The photo above sums up how I feel about 2018 so far. Joyful and Grateful Grateful for life, creating, family, home, friends, and all the ordinary miracles of being alive. Joyful because I’m doing what brings me joy each day. I feel so blessed to be living this life. Read more…
It’s the first day of April and this is what I saw outside my kitchen window this morning. April Showers or April Fools? It is beautiful, but not the type of April scene I’d hoped for. The snow we received yesterday, cold temperatures last night and today, and expected snow Read more…
I wasn’t sure what to write about this week but I knew I wanted to share some of my recent Makers’ Hands photographs from sessions with generous artists in February and March. The first photos I looked at were of a friend getting a tattoo that said “Joyful and Grateful.” Read more…
This week I bought a mango to eat. It sat on my counter waiting and ripening for several days. Then one day I looked at it and saw its amazing beauty. The color of it’s skin all golden yellow and turning red on the end, the dots of Read more…
This week my small photography challenge group word was Fruit. Simple beauty simple play As I pondered what I might create around this theme I envisioned a beautiful still life like the ones the old masters painted. I thought about playing with chiaroscuro lighting with simple elegant fruits like pears. Read more…