Bad Blogger

Bad Blogger. Bad, Very Bad. It's been way to many weeks since I've blogged, or even scrapped for that manner. Well, at least tonight is a start. I wanted to get these scraps up before I go to bed.

This is one of Pearl's Finches in Georgia. I've always liked Finches even though they aren't very smart as far as birds are concerned and they are quite messy. I had to take several shots to get a crisp clear picture of this boy. He was very nervous and didn't like my camera being so close to him. I love his orange cheeks. They are a perfect fall color.

I love to shot animals, wildlife, still shots, textures, and the list goes on. I think that if one looks around you can find beauty anywhere to capture.

Of course it's easy for me to shoot Hallie. What parent doesn't love taking candid shots of their child? These photos were taken right as she got out of the shower. She's always cold and wants to wrap up and lay down until her body warms up. It doesn't matter how hot I've ran the water, she's still always cold. Her hair was still damp and messy when I took these.

I have sad stuff to blog about but not tonight. I need more time to comprise my thoughts and try to figure out my own feelings on how it relates to my own life.

Ciao for now. M.

The Power of Positive Thinking.....

The power of positive thinking is not something that I can get my head wrapped around. My day has turned into a negative fiasco. How does one turn a fiasco into positive thinking I ask?

The pebble that got the rock rolling was that I locked my stupid keys in my car along with my purse, all my money, my afternoon workout clothes and my lunch which I am sure is now defrosting in a puddle all over my front seat. To add to my stress is that I don't have AAA, security at work can't pop my lock due to liability, none of my co-workers are here to offer me the option of begging their roadside assistance service, all the locksmiths that I called want to charge $50 and up and my husband doesn't carry a key to my car on his persons.

For one, I am shocked at the price that it cost for a locksmith to come up and pop my lock. I'm not cheap by any means but I refuse to pay charges that I feel are overloaded. They will come out for FREE though if you have a child or a pet locked in the car. That at least is nice to know.

Eventually I'm sure that I'll get my car unlocked and shame on me for not having an extra key, and some kind of roadside assistance. If this is the worst thing that happens to me today then I guess I can't complain to much.

For me, it's hard to turn a negative into a positive. I don't know how to realign my feelings and to turn my frown right side up.

If any one has any ideas for me I'm more than open.

Isn't this a beautiful page? I love the colors and Hale has pulled off some rare beautiful smiles. Amazing how kids can break your heart with their sweetness and their fickleness. They play their cards and they know exactly what they do to us. She is certainly a mystery.

I am so ready for Fall. One more week and we get to visit Dad! Yippee! It'll be pumpkins galore, haystacks, cows and everything that goes with the country. I can't wait.

Gotta go, it's past midnight and I want to try to drag myself out of bed at 6:30 tomorrow. HA! TGIF.

Autumn's Blessings

I can't believe that I've all ready missed the 1st day of Fall. It came and went and I missed it. It's amazing how time slips away from me..... It's a never ending process now that I'm getting older but what I really mean is old. I just don't like or want to say it. Fact of life that time marches on. Thank god that I'm able to at least freeze little moments in pictures like the ones below.

What I think I like the most about the two layouts is that they are both so different. Sometimes I feel that I get stuck in a style rut and that a lot of my scrap layouts look the same. These two are clearly different as are Hallie's expressions in each. In the top she seems somber while in the lower layout she is clearly being a sprite!