Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Well I Suck 2/52

So I missed the deadline for our second photo task...and I have no photo...this is not faring well for me. I can tell you though that I pouted on Sunday because I think I could have taken a great "what defines me" photo if I had a tripod and remote...but I don't...so no pic...

On Sunday morning I got to sleep in and so around 10:30 Aaron and Noah came and climbed into bed with me...they were each resting their heads on my chest and had their arms wrapped around me as we snuggled...and the reality is that is truly what defines me now...my two boys! I love them more than life and every decision I make in life is made with their best interests in mind. So you can imagine what this photo would have looked like if I'd had equipment to take such a photo...and I promise to get started on this week's theme (although my hometown looks REALLY bad right now as we are in slush and ice hell...).

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

1/52 A Frosty Nighttime Walk

So this is my first of 52 photos for this very neat photo blog project I'm doing with a wonderful group of ladies. Unfortunately, my point and shoot doesn't give me nearly the photos that they are producing but it's fun.



The moon is masked by ice-laden clouds
in this sanctuary of muted glow and cold
A faint hiss is on the wind
as flakes descend to the ground
The crisp air in my lungs fills me with a sense of life
Now is when the body can converse freely with the mind
When the snow covers the landscape
giving the eye a clean slate, a realm of peace
on which the mind may create, explore
until clarity reigns over ice and chill
and inner peace is fulfilled


~Tyann Zehms~
(I hope she doesn't mind that I "borrowed" her poem...it was a perfect fit with my photos)

It has been so cold and snowy here and we are supposed to get another couple of inches tonight so I decided to go out and take some winter evening photos-especially for those of you who live in the warm states and still have flowers...honestly!

So here is my silent neighbourhood on a winter's night.

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And a big hurrah to whoever can guess what this photo is depicting...

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And lastly, because I am after all first and foremost a mother...two shots of my adorable little man from this week...cuddling his monkey and sniffing mommy's toes (sometimes it's better not to ask)

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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Creativity???

Well girls I'm going to attempt to bring my creative side out and we'll see how this goes. Thank you ladies for inspiring me to move out of my comfort zone. Unfortunately I won't have the photo skills you all possess...or the sense of humour in my writing that Terri shares with us...but I'm quite excited about this prospect so thank you for that.