This little girl is super adorable (usually). But I could not resist posting this photo of her face when her mom made her wear a flower on her head. Oh girl. I can relate.My own mother often tells me stories of how when I was young people thought I was a boy, so she scotch taped bows to my head. SCOTCH TAPE, PEOPLE. So I always feel for the baby girls when stuff is put on their heads... although at least there are non-tape methods these days. (And I should note that this rad mama was hesitant about the flower as well, but we tried it just to see what we'd get.)So this photo was shot last week. Today is Ezra's first day in daycare and I am catching up on MASSIVE amounts of work, which leaves very little time between jobs to actually take fresh photos. Which is why you're getting these instead (sorry).And! I'm including a cute photo of this babe below just to show you how cute she really is.Oh! And an internet share of the day! Did you read about how Minneapolis is so wonderful in The Atlantic? No? Here's an excerpt:

The Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area is richer by median household income than Pittsburgh or Salt Lake City (or New York, or Chicago, or Los Angeles). Among residents under 35, the Twin Cities place in the top 10 for highest college-graduation rate, highest median earnings, and lowest poverty rate, according to the most recent census figures. And yet, according to the Center for Housing Policy, low-income families can rent a home and commute to work more affordably in Minneapolis–St. Paul than in all but one other major metro area (Washington, D.C.). Perhaps most impressive, the Twin Cities have the highest employment rate for 18-to-34-year-olds in the country.

But you didn't need The Atlantic to tell you Minneapolis is awesome, because I tell you all the time :)

Moments to myself these days are a bit few and far between. Wait. Let me clarify. Moments to myself in which I'm not working, catching up on emails or trying to keep the business going while on this maternity break (that ends on Tuesday) are few and far between.And this head cold? Man, could I ever use some time to myself. So Jamie got home from work today and I handed him The Spawn and went upstairs to soak in a warm bath. Oh you guys, I just don't do this enough! It was pure bliss.I would normally give you internet shares in this spot, but Jamie and I have a DATE tonight, and I want to go use this time to make myself fresh and pretty. If I can escape the house without dog/baby drool/spitup/hair on me tonight, it will be a modern miracle. Fingers crossed for such sexiness!

Today the temperature dropped back down to our normal February climate of single digits. I snapped this frost on the window of the garage, where frost seems to collect the most due to the cars heating and cooling out there.I think frost is so interesting because some parts remind me of soft bird feathers, but mostly it looks sharp and painful, like badly healed scars. When it gets super cold and it hurts to inhale, I imagine these little white knives are filling my lungs (doubtful). But nonetheless, it's quite pretty as well!For your internet share(s) today, I wanted to show you these awesome spy cams from the 50s!Or how about this super fun instagram feed from backstage at The Grammy's?No? That doesn't float your boat? How about knowing at what age you are older than the majority of people in the world? (Hint, I'm already there).Ok. Lastly, how about a new Cameron Crowe movie with Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone? See! Something for everyone!

I shot this image of Toby the Cat during one of my many sessions last Saturday. Isn't he beautiful? I love those green, green eyes. I am showing you this because a) I am still sick with a cold (which seems to be getting worse) and b) I'm trying to get as much done today as I can on the computer, and taking time to shoot just isn't working out.And I'm not sure what I would take a photo of today anyway... maybe all the supplies I got at Walgreens? Cough drops, nasal spray, breathe-right air strips, airborne vitamin supplements, tissues and regular vitamins? Yeah. I am feeling as sexy as all that sounds.But! To make up for an older photo and my lack of internet shares lately, I have lots to entertain you with!First, I love how artistic ariel photography can be. My favorite one here is the view of the US/Canada border.Second, Humans of New York just dropped the mic.Third, one of the benefits of us not getting much snow in Minnesota this year are the beautiful icy lakes that you can see right now. I wanna get in on some of this action!And fourth! As I'm trying to eat as much vitamin c as possible, I think you should bring me a batch of these grapefruit mojitos. To help heal me. Really. 

I realized last night that I had not included any photos of the dogs in my Monday at the Madhouse entry, and that made me so sad! So today, while I stayed in by the fire nursing a sore throat, I decided to spend Ezra's naptimes shooting pictures of the pups. I can't neglect my original kids, now can I?You can tell one of them is a much larger ham for the camera than the other. Unsurprisingly.

Last night I shot an engagement party for these two over at The Local in downtown Minneapolis. It was a fantastic group who made super fun photos, and it was a really nice time. Sometimes heading into a "party" shoot, you  have no idea what sort of family dynamics await and how it will be, but this was a genuine, fun group.This shoot also brought back some great memories for me. Ages ago, back when we went to Spain, we returned late at night from our overseas flight and I was sick. Really sick. I caught some sort of cold/plague in Spain and it was hitting me hard upon arrival into Minneapolis. But. But! It was my buddy Julie's last night in town before moving to Texas with her fiance, and they were having their engagement party in the exact same spot.I think we literally stayed for 10 minutes. I hugged them and promptly told them to wash their hands, then I left and probably stayed in bed for a week.For your internet share of the day, how about distributing your portfolio on actual thumb drives. No, seriously. Click that link.

Busy busy days around these parts! I have seven shoots scheduled for the next five days, so today was super busy processing and wrapping up the shoots I had last week. Whew! In other words, this has been my view all day.Interesting side note about my desk: That photo propped up agains the books on the right? That was taken of Jamie and I in about 1996 or early 1997. And my headphones? I've been listening mostly to Run the Jewels and Panda Bear today. Thug rap and indie pop -- what can I say, I like variety.The Ezra cards on the right? They say, "The bun's outta the oven, so it's time to hustle." I've been sending those out to clients to remind them that my maternity leave officially ends in a week and a half, and I'm ready to get busy again. So far, it seems to be doing the trick...No internet share today as it's been all work and no play, but I'll try to make up for it later!

This morning Ezra and I had breakfast with the always amazing Leah over at her house. Remember, she is the mother of Diggs. Anyway, Diggs' cousin Easton was visiting as well, so I snapped a quick shot of that adorable boxer face. Seriously, I cannot get enough of those wrinkles! Easton and Diggs were all over Ezra, probably since he carries Collie and Vizsla scent whereever he goes. But the kid loved it! Two huge dogs all up in his grill smelling his hair? Doesn't even break a sweat. That's my boy.For your internet share today, my favorite travel photographers are back at it again -- this time in Peru! Also, how to lose weight in 4 easy steps. This totally sucked me in (thx, Margaret!).