1.28 ~ ladybug

She is the joy in my heart.
I love her so.

... my ladybug.

1.26 ~ a project

I took this photo this morning for a project I am taking part in. This week's assignment is to take at least seventy-five shots of the same subject, choose the favorite of the bunch, along with 4 runners-up.

Below is my favorite of the five.

We are looking for our voice ...

I am really hoping to find mine.

1.21 ~ our days

Our days are filled with lessons ... and running to and from this class or the other.

But then there are the in between bits. The bits where we get to have lunch together and I get random pictures taken together (the following courtesy of my girl ...).

I am so in love with the in between bits.

1.19~ craving

there are days when i crave.

not food or sleep or ...
it's a yearning. a pining. or maybe it's just a remembering of something that fell asleep a long time ago.

it feels a lot like this ...

it's gentle and quiet, but it always takes me by surprise.
it always feels like a gift.

1.18 ~ shades

I am beginning to accept that not everything is always black and white ...

... in fact, there are shades of grey ...

... and there are colors, too ...

... and sometimes ...

... if we pay very close attention ...

... we find we can see them ...

... and we can put ourselves in a better place just knowing that they exist.

1.17 ~ a little late

Yesterday's weird, balmy weather produced some great rain, complete with thunder and lightening.
And this ...

Is it wrong to be a little appreciative of climate change?

1.14 ~ no words

thoughts. prayers. love. healing.

for the people of Haiti tonight.

1.13 ~ slacker

I have been absent. Unexcused.
I have also been distracted. By my present though, so I wonder if that is excusable.

Was up early this morning. Quiet house. thinking.
I went out to smell the morning ... took these ...
 

I love macro photography and used to get some decent results with my old point-and-shoot.

I read somewhere (can't remember where, but thank you, sweet soul) that you can improvise a macro shot by taking off your lens and turning it around. Your only means of focus is to pick a spot, hold your breath and click. You get crazy depth of field.

You also can't get complete control with this method, so the results are unpredictable.
Sometimes unpredictable is a good thing.

It gives a soft, swirling, blurred edge to life, don't you think.

... and that's where I am right now ... soft, swirling, blurred edges.

1.6 ~ at the coffeeshop

Our weekly date while his sister is at art class...

I can only hope he never outgrows it.

1.5 ~ math on a migraine

My semester starts tomorrow.
This is what math looks like when I have a migraine ...

So very glad my headache is going away! :^)

1.4 ~ rough day

Let's just say today was not the stellar first day back to school I had hoped it would be.
Kids are off to bed and I really need a little down time.

 ... cozy.

1.3 ~ last call

Tomorrow, we are back to school, so today the kids just relaxed and enjoyed themselves. Movies, games, and time together.

I feel so very blessed by their togetherness.

1.2 ~ at least technically

I'm freezing. And I am missing summer.

Not very "in the now" thinking, right?

... I still miss summer.

1.1 ~ this blog is already behind

This is a blog of photos.

A new photo every day as I attempt to put aside my multitasking, pat-my-head-and-rub-my-tummy, walk-and-chew-gum-at-the-same-time personality and live a more fully present everyday life. For a few years now I have been running non-stop, pushing toward my goals --you can relate, no? So here it is. An attempt to slow myself down enough to take a look around each day an capture something of my present life. To be more "deliberately present".

But, I am already behind.

Okay. So, it is a work in progress. It's my first day. Give a girl a break.

A toast ... to new beginnings ... even if they start a little late.