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I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and certain things have come to mind. Living in the city and being plugged in 24/7 (FB, Flickr, work, email, Blackberry, iPhone,) has caused me to become a little drone like.
I wake up check my BB for work emails, throw my stuff together and rush to work. I sift through my daily email and work with my team then rush home. Then depending on the night it's rushing off to the climbing gym or swimming pool then rush home again. The whole time i'm on my BB or iphone checking email, FB and of course Flickr.
I'm not complaining as i like my life and i like technology (yes i'm a geek). What i'm trying to say is every so often you have to unplug and enjoy the moment. Live for what is happening right then as we tend to get so wrapped up in "stuff" we miss those moments in life that make it worth living.
Our lives are like this footprint in the ice ... it'll be gone shortly as the sun hits the window and melts the frost. Stop and enjoy a moment, any moment, find some beauty around you and savour the simplicity..
On the eve of my 7th day of nothing but juice and raw fruits and vegetables, I'm starting to really feel the craving for some of my favorite foods. Foods like, chicken, hamburgers, hotdogs, pasta salad, eggs, cheese and of course Guinness beer! Tomorrow will be rough as family dinner will be Spaghetti and I will be drinking juice! I only have till wednesday so I think i'll be ok.
The theme for today's picture came out of my craving for meat. Actually my original idea was more on the vegan side but after running this idea by Joyce she really seemed to like the bloody one. I agreed to this only if she cleaned the Juicer. Wanting blood, she agreed.
No, I don't support, promote or condone cannibalism, but figured it might make a pretty cool theme. Who better to eat then Joyce! She was really a trooper when it came to spattering the blood onto her face. I went out into the garage and using the airbrush paint that I use on Rylan, spattered it all over her face using the air compressor. Joyce giggled saying it tickled! Until tonight, I thought it was only Rylan acting like it tickled… go figure the little guy was telling the truth!
With Tripod setup I snapped several shots of Joyce Juicing a beet. This gave me a good base for the blood. With the camera and set un moved, Joyce and I jumped in and using the natural face making skills we each must have been born with, acted as if I was really juicing her arm! I think we pulled it off nicely. Funny thing was my father wanted to make sure we remembered to unplug the juicer before putting our hands in it. We assured him that it was unplugged and the blade was removed.
We didn't shoot forever since the shot was pretty straight forward. Post production is where it came together. I overlaid the shot of the juice flowing from the spout into the glass with the shot of Joyce and I. I masked out everything but the spout, showing through the layer behind. I then heavily dodged and burned the highlights and shadows to accentuate the hard lighting I had already achieved in camera. The blood spatter was a random brush I found online. I used a slight bevel and emboss to give the blood some highlights.
The "blood" on the goggles was really water. I painted each water droplet red individually to finish off the shot.
Its been a while since I've done a shot with a gory theme and find it refreshing to see some blood every now and again… as long as its not mine! Actually, if you go back in my portfolio you can see a shot with similarities. I was holding a cleaver and cutting potatoes. Its crazy to look back and see the difference in style and skill. Check it out at… www.flickr.com/photos/204studios/3475726654
Cleaning up the mess I followed the extension cord to the wall to find out that the juicer had been plugged in the whole time! good thing the blade was out… that could have been really bad. At least the blood would have looked more real!
Lighting:
AB800 Med Softbox 2:00 Full power (this is causing the harsh edge light)
AB800 Beauty Dish Boomed at 6:00 (for general fill)
Triggered Via Cyber Sync and Cyber Commander.
“You deserve better, you know you do.”
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” — Roy T. Bennett
“Be gentle with yourself.”
“Keep taking time for yourself until you are you again.” —Lalah Delia
“Don’t apologize for feeling something.”
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott
“Know your limits, don’t push past them.”
“The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” — C. Joybell C.
ODC Theme - "Technology"
Normally in the mornings I listen to lessons or music as I take my walk. Today I decided to unplug and listen to nature. Aaaahhhh!
"So unplug the jukebox and do us all a favour. That music's lost its taste so find another flavour"
From Saturday's Huddersfield Flickr meet
#188 on explore 28.2.11
♥ ♥ sun ♥ ♥
new super fast laptop on its way...can't wait for the luxury of being able to unplug it from the mains without a major crash, and the ultra hi resolution screen might mean that I don't get a weird pixellated effect at certain magnifications in photoshop. Woo!
