“Makes Me Smile” I am blessed to have many things, situations and people in my life that make me smile most days. This guy makes me smile 24/7; he can make me smile even when I am convinced there is not much to be smiling about.
“Say Cheese!” Life seems so busy right now. I feel like I am pedaling as hard as I can and am still behind the pack. So when I read that today’s prompt was pull over or slow down and notice the things around you, I just laughed. Deep down I know that slowing down is not only important but also absolutely necessary to maintaining a healthy body and a healthy spirit, but I can’t always make myself do it. Case…
“Drops” “No Creative Energy” Today was a good day generally speaking. Erin spent the night here last night because she and Brooke had a catering job today. This meant that this morning I got to have breakfast with my baby. That was a nice treat. School was OK too; my Monday classes are fun and not too taxing on my brain, which is a good thing because my brain is really tired right now. In terms of photography, however, the…
“Going For A Spin” I liked the bright colors of this garden spinner displayed outside of a toy store.
“Laying It All Out There” How do the months pass so quickly? Today, being the first Saturday of the month, is self portrait Saturday. The goal of today’s prompt was to embrace and photograph our imperfections. As I thought about what to do with this, I realized how much I have grown as a person and a photographer over the past sixteen months of taking self portraits. This time last year I would have been overwhelmed by this prompt….
“Layers of Life” I am so grateful for today. As it turned out, I have had all day at home. This gave me the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather (much improved over last night’s tornadoes) and play with my Lensbaby, which has been neglected lately. In addition to all of this, Weber had training today so was able to come home for lunch. I could used to this lifestyle quite easily! This photo was taken while…
“Hard Working Keys” I have been teaching in the same place since 1992. I can’t believe it has been 24 years; well, really 23. I took a year off early on to teach elementary music at the school that my girls were attending at the time. Back then, as a doctoral student, I figured this would just be a job that would give me some experience, something to put on my resume, a stepping stone of sorts that would allow…
“Who Framed Who?” This isn’t the image I thought I was after, but I like it.
“Feeling Low” I personally am not feeling low, but when I looked at a stack of papers on my desk in which a piece of music was turned sideways, this poor little bass clef looked so sad. Though I have been looking at bass clefs for MANY years, I had never noticed their “un-smiley” face before. This made me chuckle. Today’s prompt had more to do with technique, achieving sharp focus than the philosophical ideas surrounding focus, but I had…
“Garden?” Confession time. At this very moment my garden is non-existent. I have dreams. I have plans. I have seeds. I have raised beds. I have had no time. I would love to have a bountiful garden this year. It makes me happy to grow my own vegetables, but right now I just don’t have the time to nurture a garden. The flip side of a garden making me happy is that if it fails, it makes me incredibly unhappy….