Beautiful Dreamer

Canon 5D Mark ll, 50 1.2L, 1.6 aperture, 1/200 shutter, ISO 50

“What shall I write in the bubble?”, she asks of me.” Whatever you want to dream about, ” I answered, smiling.  She drew a heart and lay down beside it. Hmm. Could it be about all her love for her family, or her fondness of being home for the summer, or the red skippies on her feet? Or, maybe, just maybe, it is about that boy who is far away right now. Maybe that heart holds all of those things. Whatever it holds, it is beautiful.

Hope you find time to dream today…

Far Away

Red Skippy Summer

Annie's Heart

Oh, and I had to write one of my own. Oh well.:)

Sidewalk Chalk Thoughts

Open Book

Canon 5 D Mark ll, 100mm macro 2.8, 4.0 aperture, 1/125 shutter, 100 ISO, three alien B 800s, to front left with umbrella at 1/16, two on backdrop at 1/16. Same set up for image below.

I love the idea behind this image. I wish I could say I thought of it all by myself, but I  have seen it done it a couple places. I just changed it up a bit to make it mine.

Inside every person, there is a story, a tale to be told.  If you are fortunate enough to be entrusted with such secrets, then you are also likely to see their heart as well. This is a beautiful thing, a treasure.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, let someone share their story with you. It might not be a life story, or about a major event. It could be just how their day went, or a memory from their childhood. Listening is a great way to love. You may end up holding their heart in your hands.

Happy Valentines Day, everyone.

Spell it Out

Read Me

Today was a hard day. With Valentine’s Day only a couple days away, I am feeling even more deeply the absence of my older two children. With one daughter studying abroad in Spain and another away at a school in Atlanta, I have only my almost seventeen year old son at home. I know Valentine’s Day  is supposed to be a sweetheart day, and if my husband were away, I most assuredly would be complaining about his being gone as well. For now, it is my girls. We girls just love Valentine’s Day. Let’s face it. It is our day. I have received more Valentine’s gifts from my friends, sisters, and mom in my lifetime than I ever have from a sweetheart. We just seem to know that our hearts need it. We love surprises, and being thought of in general, and Valentine’s Day seems to bring that home. But, my girls are in faraway places, so I decided to try some Valentine cookie therapy on my own. I posted that idea on facebook, and almost immediately got a couple great recipes to try from friends. So I did. I think it was helpful, playing the John Mayer genre on Pandora, and dancing in my kitchen.

Making a big mess in the kitchen, even when you are alone, is still very therapeutic, especially when it involves lots of powdered sugar and pink icing. I decided to post a few pics from my therapy session. I still miss my girls, and I realize that eventually I am going to have to come to terms with this new phase of my life. Yes, in time, I guess I will. Hopefully, it won’t be one cookie at a time.  That might bring on a whole new set of problems.:)

I am including a few other heart images I have captured this week as I am learning to play more and more.

Happy Valentines Day everyone.