Adding a few photos from yesterday's Christmas Bird Count for High River. I might have to be without my computer for however (?) long, as it keeps stopping and I have to unplug it every time. No idea why this is happening. The computer freezes; the top light on top of the tower stays on, but the tiny light on the front of the tower goes off and won't come back again and I can't use the computer. Today, I will have to call in at the store and speak to the technician and see what he says. Hoping so much that I won't be without my computer for long as I really, really need to have access to it, especially for the next two weeks ... sigh.
I think yesterday was more of a barn and cat day, than a bird day : ) My kind of day!
You may Not Want to view it this way
I dont want you to like this.
you shouldn't like this.
Turn off your tv.
get out of the House.
Unplug your news and your reality shows.
think for yourself.
define your own opinion.
Spit out what you are force-fed.
Shut your mouth and listen for once.
Refuse assistance.
defy the social norm.
Please Stand by.
Please stand By.
PlEasE StaNd bY.
.(for ThE vEnT's "Abstract" *does that count Tom?* And the
February alphabet fun - "B is for BLIND".)
I blow out the candles, unplug the tree
There's no one awake at midnight but me
I slip down the hall and amid the moon beams
My kids are tucked in, dreaming Christmas dreams
Days of such wonder, magic-filled nights, moments they'll look back on all
Of their lifes
So much time wide- eyed at holiday scenes
Now they're worn out, dreaming Christmas dreams
Dreams of cookies and cards, boxes and bows
Storefronts and stockings and days when it snows
With all of the secrets that this season keeps
It's a wonder at all that they fall asleep
I smile as I kiss them
Cause' under that tree
Are surprises that they're not expecting to see
We're just hours away from their giggles and screams
They'll be answers to all their Christmas dreams
Dreams of tinsel and toys and Santa's workshop
Noises at night coming from the rooftop
With all of the secrets that this season keeps
It's a wonder at all that they fall asleep
The thought comes to mind that I may be the one
Who's most excited for what's yet to come
As I crawl in bed, I laugh cause' it seems
Guess never too old for Christmas
No, you're never too old, no, you're never too
Old for Christmas Dreams
a.k.a. 'a place for everything'
this is the Scottevest (SeV) Quantum, a now-discontinued model that i've had for a few years. it's everything i'd hoped it would be, with a few minor exceptions. it's more water *resistant* than waterPROOF, and the fabric inside the pockets is a bit too flimsy. and the MetroCard window-pocket (#22) tends to snag on the clip of anything you might carry in your front-left pants pocket. other than that, great jacket. 28 pockets. and even as jam-packed with gear as it appears, it's still under-utilized.
if you ride the NYC subway system, you'll often hear "backpacks and other large containers are subject to random search by the police.." - this jacket is a great way to carry a backpack's worth of stuff around, without getting hassled by the man.
now that the weather's getting warmer, i don't wear this as often. it has zipper vents on the sides but those things don't help enough, especially when there's no breeze. rather than remove everything & transfer it to something else, i can roll up the jacket (minus the D5000) and carry it in the top of my messenger bag (part 3). AND, when entering the subway system, there's still room in the back pocket of the jacket to fold up the messenger bag and stuff it inside. very versatile.
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1. Sony AM/FM Walkman, spare AAA battery, BlackBerry wired headset
over the past decade, two major events have occurred in NYC: 9/11 and the Northeast Blackout of 2003. during both of those events, the most reliable method of finding out WTF was going on was AM radio. so this little guy is always with me, tuned to 1010WINS. the BB headset can plug into the BB or the walkman.
2. Passport and Moleskine
the most widely accepted form of photo ID, and a moleskine for notes, musings, and tiny paper airplanes.
3. Big Red chewing gum
i like fresh breath and cinnamon. and i despise and distrust sugar substitutes.
*UPDATE*
Aspartame?!?!? Really??? OK Big Red is officially out of the rotation. And now i need a new gum.
4. mini Bic lighter
more convenient and more reliable than the peanut lighter i've long considered buying.
