Wow, last year went by really fast and also pretty slow at times. Sounds impossible right? Typically the hard parts are what make it slow down, and that was no different in 2016. And yes, the good parts went by fast – really, really fast. But even so, I like to concentrate on the good stuff. One way I always do…
These Kids
Last Friday I took my kids’ lives in my hands by insisting that they let me take some professional-ish photos of them. You know for posterity and Christmas cards and stuff. I present you with the results. With added commentary. I like to call this little set “When we first got there and things were…
Perspective
Going through difficult times in our lives make us want curl up in a ball and stay in bed. But that’s not my style for too long. I do it for a bit and then I get up. Because what other choice do I have? Keep going or not, right? I took a little trip…
Good hair, the beach and my dog
What do these things have in common, you may ask. Well, they have to do with my top-liked Instagram photos from last year. Let’s face it people, phone photography (“phonography”?) has taken over. I do not remember the last time I saw someone with a “real” camera, except at a photoshoot or big event (or…
Ocean = Life
When we went to Moody Gardens (this is NOT an ad post, I already did that, I’m just telling a story…) we saw a documentary on the IMAX screen there about life at the very deepest depths of the ocean. It was done by Jacques Cousteau’s son and it was some of the…
Ah yes, photography…
I’ve been a bit of a slacker in this department lately. My focus has been more on my writing. Which is good. But I miss photography when I do not stretch my lens. That’s my meager attempt at a metaphor. I am proud that I’ve mostly kept up with the self-portrait a day project, but…
Old Man Winter, you need to pay for my tissues.
Are you snowed-in somewhere? If not, are you tired of the winter rain and cold, like me? I have a love/hate relationship with Winter. Partly because I hate having my hands and feet cold most of the time. However, I do love a cozy sweater or blanket, or both. And perhaps a good reason to drink…
My Girl
I brush her fine, straight hair and gently move the strands that hang in front of her eyes out of her face, as I gather them and place the pink hair clip just so. Her blue eyes look up at me as I say, “All done.” She insists she cannot put the clip in herself….
It’s All About Me
Did that title grab your attention? You know it’s not REALLY all about me, right? Certainly you know me better than that. However, I will admit that taking self portraits kind of makes it feel that way. My friend Sarah inspired me to try this project again (like she did in 2013)(I lasted until May…
January always comes after December
I always think “Oh my gosh, another year has passed just like that,” when I begin to take a look back. Like many of us, I assume, the calendar changing to a different number at the end of the date on my checks, always surprises me after all the craziness of Christmas. (yes, I may…