When I was home in November, my friend Hannah and I fulfilled our plan to venture out together to take a few moments to trade maternity sessions (mine here), we are due just three days apart. This will be Hannah’s second baby boy and I am so excited for her to experience the joy of two little boys, like we have. Continents apart, Hannah and I have built a friendship after a just a few weeks of knowing each other over the collaboration of a wedding we shot together before I departed to Brazil, now we get to grow together as mamas and and share our accomplishments as photographers.

Nearly one hundred days later, the perfectly blue Brazilian skies clouded up, street lights stayed lit far into the day and eager rain drops leaked from the sky into the open arms of children and vegetation across the plateau.

It is in fact winter here in Brazil, but with all the sunshine, blue sky and slow and lazy summer afternoons of summer anywhere else in the world. Last week a favorite recent fine art photograph of mine was featured on one of my most favorite and inspiring websites www.cloud-dreaming.com. Take a visual break from your summer day and head on over to check it out.

Every bit as remarkable as they are silly. Here is a glimpse of my time spent with the Foleys, in their home and aside the beautiful Lake Paranoá.

In my opinion, the most vibrant place in all of Brasilia, Parque de Cidade. A giant city park that is likened to that of Central Park in NYC, with all the activities and all the culture of the city, melded into one glorious green space in the middle of the city. On weekends it is the place to be…and to be seen. With everything from a fair Nicolandia to heated games of futevôlei, followed by casual gatherings of friends sipping agua de coco from straws dipped directly into large green coconut shells. Watermelon is sold quartered for less than a dollar and outdoor gyms and open air massage tents are set up to build and to ease aching muscles. The park also has several enormous parks for children built to shape shoes, cinderella’s carriage and boats and rocket ships, painted a familiar Brazilian trio of red, blue and yellow. This photo was taken in one of the children’s parks while my boys played, imaginations running wild while snacking on tiny white waxy bags of salty pipoca.