On Saturday morning, my sweet friend Johanna agreed to snap a few photos of me... I had envisioned a gray, overcast day, and we were given about as clear and sunny a morning you could get... but some of these turned out lovely. (of course, later on, as we were sipping drinks at Starbucks, the clouds rolled in and the weather I had envisioned appeared. That's Ohio for you.)

Thank you Johanna!

So- most people that know me know that I'm not... a KID person. I love children- especially my niece and nephew. Kids are cute. But I'm not one of the those people who will chase down a mom with a baby so she can randomly cuddle. Or someone who would rather interact and roll around on the floor with the little ones than interact with adults.

But this past week we spent four days at an English preschool in Narimasu, Japan... and the little ones there stole little pieces of my heart! It was so amazing to get to spend several days with them- to play and cuddle and console (some of them had a hard time letting go of momma). I was especially thankful to the school for wanting to USE my art, and my love of photography, so I was able to capture some really great photos of the kids.