5. Cables and Adapters
- USB > Mini USB cable
- Mini USB > Micro USB adapter
- 1/8" male > RCA female adapter
- 1/8" male > dual 1/8" female adapter
- 1/8" stereo coupler
- 1/8" male > RCA male cable
- 1/8" male > 2.5mm male cable
- 1/4" male > 1/8" female adapter
with these i can plug anything into anything.
the mini USB works w/ the Rikiki (#18) and the Zen (#9), the micro USB can dock and/or recharge the BB.
my favorite do-everything camera.
7. Nikon D5000 w/ 35mm f/1.8 lens
when a P&S just won't do justice to the image. kept inside a UPS 2nd Day Air Pak, which is made out of some sort of very strong, definitely waterproof polymer.
8. spare AA batteries
for the 4Sevens Quark AA2.
9. Creative Zen 16GB, Sennheiser HD212 Pro headphones
my favorite MP3/video player. holds a charge forever, and has an SD slot so i can use it as an external HD, or (more importantly) a portable SD backup device. if one of the SD cards in the cameras is full, i can pop it into the Zen and import all the pics. it also has a voice recorder, in case i want/need to record a phonecall.
and the Sennheisers, i spent an hour @ J&R's 'wall of headphones' trying on everything they had. and these had the best sound of any unit under $200. plus i love that they're totally modular, i can unplug the wires from both earpieces for transport. before these i'd burned through two consecutive pairs of Sony MDR-V700DJs due to wire crimping. and crappy hinges.
10. SanDisk 2GB MicroSD card, MicroSD > SD adapter
backup card - sometimes it's empty, sometimes it stores videos for playing on the Zen, sometimes it's full of client files. 2GB worth of whatever i need.
11. Petzl Spirit carabiner, keys, 8GB Lacie Itsakey, 4GB SanDisk Cruzer Micro
finally found the load-bearing carabiner i've been looking for. made in the USA, no hard corners on the gate to snag, no paint to fleck off, and not monstrously huge. and the flash drives are still going strong.
12. six quarters
for vending machines and/or other POS devices that don't take bills.
a.k.a. 'Fisher space pen refill carrying case'.
14. Dunlop Teckpick
an aluminum pick, really stiff with a big chunky/clangy sound. works well on a drop-tuned electric or a nylon-stringed acoustic. i wouldn't trust it near a 12-string.
15. $20 emergency cash
cab fare, meal, etc.
16. 1GB SanDisk MicroSD card
all my passwords and some personal files in an encrypted (160-bit Blowfish) .ace file. and a copy of winace.
still my favorite phone, despite RIM's plunging market share.
18. Lacie Rikiki 500GB external hard drive
a very very good drive.
this pen looks and feels better than it writes. i used to love Lamy, don't know why the M66 refills suck. i should really swap it out with something else.
20. Black Sharpie (Fine), Silver Metallic Sharpie (Fine),
assorted zip ties, rubber bands, and twist ties
the black Sharpie is for writing on anything lighter than grey (#666666). the silver Sharpie is for writing on anything darker. the rest is for ad hoc cable management.
21. Petzl Spirit carabiner, Victorinox Cybertool 34
a 2nd carabiner and the do (almost) anything Cybertool.
22. MetroCard
this is for the subway, my home away from home.
and also some safety pins, just beside the card.
23. SureFire G2 LED, w/ spare 123A batteries
backup flashlight - another important lesson learned in the '03 blackout. i was in New Jersey when the power went out, and my light @ the time (inova x5) ran out of juice on the way back to the City. so now i always have a backup light and at least one set of spare batteries. it only has one output level: VERY BRIGHT. it's essentially bombproof, and the batteries have a ten year shelf life.
24. 'first aid' kit
latex exam gloves, alcohol swabs, cotton balls, q-tips, neosporin, paper towels. nothing too serious. but when my son gets a booboo (or touches ANYthing on the subway) i'm glad to have it.
25. book
whatever i'm reading at the time.
26. mini tripod
palm-sized and generic, but juuust sturdy enough to support the D5000 if i find myself desperate for a shake-free shot.
