When I was very young, many Sunday afternoons were spent piled into the back of an olive-drab Pontiac Ventura with my brother as my dad and mom took us on a drive. Sometimes we would pack a picnic lunch, and a cooler of drinks. We kids never knew where we were going, and most of … Continue reading Eclectic travels
Category: Photography
Promises, promises
As part of the Shutter Sisters One Word Project, each month features a new word, captured in a photo. For January, my word is "Promise." A word that has so much meaning for me. The promise of a new year, the promise of happiness for my family, the promise of better health, the promise of … Continue reading Promises, promises
All creatures, great and small
Tucked away among the underbrush bordering the bayou, sitting under the shade of scrub pines and pin oaks, sits a small, unassuming chapel. Shuttered doors open into the one-room sanctuary. A lone crude wooden pew faces a small lectern, adorned with a simply cross and a tarnished chalice. Folk art murals depicting the wildlife of … Continue reading All creatures, great and small
Shattered
Cracked, but not broken. Spider-webs of glass, silky spirals tenuous and fragile, Weakened, but whole. Each piece a part of the puzzle, linked together Creating beauty out of trauma, art out of drama. Sharp edges a reminder to proceed with caution Over a façade rough to the touch, but needing a gentle hand. Tender still … Continue reading Shattered
Graffiti Wisdom: Breaking down walls
“There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.” ~ Ronald Reagan There are some walls I need to break down in the coming year. Walls built of fear ~ fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of not being … Continue reading Graffiti Wisdom: Breaking down walls
Weekly Winners ~ 2010 retrospective
Because this is a new space, though I'm not new to Weekly Winners (and because holiday prep left me no time to get out for a photo hunt this week), I'm instead featuring some of my favorite snaps from 2010 (I did include one from Christmas morning, just to be fair)... When I wasn't knee … Continue reading Weekly Winners ~ 2010 retrospective
Thin spiral notebook 