Being clear doesn't always have to mean crystal. Things don't have to gleam or sparkle. Clarity can come in a warm yet hazy shape-shifting glow and still be clear enough. There's a reassurance I have found in this idea. I'm realizing too that being in a really good place doesn't...
Yesterday was one of the first real full days of sunshine we've had this summer. Despite the work that needed to get done, summer (and the beach) beckoned. I thought what better excuse to take out the new baby for a spin. When we arrived at...
Myriam, Jen, Jen, Hula, Ali, Mati, Kelly Rae, Andrea and me (on the end- running into place after I pressed the shutter for our annual timer shot). I'm not usually at a loss for words but coming home from a friendship retreat like this leaves me...
I feel that even in the blur of summer I am moving in slow motion. This is not a bad thing. I think I'm just in observation mode. I feel like I'm perched up high somewhere on lookout. Carefully, I watch myself walk through my day...
I feel like I've finally hit my summer stride! With that comes a lot of things, one of them being tons and tons of pictures. I know that many of you are collecting your own photographic treasures. With Picture Summer in full swing this month,...
I'm nearly out the door; being whisked away to a place where friendships are deepened, creativity flourishes, souls are nurtured and spirits soar. The vast sky, beach breeze, tall sea grasses and the mighty Pacific Ocean all work together to make magic like no other. It's...
I am so excited about my latest creative muse I can hardly stand it. I have been eager to try my luck at TTV (Through the Viewfinder) photography. I am spending some time this weekend with the fetching and amazingly talented Hula and will be pestering...
I've been wanting something like this for a while. Although my husband started a collection for me years ago ( I know, how cool is that?), none of our cameras have a large view finder like this one. This beauty caught my eye on the shelf at my...
I have recently had the pleasure of doing some creative work that took me out of my own head and led my heart, right to my hands. It's something I used to do all the time as a kid in art school. Get my hands dirty....
Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said, “one can’t believe impossible things.”“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why sometimes I believed as many as six impossible things...