May 18, 2013
Make a little birdhouse in your soul. ― Linnell Flansburgh FOCUS: Wildlife Many years ago, my son built several birdhouses that we proudly displayed in our backyard. They have hung on our… Read More
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May 17, 2013
Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope – a slight change, and all patterns alter. – Sharon Salzberg FOCUS: Digital Art Today was my daughter’s last day of high school. A milestone day… Read More
May 16, 2013
To learn the magic of light, get up before sunrise… and watch. – Ted Grant FOCUS: Lighting I am not really a morning person, but I must admit that the light… Read More
May 15, 2013
I believe in the photographer’s magic — the ability to stir the soul with light and shape and color. To create grand visual moments out of small and simple things, and to infuse… Read More
May 14, 2013
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. – Margaret Atwood Focus: Macro It’s hard to believe that the temperatures have been in the high 80′s the… Read More
May 11, 2013
I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy… Read More
May 12, 2013
Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate. – Alan D. Wolfelt FOCUS: Food Every Mother’s Day my husband asks me what I’d like to have for dinner. Every Mother’s Day I… Read More
May 11, 2013
A warm breeze blew through my window like a gentle wave lapping the sandy shore in summer at low tide, and as I took in a breath of air that blanketed my body… Read More
May 10, 2013
The sun was as flirty as Scarlett O’Hara with the Tarleton twins, breaking through the clouds in spectacular bursts that seemed like personal favors and then retreating for hours, days, and making us… Read More
May 9, 2013
…and it’s spring when the world is puddle-wonderful. – e.e. cummings Focus: Abstract These photos could be titled ‘Scenes from a Stormy Day’, as they chronicle the sequence of weather that passed through… Read More
May 8, 2013
Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. Focus: Macro I love rain. I love the sound, the smell, the feel. I love how it makes everything feel so fresh and… Read More
May 7, 2013
Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? – Pablo Picasso Focus: Abstract Weeeeeeee – Color, Color, Color! Today, I purchased yards and yards… Read More
May 6, 2013
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. – Lao Tzu Focus: Macro I am discovering that, due to the erratic weather recently, spring seems a bit more timid this year. There are… Read More
May 5, 2013
To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It’s like makeup. It’s the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance. –… Read More
May 4, 2013
May the Force be with you… – Star Wars, A New Hope Focus: Digital Art I just couldn’t let Star Wars Day go by with out a little digital art tribute. To… Read More
May 3, 2013
Mirror, Mirror on the wall…. – Evil Queen, Snow White Focus: Self Portrait Well, today’s photo almost didn’t happen. It wasn’t until I was getting ready for bed at 10:00 at night… Read More
May 2, 2013
May is a pious fraud of the almanac, A ghastly parody of real spring Shaped out of snow and breathed with eastern wind; – James Russell Lowell Focus: Still Life Spring has… Read More
May 1, 2013
Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come. - Thomas Carlyle Focus: Macro It is May 1st. It… Read More
April 30, 2013
If dandelions were hard to grow, they’d be most welcome on any lawn. – Andrew V. Mason Focus: Macro It is funny how gardeners will methodically, and quite aggressively, dig up each… Read More
April 29, 2013
The most beautiful springs are those that come after the most horrible winters! – Mehmet Murat Ildan Focus: Macro I realize my photos have been heavy on the flower shots lately, but… Read More
April 28, 2013
The front door to springtime is a photographer’s best friend. – Terri Guillemets Focus: Macro We’ve had beautiful spring weather the past few days – sunshine, blue skies and gloriously warm temperatures. … Read More
April 27, 2013
“Pretty in pink, isn’t she?” – Psychedelic Furs Focus: Portrait Senior prom. What a fabulous night to be both a parent and a photographer! Those who know Hannah, know she is not… Read More
April 26, 2013
The earth laughs in flowers. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Focus: Macro …Do it… No, Don’t do it… Well, okay, DO it… No, No DON’T do it…. DO IT!!!! Like many warm weather junkies… Read More
April 25, 2013
Above all, send the bees love. Every little thing wants to be loved… – Sue Monk Kidd Focus: Wildlife A bee visited my garden today – the very first one of the season. … Read More
