It can be difficult on a good day to pick the right date and then make sure everyone shows up on time, showered, with clean -meshing over matching!- clothes *and* a smile…let alone getting your extended family rounded up in the mix. But these fine ladies and gents showed up not only with smiles, but with genuine hugs and laughter,…
Sometimes all the pieces come together. The sun glows just so as the breeze picks up speed across the prairie; while a little boy comes out of his shell and parents remember what it was like to just love each other. No time commitments, no pressure, no rush. This momma in front of my lens…’twas a dream.
That fell swoop of a line curve into a hook, followed by the Cathy-favored phrase of ‘-ack’ gets me every time. Immediately and subconsciously, my inner jazz-hands are triggered, poised and ready as the incarnate spirit of Jack MacFarlands’ classic 5 seconds of enthusiasm enters my being and I flip up my hands to frame my face in an utterly…
There is much that can happen in the span of twenty short years. Houses are moved into and vacations are planned. Kids happen and dogs, too. Sometimes other furry pets move in. Or they have gills and feathers, let’s include them all. Friends move away and new relationships form. Jobs change. Dreams are realized and life…well, life just happens to…
It’s no joke that the weather has been, ahem, a bit warm around the upper midwest as of late and I am here for that! I joke that I just don’t notice weather–sure, I sweat and shiver along with the rest of the population, but when it comes to actually doing something about it…I can deal. Incredibly well, from what…