I'm back!!!!

I would like to be able to give you a wonderful explanation as to why I have been absent but there isn't a great story.  Just life....  I have been working on some new photographs, preparing for some new shows, and getting out and trying to make my work visible.  I guess all that takes time and the time just flew by.  I hope I haven't lost the few folks that read my blog.  If I have please come back and bring a friend or two and stay a while.
 





I don't know where I have been!!!!

My last post was Mar.11... yikes!  I don't know how that much time has gone by.  I feel like I have been hiding or in a hole somewhere.  I look at my blog and x out of it.  Nothing to say... or to much to say....  anyway, I decided to start typing  and see where it goes.
The last couple of weeks have been an emotional roller coaster for me.  Without boring you with crazy details it has been a mixed bag of teenage struggles.  I am not new to this, I have two older sons, so why am I having such a hard time here?  Who knows!  I know that I am older and while I would like to think that some wisdom comes with that I can't seem to find it.  Anyhoo, that's enough of that.

So while looking for inspiration in blogland I discovered some very thought provoking words from this site...  I was stopped in my tracks. It occurred to me that these few words were screaming at me and I quickly realized that I had to stop and think... what was I doing, if anything, that made me happy?  Answer... not much.
I love to be creative and when that is put on the back burner I start to feel empty and then all these other things move in to take up the space.  I am trying to find some balance and I suppose realizing that there is a need for balance is the first step.  Getting behind the camera is one thing that calms my inner craziness.
How 'bout you?  What calms your inner craziness?

Beautiful light

It is raining, windy, and freezing here today.  I'm not feeling the spring love right now.  I'm thinking the hot water bottle sounds really good.  I had a second job interview today and I'm really excited.  I hope I get it (fingers crossed).  If and when I do I'll fill you in on the details.  I used to work in a gourmet market that was owned by my sister and she sold it in the fall.  I was in charge of all the fattening stuff, the bakery and the cheese. 
It is hard to get out and be motivated to take pics in this kind of weather so I have been working inside.  I am trying to set up a small studio space in a spare bedroom because of the beautiful light in there.  I love using natural light and this room is bathed in it.  It's bright and cheerful even if it's pouring outside. 
I think that will be my weekend project.



I started this post before the terrible devastation in Japan.  My heart aches for the people who are suffering such a terrible loss.  My prayers, though humble, are very real for the millions who have been affected.

Spring?

We had such a serious rain and wind storm last night and almost all the snow is gone.  I have a patch of snow drops in my backyard and to me they are the first sign of spring.  These delicate little flowers force their way up through the snow and ice and remind me that warmer and longer days are on their way.  Another sign of spring is that terrible feeling that beach wear is also right around the corner. (sigh!)  I bit the bullet and started Weight Watchers.  The only reason I'm sharing that tid bit of info is accountability.  I figure the more people that know the more determined I will be.  Now I just have to stop sitting at this computer and get up an go.


               This picture reminds me of trying to squeeze into my bathing suit!!!