Valentine's is approaching

Though, I do hate Valentines Day. It's merely a day for kids in highschool to buy a $1 carnation during lunch and hand it to their bf/gf or if they are single, to their best friends. The older you are the more you think to yourself "There shouldn't be one day out of the year that someone should show you they love you! It should be every day." Of course one expects the flowers and chocolates because society makes you believe that that's what you should receive on February 14th. Personally, random flowers and 'just because' chocolates are the best.
In any occassion I am in the loving mood right now. I last saw my fiance Monday evening, where he said the most amzing and sweet things to me. I don't think anyone has ever talked to me (including him!) in the 21 1/2 years I've been alive. So tonight I am posting some pictures that make me smile and think of him as I wait for Friday evening to come around when I can visit him for dinner at his job.

my engagment ring

the boy i'm going to marry

engagment ring again, in my favorite flower the lily

walking through a "haunted" graveyard

another picture i love

at my 20th birthday in 2007

Backyard Findings

Between a long workday and zumba class I spent some time in my backyard taking in the fresh air and chilling with my dog. I captured some black and white photos because everyone knows that everything looks better in black and white. :)

my baby <3

sap

my family puts creepy things on trees

Late night Photography

While at work today I was hoping to get a few pictures of the ducks that swim in the canal behind the school. Unfortunately the one day I was equipped with my camera, they were nowhere to be found. Instead I took a couple photos around 9pm (ET).
those that have a hard time seeing would better understand this picture

I painted these when I wanted to spruce up my bedroom.

Off to the beach

Today was a lovely day in Florida to put on the bathing suit and tan on the beach. It's been months since I last went to the beach. Suntan lotion on, blue skies, blistering sun...sigh. While at the beach, my fiance and I had seen a seagull that was larger than any other seagull we'd seen before. Then this bird came across something disgusting that my fiance couldn't distinguish. He only said that it was a bone, without the marrow and the bird was eating the meat on the outside. This was followed by a large pelican that landed next to our towels.

this photo taken by my fiance.

Welcome

Hello! I am Marleena, hence my website name. I absolutely love photography, especially real life photography. I do not photograph professionally, and I do not have a fancy camera. I just have a Canon PowerShot S3 and work with what I got. Everyday an opportunity shows up where one might say "That's a Kodak moment" but they just don't have a camera to capture the moment. I try my best to bring my camera with me everywhere so that I can be repared for 'that' moment. I will try to daily post images of what I see in the world around me. Unforunately I start this blog with no picture from today but I can share with you some pictures I have taken recently. I appreciate any feedback. enjoy :)
baby jaguar at local zoo

my sister has creepy figurines at her house

one of the pet lobsters in our fishtank at home