Hi everyone, I recently did an interview for Atmospherics photography on the creative blog site "North" where I discuss more about my creative process, etc, You can read it here:
find-your-north.com/2017/11/11/if-i-can-unplug/
Thanks to Aspa Tz for the interview!
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Goal:
To create a Series Graphic piece conveying unplugging from the world/tech/electronics to remove distractions of pressing into God.
Audience:
The churched and unchurched
Series Summary:
Sometimes in order to plug into all that God is and has for us, we need to unplug from the things of this world.
Direction:
Simple, Apple-designish, plug in creates negative space to spell out "Unplugged". I chose the font because it looked techy and the D resembled an iPhone charger with the radius of the corners.
Any feedback and comments are welcome!
Check out my new website:
"take a break under the flyover" (i)
I was given to understand that most things will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes... Just take a break.
(Do click the image to view large)
Canal Road Flyover, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Feb/2009, Leeuwarden
...me
Can't live without my Ipod :p
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[Explore #246]
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© Copyright Visual Flows / All rights reserved
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Netherlands License.
she took the time she needed to heal. to grow. to learn. she was humbled by life and was reminded, once again, of how precious each moment is. to saver it. to live in it.
unplug. dislodge. eject. log out.
and in the reflection of those she loved, she found herself once again. she found herself in the eyes of the boy who rode her waves and loved all versions of her.
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♡ love love.
Adding a few photos from yesterday's Christmas Bird Count for High River. I might have to be without my computer for however (?) long, as it keeps stopping and I have to unplug it every time. No idea why this is happening. The computer freezes; the top light on top of the tower stays on, but the tiny light on the front of the tower goes off and won't come back again and I can't use the computer. Today, I will have to call in at the store and speak to the technician and see what he says. Hoping so much that I won't be without my computer for long as I really, really need to have access to it, especially for the next two weeks ... sigh.
A very poor photo, taken at Focal Length (35mm format) - 2000 mm, but at least we actually saw this very distant owl and at least I did get a photo for the record.
While hiking, I have been seeing a growing number of people taking only a brief view of the surroundings and then burying themselves in their electronic devices. This ongoing project highlights the need to re-examine our need to unplug and just enjoy the beauty of this world.
Rolleiflex 2.8FX
T-Max 400
X-tol 1:1
©2018 Joseph Brunjes
All Rights Reserved.
Do not use without permission.
See more of this ongoing project:
guys THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GETTING MARRIED #lakewilloughby #vermont @patrickwfloyd !!! 🌸🌳🍄
34 Likes on Instagram
9 Comments on Instagram:
lilylandes: ps @djmadre there's a nude beach right next to the prop on lake willoughby #unplug #getnude
djmadre: #bodyparty
djmadre: I ll bring the Ciara
baileymcavenia: Gorge!
adam anters.
sooo unplug the jukebox and do us all a favor, pop music's lost its way so try another flavor, ant music! oh! oh! oh! oh! oh!
Who said cleaning can’t be couture? Ivanna Kayne Urbano steps onto the scene serving high-glam housekeeping with a side of attitude. Dressed in a flirty black-and-white lace maid ensemble, she’s less “here to tidy up” and more “here to turn heads… and maybe accidentally unplug the vacuum.”
With thigh-high stockings, delicate lace details, and heels that definitely weren’t made for chores, this look is all about playful contradiction. The vacuum? Purely a prop. Because let’s be honest—nothing is getting cleaned when you look this good.
Set against a sleek city skyline, Ivanna transforms an everyday moment into a full-on fashion statement. Dust may still be collecting, but so are compliments.
Outfit: [FAME] Set - Bridget
[FAME]
LM: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sleeping%20Heart/243/126/21
Explore #494
We had an INSANE lightning storm last night! I think I have a reasonable excuse for not posting last night--we had to unplug the computer.
I took so many more so I'll try my best to make a video out of the pictures I took...that might not work too great though haha. If anyone has suggestions on a website I should use for Windows, that'd be great (:
P.S. sorry for the awkward window angle, I didn't really want to get right up next to my window...
And yes, I'm the wimp who sits inside shooting out the windows but I didn't think this was a great time to get on my roof with my lovely metal tripod haha (:
Hit L to see awesomeness (:
I'm really going to miss this girl... :( Is it wrong to just want to unplug and keep her forever? hahah...
