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that small moment caught
I’ve kind of slacked off on blogging and taking pictures and doing laundry because I’m busy burning the fingerprints off of my right thumb, forefinger and middle finger. The things we do for our...
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on the walls
Watching me hanging pictures on the wall, Hazel notices that there are NO pictures of her and Fallon…”why, Mima?“ Why indeed? She was a little judge-y in her query kind of like the way she has judged...
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weekend good
Not that I am bragging or anything, I am just sharing what has been good this weekend because that is so much better than me whining or bitching or moaning about what might have been bad this weekend...
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#NaPhoPoMo
By now I would hope that you all have figured out that I take a few pictures and sometimes share some of them online here and there and over there and, oh, and here under the Big Top too. I … Continue...
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selfie, feminist style
It’s a busy, busy day here under the Big Top. It’s Fallon’s second birthday. There was an honor roll assembly at my son’s school. I needed to get my glasses fixed…again. I have a long list of errands...
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play it again: where is the light today
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela originally published December 14, 2012 I had already prepared a little...
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blogtography 2013 edition
You try picking your twelve favorite shots of 2013 when you take and post way too many pictures! What does one do with a room full of statues? Hug them of course. Sleep during a weekend of dance...
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her turn
From the time she was two until shortly after her fourth birthday, I frequently “lost” my darling daughter, Jodie. You know what I mean, how you turn your head for one second or allow one of your other...
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stopping the motion
Six years ago, Jodie was but a blur as I tried to capture her dancing her very first solo for the first time. Apparently I took over 300 pictures at that competition team preview trying to capture...
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I can because I can
Daniel: (sounding as annoyed as any preteen can and does sometimes) Are you REALLY taking pictures of me right now? Mom: Yes. Daniel: Why? Mom: Because I am your Mom and because I am always taking...
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selfie love
As if this blog wasn’t self-indulgent enough, I have been participating in a 365 day photo project: the #365feministselfie project. The what? Why? Go ahead and roll your eyes. I know you want to. You...
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the power that it has
Say what you will about selfies but… that stuff is pretty powerful breaking social media. Loved the show and although I only managed to see three of the nominated pictures I somehow managed to predict...
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videotaping and photography is strictly prohibited
At most dance competitions this is the norm and, unlike SOME parents, I respect the rule. It really is for the privacy and protection of our children. Thankfully professional videos and photographs are...
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I’ve got 99 problems
…but the drive home ain’t one of them! We are home, after an 11 hour drive, home from Vegas. According to navigation, it should have been an 8+ hour drive…you know, without traffic, road work, potty...
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spontaneous moments like these
I have become very bad about capturing life under The Big Top with my camera. I still carry my camera with me practically everywhere I go but more often than not I’m just holding it, or worse, it is...
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this week on the iPhone
I may not take as many pictures with my Canon as I used to…and I should be taking more…still I manage to take pictures because there is always my iPhone close at hand and Instagram. She really is a...
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play it again: a season of sowing
Originally published October 14, 2012 Fall has finally arrived here in the Central Valley. Last week the temps were in the 90’s or more but over the weekend, slowly but surely, there was a cooling...
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photo bomb
When there is so much to say…so much to share…so many opinions to opine whilst standing on my soapbox what does one do when they are jet-lagged from your husband’s best friend’s big Texas wedding...
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this week’s photo dump
Feeling lazy…fighting hard against Bill’s nasty cold that he picked up after our trip to Texas that everyone else is succumbing to…thinking that I have way too much to say and not really wanting to say...
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photo dump, the it’s your birthday edition
Today my poor, forgotten middle child is celebrating a milestone birthday which is a very big deal…except for the fact she has managed to get served in the past. I can’t believe no one has ever...
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