Happy 1st Birthday Jack

One of my favorites photo sessions is that of the baby's first birthday, I love the excitement, the family, the friends and best of all the cake.

Thank you Angela and Jim for inviting me to Jack's 1st Birthday Party and allowing me to capture these sweet moments.

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park | Greensboro, NC

I attended the 230th Anniversary Observance of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. The event was held at the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, NC and was my first battle reenactment. I enjoyed the afternoon taking photos and walking around the wonderful park. My three hour tour was not enough for this place, it definitely could have been an all day event.

On March 15, 1781 the largest, most hotly-contested battle of the Revolutionary War's Southern Campaign was fought at the small North Carolina backcounty hamlet of Guilford Courthouse. Guilford Courthouse proved to be the highwater mark of British military operations in the Revolutionary War. Weakened in his campaign against Greene, Cornwallis abandoned the Carolinas hoping for success in Virginia. At Yorktown, seven months after his victory at Guilford Courthouse, Lord Cornwallis would surrender to the combined American and French forces under General George Washington. - You can learn more about Guilford Courthouse online at the National Park Service

The following photos are of the battle reenactment.

After the battle I enjoyed a walk around the park and though some of the camps. I was able to see what daily life would have been like and also catch a glimpse of some of the characters.

Not Just Your Ordinary Bike

On a recent trip to Tempe, AZ, I met a young man named Preston, he builds custom furniture and cabinets. One day he decided that the world needed a new custom bike, so he set out to design and build a bike, not just a ordinary bike, but one made out of wood. That’s right, wood, a 8 foot, 47 pounds gorgeous wooden bike. Preston works for Brothers Woodworks in Mesa, Arizona. His dream, build and sell bikes made of wood. Go Preston, go.

One day you will see his bikes on the beaches of San Diego