Yeah .. you know Friday afternoon .. fresh air and a chance to unplug .. there was some small moments to boot.
Olympus OM-1 w M.Zuiko 12-40/2.8 Pro
ISO200 f/11 29mm -1.3 and 0ev
Two exposures raw developed in DxO PhotoLab 8, stacked and blended in Affinity Photo Raw 2.5, colour graded in Nik 7 Color Efex and finished off back in PhotoLab.
Boonerah Point, Lake Illawarra, NSW
Missing those Chalk Hill Blues!!!
I'll have to unplug the computer tomorrow. Just a few more days and I can get out with the camera again, with any luck the wind will have calmed by then.
Go Large
Admire Nature...
Celebrate Nature...
Happy Environment day!
Tips to GO GREEN...
* Insulating your water heater will help save valuable energy, and you can go the extra mile by installing showerheads with a low flow in your bathrooms for bathing purposes to help save water. You can also put a timer on your heaters to save power.
* Using an electric razor or hand razor with replaceable blades instead of disposable razors goes a long way to cutting back on waste. And plant a tree.
* Use towels for drying your face and hands instead of tissues that are used and thrown away. Also, hang your towels to dry so that they can be reused several times. You are after all clean when you use them!
* Juice or yoghurt lovers can do their bit by buying juice in concentrates and yoghurt in reusable containers instead of single serving packages.
* Many of us like to leaf through the paper as we munch on breakfast, but consider reading the dailies in communal spaces like the office or coffee shops. However, if you prefer to have your own copy, make sure you recycle!
* When packing your lunch, opt for reusable containers for food storage instead of wrapping the food with aluminum foil or plastic wrap.
* As you leave the house, don’t forget to switch off all the lights and appliances at the wall unit (if you have this feature) and unplug chargers as they continue to consume even if they are not charging; saving energy helps reduce air pollution.
Wear Green dress and support this cause and spread awareness today. I am already in green ;-)
Taken 2 years back near the place Theni in Tamilnadu.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!
© Murali Alagar Photography
muraliwind@yahoo.com
Coming from the street
You reached out,
And it didn't startle me
I wanna care for you when you are all alone
Sit inside our house and unplug all our phones
Watchin raindrops stream down on our windowsill
Let's be in love
- I Saw Lightning, Telekinesis
Everyone just wants to be loved.
Everyone just wants a chance.
But in all god-given reality, there just simply aren't enough chances to go around.
This day was so much fun,
The rain was pouring and the wind was raging,
And I was trembling right out of my skin,
And then there was this huge blast of lighting and I ran into the garage as fast as I could
It was a very entertaining sight, I'm sure.
Lauren Johnson sure seemed to think so, at least.
xD
This photo was taken by Lauren Johnson, and cropped and edited by yours truly.
Life is what happens to us when we are busy making other plans, or so it's been said. Maybe so, but 2014 came at me so fast, I'm not certain it left time for me to make other plans.
I've run a photoblog for my own amusement for over five years now, and each year I end it with a post of my favorite images from the previous year. I'm not certain, but I suspect 2014 is the year in which I've taken more photos but shared fewer than any other. Instead of a re-hash of 2014, I'd rather share a few words of wisdom, newly gained (but surely not new). Aimed at my fellow photographers, I think there's something in them for each of us.
WHY?
Though I've done this for five years, the reason I pay to host a blog has changed substantively over that period of time. So too has changed my feelings toward the broader online photography community, what it has to say, what it values, what it produces, etc.
Photoblogs, photo rumor / news sites, photo pundits, photo communities, social networks are everywhere suffused with mediocrity: gear reviews, best business practices for photographers, "why I switched to camera company A," ceaseless re-hashes of the basic pedantic explanations of camera operation, and so on. It is an echo chamber - you can enter this photo enthusiast / professional world and keep yourself busy all day, every day, and never speak to another soul outside of the echo chamber.
Why bother? Why do you spend time with a camera? Just to make a few pretty pictures, or is there a narrative you're laboring to deliver? What story does your work tell?
Unplug from the echo chamber, even just for a bit - unsubscribe, unfollow, ignore. Your story will be the richer for it.
