All the youngsters are excited about the weekend 🙂
Category Archives: Children
Special Visitor
Fin and his Grandma Gaile stopped by for a visit today.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shine
What does shine mean to me? I think it is the reflection of the faces of people who have graciously allowed me to snap their photo over the years. Thank you. For more wonderful interpretations see: weekly photo challenge: shine
Sunday Ramble
Sunday in St. Paul was gorgeous and we took advantage with a neighborhood ramble…
And The Best Picture Is: “The Broken Circle Breakdown”
After an impromptu ‘film conversation’ with Herman of http://hopedog.wordpress.com/ I had the immense good fortune of watching The Broken Circle Breakdown. Here is what I learned from Herman before viewing: “The 39th annual Cesar Awards, France’s big film prizes handed out by the Academy of Cinema Technical Arts and Sciences, began yesterday evening at 9Continue reading “And The Best Picture Is: “The Broken Circle Breakdown””
Children, Poverty, Education, Hope- and Smiles
In a certain section of the capital city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (population 3,384,569) live the poorest of the poor. Families are relegated to living among the city’s trash dumps, many begging for a living, to put food on the table. Organizations like The Berhan Yehun Project Ethiopia seek to aid the children of theseContinue reading “Children, Poverty, Education, Hope- and Smiles”
Make-A-Wish, Mashable and Bat Kid
No doubt many of you have seen the efforts of Mashable to spread the word about Miles, the little boy with leukemia, who’s express desire to the Make-A-Wish Foundation was to be Batkid for a day. This morning I saw, to my absolute delight, the MOVIE TRAILER, made by YouTube user SandD2012… Where there mayContinue reading “Make-A-Wish, Mashable and Bat Kid”
Joy
A few pictures and then some words: For the last year I have been on a journey to figure out my “creative self”. I know I love to work with, and photograph, kids. I also feel really good supporting the work of local organizations and I would do just about anything for free. This isContinue reading “Joy”
Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Post in Memory
This morning’s obituary section listed a gentleman with whom I am acquainted. At 52, his career accomplishments are impressive. A loving family is left with memories of a talented, devoted father and husband. He died, of course, too young. What the article does not mention is that he was a childhood cancer survivor. There areContinue reading “Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Post in Memory”
Babies: My next frontier
Not long ago, one of our fellow bloggers, http://ohgodmywifeisgerman.com/, wrote about the baby boom he and his wife are noticing all around them. I am seeing it too, but through the lens. I am recruiting babies for “photo practice” and having a great time! There is an inevitable warm up period and then,Continue reading “Babies: My next frontier”
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