somebody turned seven: january seven on seven

Oh hey! I'm dusting off this blog again. This time with a monthly feature - seven images posted on the seventh of the month.  I'm doing this as part of a blog hop with fellow photographer friends. I'll leave a link to the next on the list at the bottom of this post. Wild but true, I've known many of the photographers in the circle for seven years! As it were, my youngest turned 7 (7!) in January and a bunch of these gals might remember photos of me in late stages of pregnancy with him. I haven't blogged regularly in ages, and I'm still pretty new to living in Oregon, so this post is a mixed bag of getting reacquainted with my people, pets and new surroundings.

And this is the birthday boy. Note the gap in his top teeth -- his days with at least one of those top baby teeth were very numbered. 

And the obligatory cheesy before and after grin. :D 

If you haven't already, meet Nala. She is our "outdoor" cat. Every time I turn around, one of the boys (my husband included) brings her inside. She joined the family to be our vermin hunter. She looks pretty fierce, no?

The owners of this barn very kindly coated it with a fresh coat of red right before it snowed. Thank you!

Last but not least, I'm not sure I've ever lived so near a National Park. Crater Lake is our neighbor and she's a beauty. I see many more trips to visit her in my future. 

In the meantime, hop on over to Kris McNeil Photography to see her 7 on 7 for January.