Film in review [no. 1]

 

For a while I'm going to post film shots that I don't think I've shared here before. Sometimes at the end of a year we look back over images we've taken. Well, I feel like reviewing now. There's a number of pictures sitting quietly on my discs and I will share them as they interest me. These are from spring and I grouped them together with "morning" in mind.


Saying hello

When life and schedules get busy I try to counter it by slowing down. Teaching is beginning again and with it the re-entry into a different routine. Lately I've had a desire for new things, nothing huge, but details like trying my baking hand at sourdough, sprinkling cinnamon on popcorn, and non-food things too. I want to be online less, paint in my sketchbook and hand-write letters more. I'm thinking about what matters and am trying not to waste time.

And I'm working on a new card, here's a preview.

That's all for now, thank you for stopping by today!

Backwards and Forwards

While browsing through some of my photo archives last night I found these from a trip to Charleston two years ago. Looking at them again, I can take an imaginary vacation. And somehow this morning, with these images before me, I can move forward. Perhaps it helped. But I can't deny I'd still really like a vacation! It makes me wonder, do you think looking at your family photos or places you've been helps set your course, maybe resets you? When we were growing up, during visits to our grandparents, we'd look through boxes and drawers of family photographs. My Granddaddy always kept a camera in his shirt pocket and took gobs of pictures. And there were of course, stories shared and relived while passing pictures around. I often think about the value of those photographic records and those times.
Well here's some great photos of day trips, picnics, weekend visits, and some excursions that I find inspiring. And something about this one has me wanting to be a tourist, seeing new things, and collecting bits to carry home.

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