Some photos just talk to you, don't they. I think those are the ones that I would say are 'my favorites'. What I mean by that is, that somehow the image that finally emerges is something way beyond what I thought I was getting at that moment of capture. These photos are representative of that kind of experience, for me. I hope to build on this gallery and I hope you enjoy this journey as well! http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0786ps-crop-2-for-sm/363315023_JAGGJ-Ti.jpg http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/gallery/5853391_XRg3Q/ 2009-10-26T02:57:33Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363315023_JAGGJ" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0786ps-crop-2-for-sm/363315023_JAGGJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0786ps-crop-2-for-sm/363315023_JAGGJ-Th.jpg 2006-11-13 20:39:38 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />In my Father's hands.</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363315535_rxZys" title="In my Father's hands."><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0799My-Fathers-Hands/363315535_rxZys-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In my Father's hands." title="In my Father's hands." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0799My-Fathers-Hands/363315535_rxZys-Th.jpg 2006-11-13 20:47:00 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363711651_P7TJR" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0820ps-brntone-2/363711651_P7TJR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0820ps-brntone-2/363711651_P7TJR-Th.jpg 2006-11-13 20:51:15 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363669567_qPfXH" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0093ps-crop-brntone/363669567_qPfXH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0093ps-crop-brntone/363669567_qPfXH-Th.jpg 2007-01-26 09:43:46 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />8x10 crop and softened a bit. There is an anointing on this photo - not mine you understand. I am just the 'midwife'; I was given the privilege of assisting in the birth of this image. My ...</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#287600020_onQya" title="8x10 crop and softened a bit. There is an anointing on this photo - not mine you understand. I am just the 'midwife'; I was given the privilege of assisting in the birth of this image. My ..."><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG9454-Gavril-8x10-from-tiff/287600020_onQya-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="8x10 crop and softened a bit. There is an anointing on this photo - not mine you understand. I am just the 'midwife'; I was given the privilege of assisting in the birth of this image. My ..." title="8x10 crop and softened a bit. There is an anointing on this photo - not mine you understand. I am just the 'midwife'; I was given the privilege of assisting in the birth of this image. My ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG9454-Gavril-8x10-from-tiff/287600020_onQya-Th.jpg 2008-04-27 18:56:09 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363679837_d6EZa" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0151ps/363679837_d6EZa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0151ps/363679837_d6EZa-Th.jpg 2007-01-26 10:14:18 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />Angel</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#364176346_6qB7w" title="Angel"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0100-4x6-sm/364176346_6qB7w-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Angel" title="Angel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0100-4x6-sm/364176346_6qB7w-Th.jpg 2007-01-26 09:51:32 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#364182084_vRQkh" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0122My-fathers-hands-copy/364182084_vRQkh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG0122My-fathers-hands-copy/364182084_vRQkh-Th.jpg 2007-01-26 10:02:42 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#364194019_BWk57" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG1645ps-crop-copy-sm/364194019_BWk57-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG1645ps-crop-copy-sm/364194019_BWk57-Th.jpg 2006-12-10 15:36:22 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#364194146_Kj7xK" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG1686ps-crop-4x6-edit-sm/364194146_Kj7xK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG1686ps-crop-4x6-edit-sm/364194146_Kj7xK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363753234_6jKPz" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6281ps-4x6-text/363753234_6jKPz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6281ps-4x6-text/363753234_6jKPz-Th.jpg 2007-10-28 15:49:16 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />Her pleasure at her find was written all over her face - the adults around her, myself included, did not see this until much later when we looked at the photos!</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363754719_YT4n9" title="Her pleasure at her find was written all over her face - the adults around her, myself included, did not see this until much later when we looked at the photos!"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6286ps-4x6-vert/363754719_YT4n9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Her pleasure at her find was written all over her face - the adults around her, myself included, did not see this until much later when we looked at the photos!" title="Her pleasure at her find was written all over her face - the adults around her, myself included, did not see this until much later when we looked at the photos!