Love them! Your eye is impressive, and effortless. I can't wait for the day I can snap photos of my husband holding our little one, like you have. *sigh*

These are gorgeous, Y. Thank you for indulging me. (It was for me, right?)

The last one and the highway shot are top notch.

Seriously, each set of photos is more beautiful than the last.

I love the bee.

Your pictures are Just. So. Good. I mean, look at that one up top with the bee! And the lines in that highway pic! They're just fantastic. I wish I had your eye. I hope this doesn't sound like I'm just flattering you...I'm very sincere. Keep up the great work!

I love the flower photos and I'm not much of a flower kinda gal :)

You do take awesome pictures!! I hope you feel better soon :0)

I take just a few days away from reading blogs to spend some time with family and come back to find that I'm too late to ask a question and I'm not even allowed to tell you to not quit blogging! (shhhh)

At least you left me some purdy pics to comment on. You have some mad photography skillz. Seriously, I especially love the traffic pic. Very cool.

That's only four pictures. I asked for five. Did you think I can not count??? :)

Please tell me the shot of Gabby & Tony is being enlarged, framed, and given to him for Father's Day. Fabulous shot, Y.

I love that last one of the flowers! I wish I had a frivoulous account in my budget to buy it!

Your pictures are always amazing. I tune in for the whole package b/c you are cool in lots of ways. Please don't go away!

Absolutely gorgeous. I'm a photo editor for my living - so I know of whence I speak. There's no question that these are publication quality. I hope, eventually, you can see your photography skills the way the rest of us do.

I really love the one with the bee. BEAUTIFUL!!!

-H

I promise, I am NOT saying this just to kiss butt, but ah, those are kind of spectacular. They totally look like pro shots.

You do take gorgeous pictures -- I wish I had your know-how and/or a good camera, but for now I will live vicariously through good photography like yours. Thanks for sharing!

I demand more pictures. :) Framed and matted would help.

You have real talent.

your amazing eye is a gift which can not be taught! keep shooting, because you are absolutely wonderful.

The one of the freeway is gorgeous in an Ansel Adams kind of way.

You're an amazing photographer!! Do you give lessons?

o my goodness gracious gertie.......those pictures are amazing..........you are my photog hero.

Now THIS is my eye candy...okay maybe not totally but its ALMOST as good..LOVE the ocean view or the viewing of the ocean...possiblities are endless kinda feel to it.

The last one looks like a painting . . .how do you DO that? Seriously-this is your calling Y. People would totally buy these. I would . .. . wish I lived in SoCal (well,no i don't), but I would love a portrait of my daughter done by you.

keep posting them, you have the eye I dream of- and obviously far better technical skill!!

The black and white! It has so much movement, and yet so much stillness. Awesome!

The pic of your son and daughter? Made me catch my breath! Very top-notch! You should be proud of yourself. Your children and your photography are breathtakingly beautiful!

ummm .. ..not in a stalkerish way, kay? Promise!

I love the bee and the flowers and the highway is stupendous. But the picture that gets me the most is your husband and daughter. Just wonderful.

It's funny, I find that some of my fave pix of my son and husband are of the back of their heads too :-) Catching them doing something together when they aren't aware that I'm shooting.

Y, you are an AMAZING photographer!!!

These are BEAUTIFUL. :) Just like you.

OK. Since nobody else has pointed this out yet:

OMG!! Bees!!!!

I am surprised (and pleased!) that you got close enough to a bee to take that lovely pic. Either you are getting over your fear, or you've got one helluva telephoto lens 8^}

Seriously, these pics are all gorgeous and I concur with everyone else who says you've got a gift. Is that Tony or Andrew with Gabby?