Sunday Walk

Today I went on an assignment for America's Quilt of Faith to photograph a Presbyterian congregation in Leesburg. I had my service time wrong which left me with an hour to spare so I walked around the block a few times and since I had my camera I took lots of pictures. There are so many interesting things that adorn people's homes. The area I was in had a lot of old homes with tons of charm. One of these days for a post I'll make a video montage of that days photo shoot so you can really see how things play out behind the camera. Some days it can be very difficult to choose what to post. After my walk I completed my assignment at the church. The service held in their church was very nice and the message was about praying for everyone even our enemies because you can't hate someone you are praying for. The Pastor told the congregation that if they are Republicans to pray for Obama, Hillary Clinton and even Nancy Paloci, and Demorcates need to pray for Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck and that we all need to pray for the bad leaders of the world too (she named them but I can't spell). She also said that we need not to fall pray to the media trying to discredit someone based on their beliefs but more on their policy, not to be afraid of non Christian religions. I think she was right. Next Sunday I will be photographing a Quaker church in Lincoln in which I am very curious.

Heritage Days Festival

Perhaps you are thinking why this picture? The reason why is the color of the coat, the buttons, trim and the ruffles. The other day I was watching one of my British Dramas, which I will admit I love. I have been getting a lot from Netflix. Anyway there is a girl with the most beautiful blue coat in a BBC series called Lark Rise to Candleford. Oh how I want a royal blue coat like hers, it was long in front but peculiarly short in back, but oh... the color, the same color as the one in this picture but a velvet. I also thought this picture represented Heritage Days well.

Last Good Look

All Warmed Up

At first, like most toddler aged kids she want nothing to do with me as a photographer. I had my studio set up to take pictures of her baby brother and there wasn't a chance she was going to pose for me. Having photographer her earlier in the year I wasn't concerned about getting a studio picture, I knew she would enjoy the outdoor pictures better, (they always do). Plus I had my "MAGIC YELLOW CHAIR" which truly is magic because so far every little child who sees it won't leave it alone. So here I post one of the many shots I took of this sweet child all smiles and ready to play.

3 Days Till The Fair

The last two weeks have been so crazy trying to get ready for Saturdays craft show. I can't wait for Monday so I can watch soap operas and eat bon-bons. I was talking to some friends the other day, do they even make bon-bons anymore? Actually, next week will be dedicated to putting my house back in order, I haven't watched a soap opera since High School. So here are my eggs just after the varnish was applied.

Changing seasons

Friend

It is fun to see your child make good friends. Friends that share the same interests, friends that play nicely together, friends that go together like puzzle pieces or like oreos and milk. This is one of my sons friends who is like that, they run and play and laugh together and thoroughly enjoy childhood. A few weeks ago they got into the dress-up box it was a riot, the two of them marching around in old halloween costumes that were WAY too small. It is fun to watch the two of them play. One thing about children is if you stop, and really stop, stop everything and watch them play you will smile and smiling makes us feel good and makes us happy. So if you are feeling blue stop everything and watch a child play, (don't watch an ornery one, that will only frustrate you, just watch happy ones play)

Russian Pin

I love unique art that is indicative of a specific country. I love the Russian lacquer boxes and the matryoshka dolls and these beautiful little pins.

Geocache

Okay, if I haven't already blabbed to you about geocaching click on the link. Today we decided to set up our own cache for people to find. In the cache we have placed a geo-coin attached to the carabiner key chain in the picture. The coin commemorates 100 years of scouting, hence the cub scout uniform. The goal of this trackable geo coin it to travel from various caches across the us to Twin Falls Idaho for my cub scouts cousins to pick up. Cool hu, we will see if it works and how long it will take to get there. Each trackable has a code so we can track it's progress along the way. I am having a lot of fun with it, to me it's like scavenger hunts and grab bags all in one, my mom will confirm that I was always a sucker for grab bags as a kid, even still I am sometimes tempted, I just have to know what is in it.

Little Bits

I almost forgot! I was getting into bed after a very long day and it hit me that I hadn't taken my picture yet. So sleeping children were the first thing I thought of. This picture is titled Little Bits because that is what my son's blanket has become. I have had to cut the blanket in half fold it over and make smaller blankets because the stuffing was exposed and the back shredded. There are two blankets now, not enough to really keep warm but still very important in the sleep process.