12.25.09. MANY people from various branches of the family tree descended on my sister’s house for Christmas. i wandered around with the camera, taking pictures of random objects, some of which had to do with Christmas, and, occasionally, a relative.

12.25.09. We had our annual Christmas brunch, hosted by my mom-in-law. i wandered around, taking pictures of random things, many of which have nothing to do with Christmas. But we Birds are a strange lot.

12.12.09. In celebration of Sheri’s impending nuptials, we went to the Afghan Grill and then found a neat little hookah bar. Nessa (and maybe Aislin?) commandeered my camera at times. We had a great time. Yay for estrogen therapy!!

10.13.09. i hung out during the weekly rehearsal of this yet-to-be-named band.

10.18.09. At long last, here are the photos from Clay and Erin’s wedding at Texas Renaissance Festival. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful ceremony. Thanks to the bride and groom for asking me to photograph their wedding!

11.07, 08.09. Another great weekend. I played around with the telephoto. Things got a little surreal at times.

10.31.09. Greg and Cindy graciously threw a really cool party int heir home to celebrate their favorite holiday. Almost everyone dressed up. Such inventive costumes!

10.31.09. Some photos from Michael and Sharon’s singular wedding.

Some photos from what we did the REST of the time that weekend.