Since today is my 50th birthday, I was going to be shameless and ask my readers for a gift from my list below. Then I felt guilty. Then I remembered I'll be going in for a surgical procedure in the near future, and decided life is too short to be wishy-washy about wishes. (Wow. Passive... Continue Reading →
MM – Picture day, sky
Since today is Memorial Day here in the States, before I get to my sky pictures, I wanted to take a moment to share what I posted on Facebook - My father and grandfather came home. My thoughts and prayers today for those who did not. Now, before my last National Photography Month post, once... Continue Reading →
MM – Picture day, trees
It's an interesting bit of synchronicity that I planned the topic for today's blog weeks ago, and we heard from our landlords just a few days ago that the the crew from the tree removal company would be arriving this morning. Instead of my usual writing soundtrack of kidlets and Pandora, I'm being serenaded by... Continue Reading →
MM – Picture day, Dad
Today would have been my father's eighty-eighth birthday, had we not lost him in 2001 to the horrific disease that is Alzheimer's. In my attempts to organize the many boxes of family photos, I've discovered some of his old black and white snaps. Unfortunately, I don't have any information about the pictures, other than what... Continue Reading →
MM – Picture day, birds
It seemed like such an easy thing to do. Pick a theme for each of the four Mondays in May (National Photography Month), then post seven pictures for each theme (the arbitrary goal I set for myself). I had about two weeks to prepare. The themes were easy - birds, my late father (his birthday... Continue Reading →