Top row: Wine at 5th Street Wine and Deli (which also has amazing sandwiches!); my piece at Rosewood Art Center’s ArtEd exhibit among some absolutely amazing work (on display until September 12); my first-ever Dragon’s game (so fun!). Bottom row: Sweet Betsy at the Dublin Pub–their rendition of “Falling Slowly” was so gorgeous; my dear friend’s baby-bump, hennaed by a local artist named Zattana, who did the entire thing free-form (can you spot the baby’s name?); framing up my piece for the Westcott House’s House of Photography exhibit.

Do you have any plans this long weekend? We’ll be visiting family and soaking in the last little bits of summer. Before, though, is today, which looks like it is going to be a very big day for Briana Snyder Photography. There are so many great, new things happening lately, and I’m so excited to share them with you soon!

All photos via Instagram, where I’m @brianasnyder. I certainly hope no one thinks that I share these each week because I think my life is oh-so-exciting (really, most evenings lately were in early watching through Homicide: Life on the Street on Netflix). There are just so many great people in this area (and beyond!) who I happen to encounter each week and who are doing great things, and I like to take a chance to say thank you and show them a little internet love!

While in Texas, we rode on a ferry, and saw a lot of birds. Then we went to a barrel race at the Gulf Coast Cowboy Church. We didn’t get to go to an actual service there, which I would’ve loved, but I really wanted to see some serious “horse business” while we were in Texas, so I was really grateful–and it was SO fun to watch! (I also just learned that there is a rodeo not far at all from my home almost every weekend! An evening at the rodeo might be in order for this fall.) Oh, and the little girl in pink? She had a seatbelt on her saddle, and was just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.