Tyler Arboretum - Media, PA

Tyler Arboretum is a beautiful hidden away place in Media, PA. Worth the trip to find.

What a photographer's playground!!...






Don't forget to bring the children, they will enjoy it as much as you!
Running in the meadow maze was a favorite of my children.




The treehouses exhibit was another favorite. The treehouses exhibit is only there until September 27th, 2009 so you still have time to take a trip and enjoy them.

Cancer Chicks PJ party - 2009

As many of you know, I started cancer support group for women with cancer about 18 months ago. We call ourselves the Cancer Chicks. When we had our meet-up in June, our wonderful friend Ashley couldn't make the trip but she was with us in spirit and wished she could be there. She wrote about our trip on her blog and I love what she wrote so much I just have to share the link to her blog post with all of my readers!
Ashley's blog post about the Cancer Chick's First annual PJ party.

A Fork in the Road

I felt a nostalgic type of edit would be fitting for this picture given my thoughts and mood at the time.

This image started out as a fun idea for me. As I was driving my kids home from the zoo today I came to a fork in the road and I saw this image in my head. It is one of the things I love about photography, seeing an image in my mind and making it come to life in a photograph.

As I laid in the road, camera in hand, my son watching for cars...I suddenly saw a symbolic meaning to the image I was creating.

When you come to a fork in the road you are traveling down one road and have to decide which way to go, to the left or to the right. Usually you would think of a fork in the road as the other way around, going down the handle and coming to the prongs where you need to make a choice of which road to take.

In this image, you are beginning at the fork choices and no matter which one you take, it will lead you to the same road in the end.

I thought to myself, how alike this is to my life and the choices I have to make with cancer treatments. (I have a cancer that is incurable) No matter what choice I make for treatment, because there are many different roads I could take in treating and maintaining this cancer, it will eventually lead me to the same road in the end...

Now that I went all sentimental and made this blog post very depressing, I want to be clear...there has been much progress in research and discovery for treatments of FNHL in recent years. No doubt, that will continue and a cure could be found in my lifetime. Until then, I expect the current treatments available will sustain me for a very long time. But these are the types of thoughts people with cancer live with every day. A simple idea, can turn and remind you of the reality of what you are facing.

Despite my ramblings, I hope you smiled when you first saw this "fork in the road" picture! That was my original intention.

Childhood Lost

I recently was inspired to create a photograph that would evoke emotion and tell a story. I call it Childhood Lost.

Comical Pooch {South Jersey Pet Photographer}

Two different edits on this comical pooch. First a sharp detailed image and then a softer look. He was so cute and made funny faces at me!

Washington Lake Dog Park - Washington Township, NJ

I have decided to do a review of local dog parks. First on my list is Washington Lake Dog Park in Washington Township, NJ.

This is a membership only park. You may register up to 2 dogs. The dogs must have a current rabies vaccination and proof of registration with your township. The cost is $10 per dog if you live in Washington Township and $20 if you live outside of the township.

The pros of this dog park:

• It has an area for smaller dogs and one for larger dogs.
• There are waste bags for you to clean up your dog's poo, if needed. These have been stocked each time I have been there.
• There is a water fountain for humans and dogs outside of the fenced area.
• Each fenced area is very large and spacious.

The cons of this dog park:

• It is heavily wooded. I witnessed a couple of dogs run into a tree while playing with other dogs.
• Because of it being wooded there is more of a chance of ticks.
• It is not free.
• I think there could be more bench seating provided.
• Dogs are not allowed in the rest of the park so you can not go for a walk outside of the dog park section with your dog.

This is the view walking up to the dog park section.

Here are the bags for picking up your dog poo and also of the water fountians.

I met this gentleman and his constant companion Patches.

Another dog I met at the dog park seemed to sit on the bench and just wait for her turn to have her picture taken.

If you see me at the dog park, say Hello and tell me you read the review on my blog!

Adventure Aquarium - Camden, NJ

Another thing we have done this summer is gone to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ.

The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia PA.

I have had a busy summer. One of the things I have done this summer was take a trip to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. There are 3 floors of exhibits, many of them are hands on. Expect to spend the whole day there and have lunch planned. Either bring lunch with you or purchase at the Cafe.
Here is a glimpse of our day there.

My children climbed up in the old U.S. Airforce plane

A black and white artsy view from the back.

My son rode the air bike over the lobby.

Just like I did when I was a child, my kids walked through the giant heart. Yep, I went through again too!

My husband enjoyed pretending he was surfing. You can see a group of people playing virtual soccer and a boy climbing the rock wall behind him.


We had a fun trip there. It is a great place to go, especially on a rainy day when the kids are stuck inside.