Blast from the Not-So-Distant Past - The "Bobba-Loo"

Here's one of Alec when he was about five. We've called Alec "Bobba-Loo" since he was a baby. Eric became the "Gabba-Goo" and Beth, "Betty-Boo." (Only a few of many nick-names.)

We were in the Outer Banks vacationing with family friends and it was my first time at an east coast beach. I enjoyed how warm the water was and how sandy the beach was. That might sound funny, but at a lot of west coast beaches it's often quite rocky with cliffs and pebbles and they actually import sand for some of the public beaches. It was very relaxing and warm, even in the evenings - which again was in contrast to the colder water and breezes you get on the Pacific side.

I love how atmospheric this shot is - of course totally by accident as I was trying to learn how to shoot in fading light!

Blast from the Not-So-Distant Past - Betty Boo

A sweet little moment from a couple of years ago...

The Golden State of My Soul

 

I get nostalgic when I visit home. I live in a beautiful area now, but California is where my soul belongs. My hope is that the next time I’m there I’ll have a good quality camera and will be able to more properly capture all the scenes I find so lovely and inspiring. I love the quality of the air and light and the diversity of scenery and the character and history all throughout the Golden State. I’ll definitely be aiming to post more from Cali in the future!

All these were shot on the fly out of the car window - I know they aren't the best in terms of focus or composition, but I was enjoying the day. :)

Blast from the Not-So-Distant Past - Apple Bobbing!

The other day I was going through photos from the past several years looking for a few mile-stone images that my son could use for a timeline project at school. It was a lot of fun (and very distracting) to see all the great photos I’d forgotten about – of the kids and of fun little projects I’ve done over the years. It made me think it would be fun to share them so I’m thinking of doing a weekly “blast from the not-so-distant past” posting.

To kick off the weekly theme I’ve picked a couple of images from this past Halloween. It’s the first time we hosted a pumpkin carving party. I finally felt like the kids were old enough that I, as the harried mom, could handle it. :) In addition to the pumpkin carving we had set up corn-hole toss, pumpkin bowling, apple bobbing and a fire pit for s’mores. Everyone had a great time! (Funny how that carving was pretty much left to the dads and moms, though…)

Thoughts of Spring...

January, February and sometimes even into March can be a real challenge for transplanted California girls such as myself. Although I’ve really come to appreciate the seasons of the Mid-Atlantic, this is the time of year when I long for sun, 70 degrees and warm breezes, and all the colors of spring. But I know we’ll turn the corner because I can already see buds starting to form on some things.