ONWARD TO 2015
Last year I ended 2013 with a series focused on the twisted and magnificent pines that rim the Grand Canyon:
I remember the way the canyon begins and the south rim ends. It ends in mausoleum silence punctuated by the crunch of boot on fresh powder.
This year I remember the way the year ends, with my footfalls matched by Oliver's on Candoglia marble. We walked past candles, tourists, and Saint Bartholomew Flayed to the stairs beneath the choir. We walked down into the crypt.
Saint Carlo Borromeo lay interred behind us, but our attention was upon a bright blue reliquary shining forth through its case and cage. Oliver asked me, with the irreverence only a toddler can conjure, "What's that?"
How to answer? Every answer from direct to evasive would equally have been a lie. In the end I don't know what I said, something close to "an object that people in the church believe is very special."
When we came to Borromeo, he posed the same question. Though I doubt he understood any of what I said, I was nevertheless heartsore to say, "Remember when we lived in California? Well a long time ago a man named Junipero Serra built a small church along the cost and named it after the person who rests here."
We ascended the steps to regain the square, I bought some almond torrone, and Val and Henry had their chance inside the Duomo. As we ate, I reflected on my path from California to here, on the threads of history and fate that enshrine the globe and that can whisk me from the crypt of the Duomo to my uncle's memorial in Serra's church, the smell of the incense, the way that wind beat the fog onshore afterward. The world is too much with us, late and soon.
One of the arms / canals seems to be covered with the concrete. The stone seems to have been cut with this face upwards and may have originally been an opening 'dalle de couverture' for one of the massive dolmen corridors that are to be found in the area. There are other cups and 'rigoles' on the same stone with edge basins to let water build up and unplug onto a subject. The stone is currently integrated into the apex of a medieval bridge in a region that has yet to have had significant pressures. The cement does not mark the endpoint of the monolith and is a 'patch'.
AJM 02;08.17
Last night quite suddenly our kitchen sink got blocked. No big deal I thought. Poured down some drain cleaner and waited. Nada. Repeat performance. Nothing. Once more, avec sentiment - still no result.
This morning I solicited help from our head porter. After some discussion he brought up some sulphuric acid and waited to take its effect. All in wain.
One more try I thought before bringing in the pros. Trip to the nearest builder's merchant and purchased a waist cleaning 'worm', a new pipe seal and my own sulphuric acid.
Returned home and thought it best to fit the seal before doing anything else. Done that and proceeded to test it gently. Let a little water into the sink and checked for drips. Not a drop. OK so a bit more water. What's this? The water is actually clearing from the sink. Fill the sink half full and unplug. Whoa! All of it gashes down the holes - go figure.
Now I am left with a redundant worm.
Carl Jung
I am a firm believer in "disconnecting" from the Internet and technology every now and again. I find that I am enjoying that time away more and more.
Facebook? I'd would rather talk face-to-face. Twitter? This evening I sat on the patio and listened to the distinct songs of at least half a dozen different birds, and enjoyed every moment. Cell phone? I'm only sold on them for emergencies.
Maybe after six years, I am feeling a bit of a flickr burn-out. That said, I'm finding it impossible to keep up with my contacts the way I would like. I want to take the time to gaze at a photo and absorb everything that catches my eye while reading and thinking about the description or story. Oftentimes, I am so struck by a photograph that I could write a paragraph or three. Other times, I am just blown away and "Wow" is the first thing that flies from my fingertips.
My flickr-friends are a constant source of inspiration, and somebody always seems to make my day with a photo, story or comment. So many kind and talented people can be overwhelming.
Anyhoo... My name is Todd, and I am a recovering flickr addict. I am also a slow flickr-er and don't mean to offend anyone if I don't visit every day.
Happy flickr-ing, my friends!
Neko Case ~ ♫ Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth ♪
Wednesday Evening Regatta
Lake Ontario | Charlotte Beach
August 10th, 2011
Today we spent the day in the mountains. It turned out to be too cold for your baby brother and not everyone wanted to actually get out of the car so daddy and I traded off taking whomever wanted to get out at different turn offs. I have to say to just having the opportunity to unplug and really truly enjoy you guys was a gift. The day was nearly as beautiful as you are my girl.