It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

What a day today. So nice to see the sun come out and the flowers come up - finally! Took my digital SLR out for a tour of my neighborhood. Rows and rows of character homes hugging the ocean shore. It's the best neighborhood in the city (in my humble opinion) and on days like this I'm especially grateful to live here.
I've been slowly trying to figure out my new camera, reading through the manual but getting the best advice from friends who also have SLR's. One of them pointed me to this great light box tutorial which has really come in handy for shooting my jewelry. Check it out here.