Mountain Garden's Hold Plenty O' Pretties

All of these photos were taken a couple of weeks ago when I visited the Western NC Mountains (Asheville). The local flora and fauna are just breathtaking. There's nothing like a mountain garden to bring excitement and wonder to any photographer's art and lens.

She Speaks Conference 2011

Well, I apologize for not being on here much lately. I've been focusing more on my writing lately than on my photography,  but I am pretty sure that I am getting ready to find that sweet spot in life that is simply called, balance. This past weekend I attended She Speaks, which is a conference run by Proverbs 31 Ministries for writer's, speaker's and women who are in ministry. It was the best weekend of my life, and my only regret is that I did not bring Lila Canon (my fancy pantsy dslr) with me. Next year I will tote my Canon with me to be sure (if I'm able to go again that is!) So here are the highlights in photos from this past weekend from my not-so-good-and-pretty-much-just-plain-pitiful-camera:

 Signed books from authors that are inspiring.

 ...and what I will surely get to eat in Heaven every single day when I get there!

 Ann Voskamp was such an eloquent speaker and she is such a very lovely lady. It was an honor to have met her at the conference and to get my copy of her book signed by her. You can find Ann's blog at: A Holy Experience

 After a few minutes of searching I finally found my name in the quiet and spirit filled prayer room. Yes, I had to keep on reminding myself at the conference that "God IS with me. You can do this!"

 I finally met a blogger friend in person! Rachelle is the sweetest person you'd ever meet and I look forward to getting to know her better! I'm so glad to have met you at She Speaks, Rachelle!

My roommate, Joanna is a speaker/writer. I know that the Lord was stirring her heart slowly, as He was mine too, at the conference. Maybe we'll get Joanna a blog set up soon!? ;)

God spoke so much to my heart this past weekend while I was at She Speaks. I didn't just learn about writing. I learned about giving Him my gift of writing, letting go, letting Him chisel me, having confidence in myself and in my gift, being thankful for every star and every word that flows from my fingertips to your heart and how not to envy someone else's gift that God gave especially to them.

a warm welcome & thanks

I just wanted to say thank you so much for stopping by neo victorian photography!  I'd love to have you follow me here on my photography blog! So, please introduce yourself. And feel free to share some of your best kept photography insights and secrets with me along the way. I'd love the chance to get to know you better! I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to capturing the world through the lens of my camera to share with all of you!

Also, I'd like to thank the very lovely designer, Hannah B. of Beauty Design Studios, who created my new lovely website and blog for me. The design is awesome and I love it to the moon and back again!