May 14, 2012

of years past

For the last couple years, what I wanted most for Mother’s Day was photos with my kids. With Mother’s Day being right before, on, or right after my birthday, I’m already gifted out. I don’t need more gifts. Don’t get me wrong, I like gifts (who doesn’t?!), but I just don’t need more of them. [...]

March 5, 2012

this photo needs a caption

I took a bazillion photos of these two baby boys today, they were just so fun. For some reason, in the photo below, Kesler kind of looks unhappy, but if you’ll believe me, he was anything but. He was all smiles and jokes all day. It seems to me, though, that this photo is in [...]

January 1, 2012

on resolutions and failure

I have a love/hate relationship with New Year’s Resolutions. I make them, I break them, I feel like a failure. So, this year I am going to make them but I am going to make them not so hard to reach. I wrote myself a list in a notebook and put it in the top [...]

December 13, 2011

because my dear schmutzie is here to save the day, if what you need to be saved from is hipstamatic confusion and/or frustration

So. I’m a bit of an iphonography addict. It’s so much easier to pull out my iphone than to grab my big camera and I am very lazy and I think apps are swell. I really like the hipstamatic app, but I usually have to take five or so shots before I find the right [...]

February 23, 2011

the sun is out, the sky is blue

I went for a walk today. I was feeling claustrophobic, I had a craving to take some photos, and my legs needed the exercise. I swear my muscles are nearly atrophying lately. They needed to get out. I didn’t walk far, only about two blocks. I got to these train tracks and was going to [...]