The Call: Blurry Bells — Cheryl Today’s Call inspired me to try something that I’ve attempted only once or twice before (with almost no success): a lens blur. I set up the bells, put my camera on the tripod, chose a long exposure and slowly moved my zoom lens in and out while the shutter […]
The Call: Biscuits in the Oven — Jessica As soon as I call everyone to the table, this beautiful sheetpan full of biscuits will be destroyed and all that will remain will be a few crumbs and some sticky spots from honey drips. Response: Nature and Neglect — Cheryl Forces are conspiring to destroy our […]
The Call: Duo — Cheryl Nearly all of the kids have picked up guitars and played around with them (because Dennis owns so very many!), but none of them have spent as much time plucking, playing, learning and composing as Henry. He and his father have even built a guitar — a Flying V that […]
The Call: Dew Drops on Roses — Jessica Today was the Worldwide Photowalk. I was lucky enough to participate in a walk at the botanical garden down the road from my home. While it was nice to wonder around the beautiful grounds with my camera gear, it was freezing cold and after about 10 mintues […]
The Call: Peanut Butter and Kisses — Cheryl Trying to get Stella to eat something other than peanut butter and chocolate leaves me feeling weary. The Response: Week’s End — Jessica It’s Friday. The little kids are in bed. It’s time to rest my weary feet. Exciting, no? PS: I did this all on my […]
The Call: Strong Shadows — Jessica As the sun vanishes below the horizon, the shadows grow darker and longer. Response: Carried Away — Cheryl I’m happy I got a shot of milkweed pods before all the fuzz vanished.
The Call: Near the Water’s Edge — Cheryl There was the huge tree asleep yet in the paling moonlight, and small and hopeful Sylvia began with utmost bravery to mount to the top of it, with tingling, eager blood coursing the channels of her whole frame, with her bare feet and fingers, that pinched and […]
The Call: Book Learning — Jessica It is one of the paradoxes of life that the more you read and learn the more you realize how little you know. Which, in my case, prompts me to order more books from Amazon. Response: Beauty in Death — Cheryl Equating death with beauty seems paradoxical, but in […]
The Call: Folding Poetry — Cheryl My fingers grasp the linen. My eyes check edge alignment. I make sure the folds are crisp, The fabric without wrinkle. The tablecloth you left me Must be completely perfect, Before I pack it away Forever. The Response: Plenty to Fold Tonight — Jessica …seven loads later, I can […]
The Call: Baby Time — Jessica I was watching this video on double exposure this morning. I love Kai — he hates communists and is very funny. However, he does use some colorful language that we (ahem) try not to use over here. If you follow the link be careful that little ears aren’t nearby. […]
The Call: It’s Another Stinkbug — Cheryl When I see bugs and spiders, I tend to look the other way (or race into the house for the camera if it’s not already in my hands), but not when it comes to stinkbugs and earwigs. To them, I show no mercy. The Response: Mother of Mercy […]
The Call: Confusion — Jessica From the dim and dusty corners of my home to the dim and dusty corners of my mind, there are often areas best left alone. Response: The Handy Husband — Cheryl About a year ago, Dennis uninstalled one of the ceiling fixtures above the kitchen island, and preparing dinner became […]
The Call: St. Francis of Assisi — Cheryl Today, in the Catholic Church, we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, who wrote: We may know with certainty that nothing belongs to us except our vices and sins. We must rejoice, instead, when we fall into various trials and, in this world, suffer every […]
The Call: The Value of a Life — Jessica Danny is ten months old. All year, I’ve been taking a picture of him on the 29th of each month. It’s fun to look back and see how much he has changed since he was born. This shot was an outtake — only because it didn’t […]