Sweethearts on the Hill

Today, we spent the afternoon at Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville. It was a perfect afternoon! Low 60's, big blue skies, colorful leaves all around us, and two happy little peanuts.  Ijams has several nature trails - some take you to hidden ponds, others to a boarkwalk above the lake, and a few others that I've yet to explore.  Sam and Charlie had a great time on their adventure.  For quite some time, I've been wanting to play around with photographs on railroad tracks - but have a small fear of being caught up in the moment and getting flattened by a train.  I was happy to see this old set of tracks that we could play around on. Still have much to learn about getting great shots on a set of tracks, but I was content with my debut (especially since I felt a little pressure with Mr. Hatcher patiently waiting for me in the car at this point) Sam and Charlie love love love collecting giant leaves (and then crumbling them in our vehicles, which we LOVE too

Last weekend, I was excited to have the opportunity to do a quick photo shoot with Baby Hayes Cobble, who lives next door to us. He is 4 months old, and simply gorgeous. I rarely have the opportunity to photograph big ole brown eyes, so it was a nice treat for me and for my lens. These are a few of my favorites... It was a great way to spend a small part of my weekend. I hope his mommy and daddy let me do many more of these in the future!