of my favorite images from the event and our road trip.  Enjoy!

Once we arrived at the meeting spot for the event, where they provided a free car wash, a huge thunderstorm rolled through…luckily, the golf ball size hail that was predicted did not 
accompany the rain!  Imagine over 300 vintage automobiles sitting out in a hailstorm…yikes!  
This is our 1984 318i Baur TC covered in rain drops.  Love it!

The next day was just perfect and started off with a morning drive.  There’s just something I love about this image…yes, it’s a bit of motion blur. I was the passenger as my husband drove through the twisty roads.  So I’m moving, my camera’s moving, and the other cars are moving…
all moving at a fair rate of speed! 
The drive led us to this cool turn-around point where people stopped to take photos with these old-timey gas pumps.  I added a bit of vintage to it.  Love this one!

And thank you to one of our new friends, the owner of the cool vintage red 2002 (the one with the roof rack above), for taking our photo!

I loved seeing people photographing their cars…I could tell that this gentleman really loved his automobile.  It did look pretty cool parked on the side of the road here.

Then we arrived at the event.  Say hello to beautiful Shelton Vineyards!

I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful place to photograph awesome cars! 

So happy to be buzzing through the vineyard in their Isetta!  
Yes, like the car that Steve Urkel drove on Family Matters!

Of course I had to sneak in some photos of the vineyard! This is one of my favorites!

Reggie won a prize for correctly guessing the most parts for the e30 division!  Yay!  
Another fave!! Of course! 🙂

I would love to photograph this car again…it’s just so cool!

Here’s the rear view…and it’s a photo of me and my hubby!  See me?

We couldn’t have asked for a better day for such a great event!

And the same beautiful weather followed us along the Blue Ridge Parkway…well, most of the time!

I was trying to get a really cool shot, when I saw myself in the mirror…Hi!

We didn’t realize just how many stopping points there are along the way.  We’d see a cool spot and say “Oooh! We have to stop here!  Oh wait, let’s stop here too!”  Well, at this stop, we saw a family and their pet taking a hike to yet another overlook.  He liked having his photo taken! 
And they said he can talk!

Remember when I said I was going for a cool shot…well, here’s the result!  
That’s our friend Kyle following us…Hi Kyle!

We saw some crazy road signs!  I’ve never seen either of these before!

It turns out that they also make a matching sticker!  
Reggie found it at a gift shop at one of our many stops. Perfect!
I loved being a passenger with a camera…just look at this cool bridge/tunnel! 
I also wanted a “mountains in the distance” photo…this will do!
Due to speed limits and our multiple stops, we finally ate lunch…well, an early dinner, really, at Mount Mitchell, the highest point along the Blue Ridge Parkway!  They said it’s foggy 8 out of 10 days here.  This day was no exception!  And their climate is actually closer to that of New England and Canada.  
Before we drove up to the highest point, we had been drenched in sunshine, blue skys, white puffy clouds, and temps in the upper 70s…totally different story up here at 6,684 feet!  The highest point east of the Mississippi River!
We parked near this cool, mossy tree. 
Closeup of the moss…prettiest moss I’ve ever seen!
I wish I could have brought back this gorgeous wall with me…
Another tunnel!
Almost to Asheville…one last stop!
I loved seeing this tree growing right out of the side of a mountain!
If you’ve read all of this post and looked at every image, I applaud you! And you should leave your name in the comments!  🙂
Thank you for spending some time here on the blog!

Road Trip Recap!

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I know I’ve mentioned a few times that I took a lot of photos while in Florida…and on this particular trip, I fell in love with some of the cutest, most beautiful birds!  Seagulls, Royal Terns, brown pelicans, and the ever elegant Snowy Egret.  Here are some more photos from our seaside session. 

Mr. Serious Snowy Egret!  All business!

Soon he was testing the water, and posing in front of a local resort across the bay. 

And then he began to frolic in the water!  One of my favorites! I love his fluffy mane!
I turned around and saw my other feathered friend watching and waiting 
for his turn (Royal Tern…no pun intended!) in front of the camera. 

And it wouldn’t be a perfect day at the beach without these adorable little Sandpipers! 

They are so quick and nimble.  And check out their balancing skills!
A feathered face off!

 The 4 Amigos!

Who knew that these birds would enjoy having their photo taken!
Have a great day!

Seaside Session: Snowy Egret + Royal Tern + Sandpipers + Pelicans!

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There’s just something about palm trees that I love!  Maybe it’s because seeing one usually means I’m somewhere warm, sunny, tropical, beautiful…perhaps on a vacation, perhaps sipping a pina colada. There are many different types of palm trees.  In fact, I learned that Florida is home to 27 varieties of this natural beauty; however, only 12 of the 27 are native to Florida.  (Source: Answers.com) No matter how many types there are, I’m a fan of them all.  Here are a few more photos from Florida, featuring…you guessed it, palm trees!

I loved the shadows in the street these palms created as we rode on the scooter in Key West. 
And check out the ones in the rear view mirror!  I wish I could say I planned that! 😉

They even look cool from underneath!

Palm trees can make a fun background for cute little seagulls too. 
Do you love palm trees? Or another tree?  Share with us in the comments!

I *heart* Palm Trees!

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The sun is shining here in my corner of the world, and I couldn’t be happier!  I’ll make this post quick so we can all go enjoy it!  Sound good?  Good!

Still working on photos from Florida…I thought this one was fitting for today!  Reggie and I were driving to dinner at sunset when I took this one.  I’ll admit I got lucky!

 

And as my title of this post states…F is for Facebook!  Yes, I have finally, finally, finally joined this infamous social networking site!  Some of you have already found me and have become a Friend and a Fan, so thank you, thank you, thank you!  And if you’re not yet a fan of stewart imagery, we’d love to have you!  Click here!

Have a great evening!

F is for Florida…and Facebook!

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