I heart my latest shots of my baby man...

I can't quit playing with these photographs.
They capture many facets of his
CRAZY beautiful personality and I can't help but
stop and STARE in wonder and awe
that God choose me to be his momma.
The size of this gift..simply STUNS me.

Faces

I drive Isaac CRAZY when I decide to "play". There's beautiful sunlight shining in my windows, he's not in school today, and that means that mommy gets her camera out to play with shadows and light. How can I resist with a face like this...

The One I Can't Leave Alone...

I HATE my photo editor today.
It's doing nothing close to what I want
and what little it is doing isn't quite dramatic
enough for me. Essentially, I've driven myself
crazy playing with this photo and I need to stop.
I can't even decide which crop I like best...hmmmpff!

What I LOVE about this photo that compels me to
continue to fool with it IS her eyes and her whispy
hair flying off asymmetrically to the right...hmnnnn...
What to do...what to do...I want to intensify both
and am having trouble. Suggestions?

I wonder what she is reading...

Perhaps she is reading a poem she wrote,
or a note from a sweetheart. Maybe it is a prayer
that she is trying to commit to memory.

Whatever it is, it seems to be important to her as
she is lingering over it...studying it.

The tilt of her head and the posture of her
shoulders appears heavy with lament.
The paper looks to be brittle and yellow with age.
Maybe she's reading a letter that's not hers
that reveals some old secret not meant for her.

I don't know for sure but I am INTRIGUED.
This photograph begins to tell a story and
pulls you in. That's the magic of it...

WHY I WANT a macro lens...I mean, OHMIGOSH!

Wish I could look out my window and see this...

Ashley wants me to be like McMama

My Niece, Ashley, decided a while back that I should
blog what I prepare for dinner MckMama style.
SO...

Brown one pound of ground Italian sausage.
Layer desired amount of marinara sauce
onto Indian Naan Bread and sprinkle generously with
CHEESE...yum...

Add additional toppings according to your preference
(mushrooms, onions, peppers etc...)

Bake in a 400 degree oven until cheese is
lightly brown and bubbly. Enjoy!


There you go Ashley. A quick, easy, dinner idea
from Aunt J...MckMama style...

TALENT...

There's beautiful photography that happens by luck
or gorgeous light and then there's TALENT where
there's a deep understanding of all the myriad of
components that work together to create a great photograph.

This photographer has that understanding
as well as blinding talent...both of these shots
stole my breath away...
To see more click here.

What I WANT...

oH, Lenonor...the desires you plant...
just click here.

THAT face...

SO, he wants to wash dishes
and for once there was no earthly reason
to say no. FOR ONCE, I wasn't too busy
and...we caught the moment.

I hate to think of all the times that I probably
miss opportunities to freeze a moment.
I don't EVER want to forget this time,
these moments, THIS face.

The baby-ness is almost gone...ALMOST...
but there are still glimpses and they are so precious,
so fleeting. I will MISS this.

The curve of a chubby cheek, sun bouncing off
bed-tousled curls, rambunctiously rotten smirks that
are a seriously reliable indicator of impending mischief,
the slowly fading fact that, right now, momma is his best girl,
and the look he gets when he learns or discovers...

OH, my heart...it jumps then explodes with JOY.

THAT face...it helps light my soul.

From the REAL garden...

I might be a newly converted FaceBook addict.
I might be unashamedly playing Farm Town BUT
I remain firmly attached to my non-virtual reality and
I HARVESTED my real garden today...no coins or experience
come with these beauties but they taste a whole lot better.

Walk with Me?

Take a walk with me...oh, the places we would go...

Breakfast...

FOOD photography is not easy.
I really wanna be like Leonor here BUT I'm not.
The eggs were yummy. ;)
Perhaps I should settle for being
a teeny bit like Simply Breakfast.
They're a cool blog that just takes
a picture of what they eat for breakfast.
Great Foodie Photography...see below.

Cats & Dogs

Photography MOVES me lately much like music
sometimes does or used to do a lot more often.
I found these images today here & enjoyed them
so much that I had to share. I LOVE the light.
I LOVE the asymmetry in "Ginger's Chair".
Why do we notice so much more through a photograph
than we ever do with our very own eyes?
I HAD to go love on my dog after finding these.