Snow Day

Back to the Woods

I had the opportunity recently to travel by car across the United States, literally from coast to coast. Upon embarking on this journey, I mulled with the thought that, along the way, I might find some place preferable to the Pacific Northwest to live, some place that suited me better. Almost eight thousand miles later, I discovered that this enchanted forest delights my sensibilities like nowhere else I've been or seen.

And then I realized, Robin's Woods is not just the name of a blog, it's a real place, a place where dreams come true; it is my home. As I lay down to sleep last night, I could feel the forest holding me in it's embrace, and I knew at once that there was nowhere else I'd rather be than right here. Sometimes it takes a journey of a thousand miles, and sometimes, a journey of the heart to find you're right where you belong.

Evening Light

In a rare and fleeting moment the other evening, the sunlight broke through the canopy of the forest and there was a perfect sunburst just above and to the right of the road through the woods. I was there to see it, but by the time I got my camera out and set up, it was already too late for anything but a fading memory. The evening light here in our region of the Pacific Northwest is always lovely, rain or shine, but elusive to capture. The sunburst may be a memory, but the golden glow of early autumn light on a late summer evening was mine to keep.

The Explorer

Sometimes, the best pictures we take are those that are snapped on the spur of the moment. As a photographer, my instinct is to search out or set up pictures, taking my time, making sure the time of day and light is just right, checking exposure to make sure I get the shot, testing different compositions and angles. And then there's serendiptous moments like these, where I just grab the camera and shoot as fast as I can, because these moments don't last! Witness Princess Cupcake all geared up for an expedition in the wilds of our back yard. I looked out the window, and there she was, deep in adventure mode!

The Unveiling...

....of this summer's Chipmunk Hotel!

Meet Desperaux, so named because of his close (and regular) encounters with the great white moose...

Sniffer, who is captured here in one of the rare moments he does NOT have his nose to the ground...

and Chubby, who may not look like his name yet, but judging by his appetite, will (sooner than later.)

Let the games begin!