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Notes About Keeping Perspective

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Another day full of creative endeavors lead me down paths I haven’t been in some time. As a young art student, I found myself under the constant scrutiny of my art professors.  Most of the time it tore me down rather than build me up, as I tended to be insecure about my talents. One of their major critiques was my lack of respect to proportion.  The ultra rebellious girl in me took that advice for what it was worth, changed my major to a less judgmental study (psychology– hahaha), and thus started my long measurement free, straight edgeless, rebellious road to ill proportion.  I can’t even remember when the last time I picked up a ruler or straight edge  to use for it’s intended purpose.

Alas, today I have come full circle.  Much to the enjoyment of my wonderfully precise and practical BFS (whom I met in those aforementioned art classes), I  bravely asked to borrow a ruler, level, angle thingy and even an eraser for my new project. We shall have to wait and see if the lines continue to walk the strait path to  perspective.

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Wish the ruler good luck that I don’t abuse it too much.

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Another Monday

I wish I had more to say lately, but I just don’t.  Everything is hanging in limbo and I am trying to have patience.  I kinds of feel my garden babies are feeling the same way.  So many are still hanging around in pots, eagerly awaiting a new home.  Without breaking into tears and regaling a sob story, I just am ready to move.  Having to spin back and forth is making the week days really suck, and general motivation to get the everyday things done is becoming a hard thing to muster.

Until then, I  and the plants will just have to stay watered and appreciate the sunshine.  My poor peppers and tomatoes are having survival confusion.  One day, they look great, and I even have some peppers and tomatoes harvesting now.  Yet, some days they look as if they are ready to hand themselves over to the wind, and bugs.  Some really are looking really straggly.  I haven’t seen a huge amount of growth with the peppers and one of my poor tomato plant looks done in.  Alas, all I can do is be patient and wait.

I guess that is the lesson, isn’t it?  patience, patience, patience.  Until I find the Impatients, here are some roses.

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Bloom of the Day

It is spring picture time my children. Now line up and comb your leaves and let me get you in the best of light!

Everything is in bloom and it is time to take our spring portraits.  Today’s bloom is the first Calla Lilly flower emerging from the moist, shady soil by the porch.  We will call her Trudy Calla Lilly:  Say cheese Trudy!

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Strikin’ some more poses……

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Wenders is the Winner

I haven’ posted a picture of the day in a while, so I felt it was time to delve through the pics and deliver some photographic goodness.  P was the judge and jury tonight and, little did he know, he chose the photo that HE actually took!  I’d forgotten I had this pic.  Normally, I would have erased ANY close-up pictures of myself, but for some odd reason I like it.  Despite looking old and haggard, I think the composition is great.  P has a wonderful eye and one of these days….next week sometime…I will post a :”P’s Pictures of Awsumness Blog”.   So without further ado…..

Black and White is Happy

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The rest, the runners up, are my work.  I especially love this shot of my niece.  Everyone loves pictures of babies, right? This picture could have gone a little portraity on me, but looking from the perspective of her big O’ bald head just seems soft, and innocent.  I was afraid the camera’s shutter click would wake her, and ruin my shot and my peace and quiet.  I was absolutely right, and was lucky the first one was a good one.

I couldn’t post a picture of the day without including a pretty flower.


I was, once again, playing around with some lighting effects.  Shockingly, I had white tulips on hands (cuz they’re not one of my favorites or anything). So I thought, “How about absence of color, color?”.  I think it turned out nice.  I really am wanting to improve my macro shooting.  So if anyone has any suggestions, hints, tips, anything….lemme know.


To me, photography isn’t necessary the image itself but the   emotion each image creates.  Sure, some of the images can be a little generic.  I mean, how many gnarly trees can one see before it’s just a tree?  Nope, trees are like people.  Each are different.  Each one reflects the mood in which he is surrounded.  My trees were having a meet-up along an old fence.  The fence kept noting in particular in or out, but these old men trees were keeping watch.