April 24, 2013
Anyone who has ever cleaned out a closet and taken stuff to Goodwill knows how liberating it is. You feel lighter, your mind feels clearer. – Cecile Andrews Focus: Life Unscripted Today I… Read More
April 23, 2013
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. ~Hal Borland Focus: Still Life 75 inches of snow in Denver since January 1st. 20 inches of snow thus far in April alone. … Read More
April 22, 2013
Earth, my dearest, oh believe me, you no longer need your springtimes to win me over…Unspeakably, I have belonged to you, from the flush. – Rainer Maria Rilk FOCUS: Digital Art… Read More
April 21, 2013
The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size. ~Gertrude S. Wister Focus: Macro The tiny little flowers of the Periwinkle vine… Read More
April 20, 2013
The sound of thunder, the smell of rain. The earth giving birth to another season. Nature’s labor pains…Beautiful. ― Carol Morgan Focus: Cloudscape The weather has been so unsettled lately – snow, rain,… Read More
April 19, 2013
Dear Winter - I’m breaking up with you…. Focus: Still Life Dear Winter, I’m breaking up with you. You’ve overstayed your welcome, and it’s time for you to leave. Sure, we’ve had… Read More
April 18, 2013
Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer. Focus: Animals We own two… Read More
April 17, 2013
If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign? – Albert Einstein Focus: Photo Montage Today I challenged myself to photograph 20… Read More
April 16, 2013
When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To… Read More
April 15, 2013
Isn’t it appropriate that the month of taxes begins with April Fool’s Day and ends with cries of ‘May Day!’ – Unknown Focus: Digital Art This may be an oxymoron, but Happy… Read More
April 14, 2013
I actually washed my window once, and it fell through – it was being held together by the dirt. – Edie Falco Focus: Still Life Remember those windows that I went to… Read More
April 13, 2013
If the shoe fits – buy it in every color. Focus: Life Unscripted My daughter’s senior prom is in a few weeks, and today we went shoe and accessory shopping. I love… Read More
April 12, 2013
Impressionism: It is the birth of light in painting. – Robert Delaunay FOCUS: Abstract I just couldn’t take it anymore. The windows on my house had become so dirty from the winter,… Read More
April 11, 2013
… Tiptoe through the tulips with me – Tiny Tim FOCUS: Still Life The snow has melted and my tulips are struggling to revive themselves after Tuesday’s frigid, snowy weather. Like battle-weary… Read More
April 10, 2013 – Day 100!
We ought to be opening a bottle of wine! – Edith Wharton Focus: Still Life Hooray – I’ve made it to day 100 of my Project 365! Mimicking the tradition of school children… Read More
April 9, 2013
In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours. – Mark Twain Focus: Still Life Talk about a turn around in the… Read More
April 8, 2013
The garden is a love song, a duet between a human being and Mother Nature. – Jeff Cox Focus: Macro The hyacinth are blooming in my garden, forming beautiful little clumps… Read More
April 7, 2013
It felt good to spend herself this way. The air tasted fresh and delicious; it smelled like damp earth, grass, and flowers. And her body felt strong, supple, and hungry for more of… Read More
April 6, 2013
It can be a trap of the photographer to think that his or her best pictures were the ones that were the hardest to get. – Timothy Allen Focus: Portrait Today I… Read More
April 5, 2013
At the car wash Talkin’ about the car wash yeah! Come on and sing it for me car wash. Car wash yeah! – Rose Royce, “Car Wash” Focus: Life Unscripted It’s been a… Read More
April 4, 2013
If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. ~Nadine Stair Focus: Still Life What a glorious day! … Read More
April 3, 2013
I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright. – Millard Kaufman Focus: Still Life Spring is… Read More
April 2, 2013
April showers bring May flowers, That is what they say. But if all the showers turned to flowers, We’d have quite a colorful day! There’d be bluebells and cockleshells, Tulips red and green,… Read More
April 1, 2013
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. – Horace FOCUS: Digital Art Happy April Fool’s Day! Here is a little photo trickery… Read More
March 31, 2013
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. ~S.D. Gordon Focus: Still Life Happy Easter Everyone!!
March 30, 2013
I take an egg All shiny white And then I dip It out of sight. I leave it there Within the cup Then after a minute I pick it up. And oh! It’s… Read More
