Back Deck

Last week John and I gathered our families in adjacent oceanfront beach houses in the Outer Banks.

Our house had a huge back deck that opened up onto the pool where Orelia spent many hours swimming.

In the late afternoon, the deck got shady which made it perfect for a few photos or a glass of iced tea and a book.

Orelia enjoyed the deck the most when she was in her daddy's arms.

I was lucky enough to borrow one of my dad's cameras for the week (so I had one less thing to lug across the country).

These photos were snapped with his ultra-sharp 85mm f1.4 lens.  All the better to snap pictures of matching daddy-daughter blue eyes.