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6286ps-4x6-vert/363754719_YT4n9-Th.jpg 2007-10-28 15:49:34 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />Very proud of herself - and probably would have said so verbally if she could have! Her eyes are telling the story however! At this point, she is still the only one who knows about the sna ...</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363756081_pJSpF" title="Very proud of herself - and probably would have said so verbally if she could have! Her eyes are telling the story however! At this point, she is still the only one who knows about the sna ..."><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6287ps-4x6-vert/363756081_pJSpF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Very proud of herself - and probably would have said so verbally if she could have! Her eyes are telling the story however! At this point, she is still the only one who knows about the sna ..." title="Very proud of herself - and probably would have said so verbally if she could have! Her eyes are telling the story however! At this point, she is still the only one who knows about the sna ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6287ps-4x6-vert/363756081_pJSpF-Th.jpg 2007-10-28 15:49:37 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />...taking a little time to examine her treasure.</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363757976_sbeZ4" title="...taking a little time to examine her treasure."><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6291ps-4x6-vert/363757976_sbeZ4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...taking a little time to examine her treasure." title="...taking a little time to examine her treasure." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6291ps-4x6-vert/363757976_sbeZ4-Th.jpg 2007-10-28 15:50:15 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />Seconds before 'Mom' realized that she had something in her hands...then the snail was promptly removed.</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#363761196_YhcPH" title="Seconds before 'Mom' realized that she had something in her hands...then the snail was promptly removed."><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6292ps-4x6/363761196_YhcPH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Seconds before 'Mom' realized that she had something in her hands...then the snail was promptly removed." title="Seconds before 'Mom' realized that she had something in her hands...then the snail was promptly removed." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6292ps-4x6/363761196_YhcPH-Th.jpg 2007-10-28 15:50:17 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />...well that was fun while it lasted. :-)</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#364088948_gYjcr" title="...well that was fun while it lasted. :-)"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6295ps-4x6-crop/364088948_gYjcr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...well that was fun while it lasted. :-)" title="...well that was fun while it lasted. :-)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/6295ps-4x6-crop/364088948_gYjcr-Th.jpg 2007-10-28 15:50:46 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />Serious discussions happen at all ages!</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#578587714_Ue93K" title="Serious discussions happen at all ages!"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG6215cr-brntone/578587714_Ue93K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Serious discussions happen at all ages!" title="Serious discussions happen at all ages!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG6215cr-brntone/578587714_Ue93K-Th.jpg 2009-06-29 17:59:18 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />Cooper in the daffodils!</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#606206005_sAhS2" title="Cooper in the daffodils!"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG5952ps-cr-2/606206005_sAhS2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cooper in the daffodils!" title="Cooper in the daffodils!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG5952ps-cr-2/606206005_sAhS2-Th.jpg 2009-04-09 11:50:19 <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a><br />New TeacupKids! Brother and sister!</p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#634826573_jUoGM" title="New TeacupKids! Brother and sister!"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG6641ps-cr-bw/634826573_jUoGM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="New TeacupKids! Brother and sister!" title="New TeacupKids! Brother and sister!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG6641ps-cr-bw/634826573_jUoGM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#634829190_oBLNV" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG6628ps-cr-bw/634829190_oBLNV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG6628ps-cr-bw/634829190_oBLNV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#637217539_NYmHw" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG6656ps-x-blk-bkground/637217539_NYmHw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG6656ps-x-blk-bkground/637217539_NYmHw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com">cherylbirkhead</a> </p><p><a href="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/5853391_XRg3Q#639626913_MZ8Bh" title="cherylbirkhead's photo"><img src="http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG7954ps-collage-mb-2/639626913_MZ8Bh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cherylbirkhead's photo" title="cherylbirkhead's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-26T02:58:32Z cherylbirkhead http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com http://cherylbirkhead.smugmug.com/My-Favorites/My-Favorites/IMG7954ps-collage-mb-2/639626913_MZ8Bh-Th.jpg 2009-09-02 10:09:39