Regular Life

I grabbed my camera Tuesday, on what seemingly was a routine trip to take Homer to the body shop and to help Shannon’s mom move refrigerated items to her new house.
“I gotta be ready for Project Blue,” I told Shannon.
Later, as we headed out to the car to go home, I noticed blue sawhorses [...]

Trying to keep the 18-month old from splashing into the pond and the two pre-schoolers from walking into the black snake’s lair, I flipped open my mobile phone and called up to the house.
I had the wrong lens for the picture I was going to take, and the kids were bound to scare away my [...]

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My Pic of the Week feature (on Fridays) had lapsed, and this photo seemed appropriate considering the 85-degree temps we’ve had lately. Benjamin absolutely loves water fountains and never passes one without taking a drink.
The Project Green pic I picked (below) is from the same [...]

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This green bench was one of many that intrigued us at Wilson Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas during our trip last week. I tried to do something a little different with the composition by holding my camera high above my head and just shooting until I got something I liked. I couldn’t [...]

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This pic finds us at a local Jump ‘n’ Land, home to oversized inflatable slides and other places for kids to jump and, as luck would have it considering the place’s name, land. Benjamin was playing in the toddlers’ area and I never can resist a chance to lie down on the [...]

Driving through my in-laws’ neighborhood (for a little while longer), I saw the sun lighting up this tree’s red leaves. I was glad that I always have at least my Canon Powershot A560. After I pulled into a side street and parked, I noticed that from the opposite side the tree didn’t look [...]

Our trip is going well so far. Shannon and I have had plenty of time to go out after I finish my work each day.
Wednesday night, we went to Fayetteville (Arkansas) and enjoyed a park that we couldn’t believe we’d never visited in the five years we lived in that area. Sadly, it [...]

This picture of baby Benjamin seemed like the perfect choice to move from Anna’s wonderful Project Yellow to my first project. I don’t have the original with me on the road, so I had to pull this small version from an old online album. It doesn’t get very big when clicked.
Below is the [...]

In our minivan on Saturday, I created a monster.
Make that four monsters.
Benjamin rode along with Shannon, her mom, her cousin, and me. He joined them in pointing out everything yellow — storefront awnings, road signs, vehicles — you name it, they saw it. While I appreciated their participation at first, it began to [...]

Anna issued a challenge several days ago for all of us amateur photogs to post pictures featuring yellow. She called it, aptly enough, “Project Yellow.”
Monday at my desk I decided to join the fray and ventured a mere two feet to find my first subject. In fact, I didn’t even have to get [...]