This past Christmas, I was taking full advantage of my present from James, when it started snowing.
Yes, it snowed in Texas. Three times this past year, actually.
We were all gathered at my parents’ house for the holiday. And River got to play in the snow for the first time.
That’s when I captured this shot of her and her daddy.
I love the looks on their faces — the pure joy that resonates from them. River is giggling and she doesn’t quite know what to do with her hands.
That white stuff falling from the sky is cold!
I can only imagine what’s going through her head.
It was a great moment to be able to see. It was even better to photograph.
Earlier this week, my blog idol posted a Photography Assignment with the theme: Happiness. This shot immediately came to mind.
So, I added it to the thousands of entries on the PW Photography Assignments Flickr group and didn’t think much about it.
My chances were slim.
Well, PW posted the first group on Tuesday — one day after I had submitted my photo.
I wasn’t featured.
But I wasn’t too disappointed. I mean, real photographers are often the winners in these contests. And it was only my second time to enter one of her assignments.
Wednesday was a super busy day. I was so excited because my barbecue beef brisket photo had been featured on Food Gawker earlier in the day.
I was stoked.
Life couldn’t get much better.
And then, I saw this Facebook post from my friend, Christy:
My head started spinning. Seriously!?!
Seriously.
Ree Drummond called this a “Precious moment.”
Oh my gosh.
If you’re a fan on Facebook, you probably witnessed my complete, ecstatic meltdown.
It was legendary.
I really don’t expect to get much further in the contest.
I am just *so* excited to even have it chosen from the thousands of entries. Seriously, there were more than 75,000 entries in the Flickr group last night.
Here’s the complete list of Group 2 photos.
And for your viewing pleasure, some more photos from that amazing day that led to all this excitement.
You can see my original post about this photo shoot here.
I just don’t think days get any better than that.
Hi Arena!
These are amazing pictures!Love the framing of the families with light snow fall. Keep taking pictures since you do have the touch.
Have a great weekend
PK Reeves
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