The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; herContinue reading “Lady Liberty”
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The Visitor
Tiny visitor Fulfilling God’s purposes For all of mankind My dad and stepmom used to keep bees. For some reason both of their hives disappeared. I think this was before the hives left. I think I intended to catch the bee in the photo in the original. I cropped this a little to focus moreContinue reading “The Visitor”
Biltmore Sisters
I would love it if my girls would enjoy being my photo subjects. Like this one time when they didn’t mind posing for me on the grounds of the Biltmore Estate: This was another quick edit tonight. I really wanted to go black and white and be done with it, but I challenged myself toContinue reading “Biltmore Sisters”
La Tour Eiffel
During our anniversary trip, we made it to Paris. One of the most iconic structures in the world: With the edit I was going for an old-world look. I really liked the original photograph, below. Tonight my challenge was one of speed (not much time to get on the computer) and just finding an editContinue reading “La Tour Eiffel”
Beautiful Hen Street
We took our 15-year anniversary trip to Amboise, France. This is the most charming town. Castle? Oui. Winding cobblestone streets? Oui. Meandering river? Oui. Hot air balloons floating lazily over the town? Oui. Beautiful storefronts? Oui. Amazing food? Mais, bien sur! Romantic streets named something like Beautiful Chicken? Even that. I love Google Maps. ItContinue reading “Beautiful Hen Street”
The girl in the flowers
There was this field of wildflowers that we would drive by and our daughter fawned over them every time. So one day we stopped. Her day was made. I’m sure she was telling a story she made up. This photo was not taken in RAW. In fact, it was taken either with a point andContinue reading “The girl in the flowers”
Not So SAHM 