After Much Begging and Pleading....

I finally got Tanya to agree to go out with me to find some places to shoot pictures. It was cold and we had a fire in the fireplace so leaving the house didn't sound like an exciting prospect for her. I think it was the possibility of spending time in my presence (and not my incessant pleading) that did it for her but we headed out and scoured around the big city of Jefferson. We got a few odd looks here and there but that may have had more to do with my choice of wardrobe than us out shooting pictures in the cold. I've always considered jogging pants and halter top appropriate for most any outing but everybody has their own opinion. Anyyyyyway, we trudged on and had
lots of laughs......

We were riding along and Tanya spotted a pretty field that I'd passed close to 100 times without even giving it a second glance. We pulled up to the house and asked if they'd mind if we shot a few pictures. The guy that lived there was super nice and told us to feel free to wander around and take as many as we wanted. We could have spent a ton of time there but I didn't want to take advantage of his kindness so we just took a few shots and moved on...

We headed to a couple of obvious spots that we'd passed many times but were too lazy to stop. This time, we actually got out and took the pictures that we'd been wanting to take forever. It's amazing how much fun it actually is to get off the couch. Don't get me wrong....I'm not going to go all crazy and do it on a regular basis or anything but it was nice to live on the edge for a while...

We had hit our limit of 38 minutes away from the house and headed home. We decided on one more quick stop to snap a few more...

All in all, I'd say that it was a good day out! I've tortured everyone in my family so much about taking pictures that they now just roll up into the fetal position when they hear me unzipping my camera bag. For that reason, I appreciate Tanya for humoring me even more than I would have ordinarily!

It was worth that kidney that I promised her.

Stay warm everybody!