As I mentioned in the post Christmas Elf on the Shelf Silly Antics, Chrissy and Elvin planned and plotted an Elf on the Shelf North Pole Party. There was so much anticipation and excitement waiting for the start of the party. There was…well, food and boy did we eat! And ….we toasted to a great lunch! Then came time…
We too have an Elf (on the Shelf) that comes to live with us during the Holiday season. Our elf first visited us last year when my kiddo continued to ask Santa for his very own elf. Our home continues to be filled with the belief of Santa and all the magic of Christmas. I understand the premise of…
12.15.2012 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ I had another image already picked out in my head for my Favorite Photo Friday post, when things quickly changed. As most everyone watched the news unfold Friday of the Newtown, CT, Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shootings, I have been overcome with great sadness and unresolve about what our world…
Since it is the season for everything red suits and black boots, jolly happy men with long white beards, and chants of Ho Ho Ho, I thought it only fitting that I post these images of my kiddo. Christmas past…circa 2006 Hanging with Santa Claus; circa 2007 And I just love this one …talking it up with the bearded man…
12.07.2012 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Earlier this year, we visited the Franklin Park Conservatory on the east side of Columbus. Through out the many exhibits, and the botanical gardens, several works from the Chihuly Collection are on display. My favorite was the aquarium glass that mimics the aquatic life in the ocean. Favorite Photo…
For at least the past fifteen years (ok – that’s as far back as I remember), the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been decking the halls (and each tree, and every shrub, and everything around the pond, and all the animals (just joking on the last part) for the Holiday season. So, to keep with our annual family tradition,…
12.01.2012 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Sunflowers are one of my most favorite flowers. They come in many sizes and colors, not just the simple yellow. And against a warm summer day, they elude a strong presence with their giant stalk and bloom itself. I choose this image for this weeks favorite photo Friday because…
11.23.2012 Favorite Photo Friday ™ 11.23.2012 || Favorite Photo Friday ™ Autumn is a beautiful time of year with all the colors and the crisp northern air. Backing in the change in colors is a photographers dream come true. This image was taken at Sharon Woods Metro Park in a stroll around Schrock Lake. And…
Today, social media was filled with people speaking of their blessings, giving thanks, kissing their loved ones, praying to make it though the day, eating Turkey dinners with all the trimmings, watching football and spending time with people they love. But no matter the manner or style for which we say grace, acknowledge the things we are thankful, or how we choose to spend the day, the…
With Autumn coming to a close and all the vivid colors fading fast, I set out to capture the last bit of color this season as I also try my sights on thinking outside the box. I visited a local Metro Park, Inniswood Garden to see what I could do to challenge myself … not just the fading color but the camera…