Fledgling Carolina Wrens

A pair of Carolina Wrens built a nest in the garage of my studio, LJ Franklin Photography www.ljfranklinphotography.com, New Richmond, Ohio - raising  five babies.

The other morning I went out to take pictures of the feathered babies; knowing they would be leaving the nest soon.  Above is a wonderful image I captured of them -- eager to fly.

Whenever I take photographs of wildlife babies, I make an effort not to disturb their activity.  I take photos quickly -- 10-15 seconds and then walk away. The parents are always close by frantically scolding -- just like any protective parent. I do not want the parents to stress to the point of abandoning their young.

And then I went out later in the afternoon and found them out of the nest!  How quickly they mature.

The Knot's Cocktails and Connections event took place at The Center http://www.thecentercincinnati.com/ in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.  It was a great success and LJ Franklin Photography, www.ljfranklinphotography.com  was there as one of the invited wedding vendors.  The Center is a great location for an event and The Knot has so many talented vendors to help make any celebration a grand success.

Creativity

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it at the bud.     Alex Osborn


... but, I say, some nipped buds grow back and come back stronger.

Anguilla, BWI

So, I decided I would post a few of my photographs from our trip to Anguilla, British West Indies. There are many more than you see here, but I thought this would give you an idea of what this tropical island is like. We had the chance to stay at the Anacaona Boutique Hotel and the Viceroy Hotel. Both were wonderful hotels -- the first one was low key and the other one was over the top.

Price of a Wedding

I thought this was an interesting bit of wedding information.

The Knot polled a large number of brides to learn...

"How much does the average wedding cost?"