Game 1 (regular season)

First game of the 09 season. Traveled to Murfreesboro and pulled off a goose-egg as Coach Duffey likes to call them....19-0

Help!!!

Ok, before you start asking yourself, "what in the heck is all that mess growing in that huge pot?", let me explain. This pot full of mess began a few months ago as a project with my grandson. He wated to plant flowers, but we don't have any area in our yard that we can plant yet. I had purchased a kit at Lowes, which was called "patio flowers". Ok, so what would you think? Put them in pots to sit on the patio or deck, right? These started as seeds that you grow, then trans-plant them into a pot. These went from the growing tray, to a small pot, which they outgrew. I already had this huge pot, so I thought this would be the last time I would have to plant them. Ummmm, notice the size of these...the stems? So do I plant these in the ground now? I'm sure my neighbors think I'm some kind of weirdo! I thought about planting them up agaisnt our privacy fence wall on the side of the house. Oh, there are actually 4 kinds of flowers in here...sunflowers, marigolds, and I can't remember what the other two are and of course, I threw away the packets.

pre-season game 6

this was out last pre-season game....yep, we do it NFL style and play six.....cause that's just how we roll. This was a pretty one-sided game (33-0) and our guys played some smash mouth football! You'll have to excuse the glare. I had to shoot the entire game straight into the sun!

ooops! Ok, I stand corrected. My son pointed out to me that in the NFL, the teams play 4 pre-season games, not 6. Can I just also add...big whooo.

pre-season game 5

this game was a little too close for comfort. The boys did pull off a 7-0 win over Mt. Juliet.

What's in a Name

I haven't had alot of followers on my blog, at least yet anyway, but I hope to soon. I've been following so many blogs from fantastic photographers...ones who have been in the business for a long time, some for a short time, and some, like me, who are brand new. One common aspect that I read about ALOT when just starting out in photography is confidence. I sat staring at my blog for quite some time, and finally got the nerve to change my heading to a (although scary) more appropriate one....check it out! Mind you, I've never even done a real photo shoot and am still learning the in's and out's of my camera, but I'm getting there. Soon I hope to do a shoot of something....my husband, my kids, our dogs, or maybe I can con some friends into a shoot! Up until now, my blog has been mainly my grandsons football games. But I want to branch out, let people get to know ME. Talk about my life, my fears, my dreams, and of course, my love of photography! I hope to gain some followers who will travel on this journey with me....for support, advice, or even a "you so crazy" comments when I post random happenings in my life! So please leave me some comments and let me know you're out there!
Dawn
Dawn Beirnes Photography

(ok, is that just cool looking or what?) Maybe a contest on how to pronounce my last name, hmmmm????

pre-season game 4

this was our first travel game of the pre-season. We headed over to East Nashville for another shut-out...37-0. Check out the pics and you can make out Kaden (or most of him) on the line, usually at the bottom of the pile. Took 2 and 3 guys to attempt to hold him, but just like a true "player", he was unstoppable! (don't hate....Mee-Maws can say things like that)

practice

once again I repeat...you do not want none of 44!

This has been a strange season. Since Tyler played football for quite a few years, I've been around youth football before. Already this season I've witnessed some things I never thought I would see from six year olds, but the most aggravating things I have seen is with the parents. Just tonight we had parents getting upset because their kid was switch to a different position or taken out, which led to them making comments about the kid that went in for that position. Coaches are there to coach, parents are there to watch. Parents that sit in their chairs during practice and make comments about the coaches, really need to get a grip. Let them teach your sons, and let your kid enjoy playing football. OH, and have some class!

Back to the picture of 44....better watch out for the "little guy" (as some of the dads seem to like to call him) dynamite comes in small packages.

New TV

check out the new boob tube....as you can see, Mike Shanahan is giving us a wink...I think he likes it too.

pre-season Game 3

All I can say about this game is "it's hot up in here"! It was almost too hot to even take pictures. The boys played good, not up to speed, but who can blame them? It was just BAD. We did pull off the win 13-0. This was another bowl game, so they did a trophy presentation after the game.

pre-season Game 2

Back at the field on Sunday. We played Old Hickory and won! 26-0 Kaden got to play a different position....forced two fumbles and caused a "dead ball" play. Probably doesn't need repeating but....you do not want NONE of #44.

Pre-Season

yep, even the little guys call their scrimmage games the "pre-season"! We won our fist pre-season game 18-0 WOOT! It was hot, and for this up and coming photographer, horrible, harsh lighting. I think I still got some pretty decent shots. Since we won today, we'll play again tomorrow. Check out the uniforms, Yo! Added black to the normal purple and gold...just erase from your mind the first thought that comes into your head when you look at them, trust me, you'll feel better after you do. (hint, man, they closely resemble, hold on a minute and let me try to get this out....the Ravens. Sheesh that was rough, but it's ok now. Oh, just for FYI, you don't want NONE of #44!