I went to the zoo a few weeks ago. We saw these hippos playing…or maybe fighting. Pretty neat, huh?
We waltzed through the forest in our jeans and t-shirts, pouring sweat in the 110 degree weather. What was in reality a 5 minute walk from the visitor center to the cave entrance felt like an eternity in that thick heat and humidity. As the path took a curve the temperature dropped drastically and there was a cool 60 degree breeze blowing on us up from the cave mouth…like natural air conditioning! NEAT! …especially when you think you might die of heat exhaustion…or excessive sweating.
Our very large tour group (probably 100 or so people) included my parents, my little brother, my big sister and my very adorable 2 nieces and 2 nephews.
What? you want to see pictures? why of course…
I know…too cute.
But since this post isn’t just about my adorable nieces and nephews…
the cave was sooo neat! and soooooo big! It has more than 300 miles of mapped caves within it…and…
there’s still more!!! like approximately 300 more miles of caves!
dang!
In this picture you can see names scratched and smoked into the ceiling from the 1800′s! Many were smoked or scratched in by slaves who at that time were the cave tour guides. Many learned to write that way!
I have to admit that I kinda loved the very scarce lighting in the caves…made for some fun dramatic cave-like shots! ;)
the tour guides are very knowledgeable…we learned all kinds of cool stuff on the tour about Kentucky history, and the history of the cave. It is SO worth visiting!
it was very very sad to leave the incredible cool air inside the cave and head back out to the heat so thick you could grab it in your hands, but alas the 2 hour tour ended.
I’m a little embarrassed to share that this was my first trip to Mammoth Cave…ever. And yes, I was born and raised in Kentucky just a few hours away from that incredible International Heritage Site. But I’m proud to say I’ve been now and I’d love to go back. Seriously, it was an incredible day trip for the whole family…we were all so intrigued!
Happy Friday (Praise the Lord)!!! Have a fabulous weekend!
by Susannah
show 2 comments
It looks like this.
it comes in the mail. and it has cute blue arrow tape on it. and when I see that box? my heart skips a beat.
because I know what’s inside.
two very exciting things.
1. photographic prints (of some sort…albums, prints, canvases etc.)
2. more importantly A BLOW POP!!!
and a little card that tells me who packaged my prints!
and sometimes beautiful boxes like this (that contain beautiful albums and prints).
I love my lab. WHCC…White House Custom Color. They are wonderful. Beautiful, consistent products, killer customer service, great branding, unique packaging, and to top it off free 2 day shipping!
Photographers, if you aren’t using WHCC you should be!
Clients, I try hard to offer you the absolute best, which is why I use WHCC.
by Susannah
show 2 comments
si que fue una fiesta!
and boy, was it a par-tay!
llena de candelabros, champagne, buena musica y baile!
filled to the brim with chandeliers, champagne, good music and dancing!
empezaron con musica arabe! La familia de Arig es de Libano y Arabia Saudita entonces abrieron con musica Libanesa en vivo!
they started with arabic music! Arig’s family is from Lebanon and Saudi Arabia so they opened the party with live Lebanese music!
y saben bailar!
and they sure know how to dance!
y despues llegaron los profesionales…bailarines libaneses profesionales!
but then came the professionals! as in professional Lebanese dancers!
y fue increible! No podia dejar de tomar fotos!
and they were amazing! I couldn’t stop taking pictures!
y despues invitaron a todos a bailar con ellas!
then they invited everyone to join!
y despues de un tiempo de musica Libanesa y baile Libanese, llegó la banda latina!
and after a killer set of Lebanese music and dancing, then came the Latin music!
y todos bailaron! …de todas edades!
and everyone danced! …all ages!
descansaron un rato para tirar el bouquet y cortar el queque
they took a break for a bouquet toss and cake-cutting
by Susannah
show 5 comments
by Susannah
no comments