Wordless Wednesday~Letting Go Of The Side

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Three Corners~ Water

Water was the theme for the month of August, and what a wonderful theme it is. I personally love water. I wanted to get really creative with this theme, but I am finding that I tend to procrastinate (no.....really....I do) and get stuck with photos less creative than I desire. That's okay though....I'm beginning to accept that about me. tee hee

Regardless, I think I captured some interesting shots this month.

Sugar enjoyed stomping in the water that gently sprays out of her Dora Water Mat.



Mama enjoys taking pictures of the fun water spray.



Lastly, I was thrilled to capture a fun little water orb nestled in one of our growing Nasturtiums.



Please take some time in the next day or so to head on over and check out Lindy and Jeanette's Three Corner photos.

Photostory Friday and Photo Hunters~ Beautiful Senior Moments

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Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek


Ever since becoming interested in photography, I have longed to see my "visions" come to be. I find myself creating photos in my mind, and trying desperately to make them real. Often I come so very close, but that exact image just slips through my fingers. I simply hang that idea up on the wall of my mind, and hope that someday...somehow I'll be able to achieve it, and move on to another idea.

One BEAUTIFUL May day, while walking with my Hubby along some abandoned railroad tracks, I was utterly blinded by a vision. I stood there planning the entire photo shoot out, down to the very last detail. Being without the exact ingredients to achieve this vision, I tucked it away in my mental file folder of ideas.

A few weeks ago, a light bulb nearly exploded over my head when I realized I just might be able to see my vision come to be. I made a quick call....set a date, and waited patiently. Last Saturday, I was lucky enough to give my idea a try, and I nearly cried with joy as I loaded the photos on my computer. As I spent hours pouring over the results, and post processing, my heart sang. COULD this be???? Have I done it? OH MY YES....I HAVE! BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder.....and I find beauty in acheiving my vision.































I'd like to thank my dear friend for loaning me her senior son, and allowing me to capture his wonderful spirit in these Senior Portraits. He and his girlfriend were a joy to work with. I am beyond grateful.

Swim Guppy Swim

This past July, I signed Sugar Bear up for private swimming lessons. My thinking lay in the fact that she is fairly adventurous, and not too intimidated by water. I wanted to be sure that she had one-on-one attention, to keep her safe. She was super excited, yet I worried she might not crawl out of her shy shell to interact with the instructor. Sugar may not look like it....but it takes her awhile to warm up.



Here we are the first day....waiting for our turn. Sometimes Mama needs to remember that it isn't always best to arrive early.



The waiting can just depress the heck out of an over eager little honey.



Finally....it was her turn. She was a bit apprehensive of Miss S, and the cool water.



As soon as she was in...she almost thought about coming out.



But Miss S sweet talked her into hanging out a bit. Sugar is NOT afraid of water....she just didn't know Miss S, and felt out of place.



Much to my dismay, one of the first things Miss S wanted to do was work on Sugar's tolerance for water in her face. sigh......Sugar didn't enjoy it...



And it really did nothing for their buddng relationship.



Sugar often shot Miss S the, "why are you doing that to me?" look, but had yet to say a word.



Miss S did all the talking....and Sugar Bear listened and clung to the side of the pool. She could barely touch the bottom if she got on her tippy toes, so she just prefered to cling to the side.



FINALLY, Miss S broke out the fish. What three year old isn't won over by a water spitting fish?




I am fairly certain it was then that Sugar decided Miss S was a-okay!



Stay tuned next week to see if this little guppy ever let go of the side.