Week One ~ Backlight

A new photo challenge, my peeps!  Here is Week One.  A backlight challenge.  I took this at Golf N Stuff today during a charity shoot for Kids of Steele.  Wow.  I am so humbled by the families dealing with cancer and diabetes, by the volunteers who give their time to raise money for these families, by the families who give their money to support all of this.  I was so honored to be a part of the event.  And, hey look, I was able to take this backlit photo for this challenge.

"100 Degrees until Halloween" Day 153 ~ That's right, it's Halloween!!!!

We made it through the heat and I am beginning to get used to wearing socks again.  Thank you all for putting up with my posts and commenting on them and liking them!  I really appreciate the love and support for this career I am trying to make my own.   But alas, the sun is setting on this project...

(P.S. I am starting a new photo challenge with a group of other photographers and commandeered by Carrie Swaills)  No fear, this one is one photo a week.  Much more reasonable for this busy season...

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 152 ~ Like a Cat about to Pounce!

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 151 ~ Remember Outdoor Play?

My son forgot about his rip stick.  He forgot that playing outside is something people do.  And so begins Arizona's outdoor season...(sorry, oh those of you who have had snow already)

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 150 ~ Fire in the Sky

3 more days!!!!!!! (until Halloween) (and the end of this project) (and, just saying, it's still in the 90s as the high during the day) (I got sunburned at the bridal fair yesterday).

The nights and mornings are fantastic...gorgeous.  This picture is reminiscent of Day 56 which was also a SOOC (straight out of the camera) sunset.  July in Vermont equals October in Arizona!  Seriously.

"100 Days Until Halloween" Day 149 ~ Dog With A...

Martini!

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 148 ~ Party Time!

This is part of Lonnie's Halloween costume.  The punkin' wears it well.  Any guesses?

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 147 ~ Desert Decorations.

This is how we roll in the desert.

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 145 ~ Fall Pictures!

I was honored to be asked to take pre-school pictures at St. Albans Pre-School this year.  My son went there when he was 4-5 (he was a Kingdom Kid) years old and we LOVED it...his teachers Ms. Colleen (who is also the preschool director) and Ms. Courtney (of What's Up With The Wilhelm blog fame) were so great and prepared his so so well for the big world of kindergarten and beyond.   I can't say enough about the community and the teachers.  Thank you St. Albans!

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 144 ~ Taking Advantage...

...of our porch and of friends who stop by.

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 141 ~ Soctoberfest!

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 140 ~ Volleyball!

From game to game...first BASIS killed it on their vball games (2 wins in 17 min) and then the girls headed out to the UA womens vball game against UCLA.  It was "show your pink" night.

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 139 ~ This Keeps Happening.

First soccer, now volleyball. Jack In the Box people are happening all around me!

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 138 ~ School View

This photo project seems to have taken a turn towards my son...we had his parent teacher conference today.  This kid has NO idea what kind of beautiful views his super fantastic school has, while his dad and I are always stunned as we walk out of the classroom and look north.  Lovely.

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 137 ~ Soccer Tuesday Update

Silly boy...

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 136 ~ Twilight.

A back porch twilight.  I was waiting for the owl that swoops in on our barking (13 lb) ferocious dog; as the owl does most nights at twilight, but it didn't happen.  I think the bird in the shadows is just one of the many, many, (too many) bats that frequent our backyard.

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 135 ~ Field of Gold.

Despite the fact that it's hot, Halloween IS coming.  October IS half over.  Time for the pumpkin patch (I can only muster this activity some years...others, wearing flip flips and a tank top to the pumpkin patch just doesn't feel right).  This was one of the years I rallied.  We went to Agua Linda farm in Amado, AZ complete with a corn maze, hay maze, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, hay rides, etc... A friend (also from the East coast) went to Agua Linda Saturday night and said she had to break out her puffy vest (pumpkin patches at sunset = feels like fall!).  Duly noted.

However, this is the corn maze in all the glorious (90 degree) sunshine!

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 133 ~ Thumbs up, Friday!

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 131. Vast.

"100 Degrees Until Halloween" Day 130 ~ Hustle

It's that time of year...it may not feel like fall but our schedule reflects fall.  School, dentist, soccer, homework, sleep and start all over again!  He's a trooper and decided to save time (to work on his paracord bracelet habit) by doing his math on the way to the dentist.