LEWISBURG -- Cheryl Fallon can thank her first-born son for reuniting her with photography.

Fallon, who began taking photos when she was 10 years old with a camera her dad loaned her, lost touch with the hobby throughout college until the birth of her son in 2004. That's when her love of picture taking rekindled.

"I carted my camera with me everywhere I went," she said.

Since then, Fallon, of Paxinos, has continued capturing the beauty of the world as she sees it, and will present those photographs at her first solo exhibition beginning this Saturday May 17 through May 24 at the Packwood House Museum, 15 N. Water St., Lewisburg.

An opening reception will be held Saturday from 5-8 p.m.

The exhibit will also feature pottery by Paula Lehr of Orangeville.

"I'm very excited to have the opportunity to share the way I see the world," Fallon said.

Many of her photographs are landscape in black and white or sepia tones, she said. She added deteriorating buildings and cars, things she calls "that which was once shiny and new," are a large focus of her work as well.

After graduating from Bloomsburg University in 1997 with a degree in biology and then giving birth, Fallon began once again to carry her camera along each day.

"I ended up starting to pay more attention again to the landscape and beauty that is all around me," Fallon said. "I had to take pictures of it."

She began showing her self-taught talent three years ago, offering a little insight to the world she views each day.

"I have a great attraction to trees and entanglements of vines," she said, adding other focuses are multi-floral rose bushes, cloud formations and nature aspects. "It probably comes from my attraction to biology."

Fallon said although this is her first solo show, she has shown her work previously in other places around the area. She hopes her pictures will open the eyes of those around her to see the simple things.

"I think we often lose sight of the beauty all around us," Fallon said. "A lot of pictures I take are from my travels. When I worked, I would pass a tree day in and day out for three years, and one day, it kind of stood out. I started to see it in a different way. We're all so busy with things to do that I hope people will, through my work, start to see that beauty and mystery."

For more information on Fallon, her work and upcoming exhibits, visit www.cherylfallon.com.