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I had an errand to run downtown this evening, and since I needed a “photo de jour” I stopped at one of my favorite gates on Legare Street and took this. Tomorrow is ….. FRIDAY!

Today saw the first day of a very important 2-day seminar at GEL. We had 40 participants, some of whom had flown in from the West Coast to attend. It was a long day but it went well. The food was fine, the AV equipment didn’t malfunction, everything pretty much went as planned, so one down, one to go. This is what most of my day looked like…..but inside my head it was a cool, fall evening and I was sitting looking over the Charleston rooftops and waiting for the moon …

It’s Sunday evening and hard to believe tomorrow is Monday. Even harder to believe that we are into November – season of Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations everywhere. Please … I’m really not ready for caroles. Anyway, a couple photos from today because it’s the only time I managed to get out and shoot. Spent some time on Edisto this afternoon and then came back to Charleston with a plan to shoot the full moon rising over the city. That sort of worked, mainly because the clouds tended to obscure the moon, which became a secondary issue. It was a great evening nevertheless.

On Friday, as part of the GEL Trident United Way campaign, we had a fundraiser that involved buying tickets for the opportunity to throw a pie at someone, usually a group leader. This is becoming a very popular annual event – nay tradition! Anyway, the targets were really good sports, some of the throwers were really terrible athletes. You would think they could hit the target at 6 feet out, but many missed. It’s hard to tell, but I think the bottom photo is of Bob Pullano … 🙂

James Island County Park is many things to many people. For Logan (he thinks he’s a people) it means a grand social time with the other dogs, and lots of exciting “sniffing stops”. For me it means exercise and unwinding, and for this gentleman it means relaxing with a rod at the end of the day.

Gosh, how is it that weekends just fly by? A rhetorical question I know, but it’s the truth. It was a busy one, what with all kinds of wedding planning to attend to, and lots of catching up to do with photos that folks are waiting for and that needed sorting and optimizing. Anyway, this evening was fun winding down with a bunch of family and friends. This was what sunset looked like over the Stono River.

Folly just seems to be a great place to unwind on a Friday night. This was the view from the outdoor deck of Taco Boy, where I enjoyed one of the best quesadillas I have ever eaten.

There’s a lot going on right now, and this week has been particularly busy. This was the scene early this morning at the North Charleston Convention Center, where the Charleston Leadership Foundation hosted the annual prayer breakfast. I don’t know how many people showed up, but it was a crowd.Coach Joe Gibbs was the keynote speaker and nobody slept through it. Tomorrow is another early start and busy day. We are doing health screenings at GEL as part of our wellness initiative, and the nurses arrive at 6.30am to set up for the first appointments. I am not ready for them, so I guess I’ll need to be there awhile before that.

Today was a pretty typical Sunday. Church in the morning and kids over for lunch later on. I spent some time sorting through almost 400 images that I took yesterday afternoon, and then drove out to Johns Island to take some maternity pics for Chelsea and Tom. Bubba took the opportunity to have some more pics taken of his dogs. Here is one of each of my assignments!

Yesterday morning (Saturday) dawned iffy in terms of weather. This was the view across the marsh as I left early on my way to meet a friend for breakfast. We were scheduled to do Leigh’s bridal portraits in the afternoon and all plans were in place for nails, hair, bouquet, etc. There were some usual last minute glitches, like curls disappearing before we even left home, but I think we got some beautiful shots in some different, fun locations. I wish I could post them on my site, but sorry, you guys can’t see them until after the wedding. Joanne served as creative director and also made the bouquet, which was gorgeous. Ellie was the make-up artist and general attendant, and I took the photos. Leigh was a trooper and smiled way beyond the point where she felt like it. It was worth it all – they are great!!