recently i was on the west coast getting my good time on with some of my favorite people in the world, in my favorite places in the world. every mile traveled was worth the lifelong memories my pictures will help me to keep alive. the journey started on a beautiful afternoon.  the travel weather log […]Read Post ›

let’s get real and right down to it. i had a tremendous opportunity to sit in on a hearty dose of food for the soul.  if i could give a musical reference to compare, i’d probably pick the sound made from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.  What’s that?  Aretha Franklin’s “I Never Loved A Man The Way […]Read Post ›

Spa day for the Doods.  It’s stressful for the Doods to get their coif on, so we figured that it was mentally better for us to send all four of them to the spa at the same time.  What’s better than one stress ball?  Four. So, we sent the girls and the guy to get […]Read Post ›

Caught! what’s going on …. Rule: no running in the hotel room. Someone was doing just that …. and someone happened to catch it for the sake of perpetuity. Shouldn’t everyone try to sneak in a little joie de vivre?

When you have a dog, routine seems to be the keys to keeping it all in balance. The dogs need their routine to rely on and look forward to. The humans need it to depend on for a source of sanity. what’s going on here …. Each morning The Mister takes the girls for a […]Read Post ›

So, I laugh when I see this picture because I know my friends on the West Coast are going to have no idea what this is all about. what’s going on…. We had a little bit of snow earlier this week and a little bit of snow means a little bit of a parking challenge […]Read Post ›

I’m getting ready to start a journey of learning. Creating an opportunity to explore my creativity and push myself out of my comfort zone. Through some formalized classes and taking a few risks of my own I hope to present a photographic series called “What’s going on?” I will post a scene or two of […]Read Post ›

day 2 – i had been advised to entertain myself so i recruited the broads into some speed touring.  this is where you purchase a tour built for leisure, add some eloquent diction and speed from point to point.  shaving off time at every juncture possible.

my favorite friend came for a quick visit yesterday, and decided to stay for a bit and wait for a pretzel.  she has a very busy schedule these days between story time and swim lessons.  but, she made my day when she, bunny, and her celery decided to hang out for a bit and check-in […]Read Post ›

my little diana camera is turning out to be fun and full of surprises this winter