The Response: A Jump Start — Cheryl The cold weather seems to have taken a toll on the minivan’s battery. We don’t use the minivan all that often, but not having it available when needed is a pain.

The Call: Dentist’s Tools — Jessica I walked into the dentist’s office today expecting a crown for my chipped bicuspid. I walked out with a crown AND a root canal. I’m off to take more advil.

The Response: Color — Jessica I’m not quite to the point of being bored by the winter landscape. Yet. It usually doesn’t hit me until late February and March. Nonetheless, I was looking for something fresh in the house to photograph today (in the few minutes I had before I had to do something else) […]

The Call: Digging Up Fresh Thoughts — Cheryl I’m starting from scratch with my desktop. No, I haven’t devolved to an old Underwood. I still have my HP Pavilion, but now, it’s unencumbered by whatever was dragging it down (a virus? bad scripts? who knows). Dennis wiped the hard drive yesterday, after saving everything over […]

The Response: A Tangle — Cheryl This image, of the wild rose bushes in the backyard, was taken remotely. Using my 70-300mm lens, I pointed the camera out the window of the master bathroom.

The Call: Danny & the Remote — Jessica I went with the obvious here. Lately, Danny has been wanting to push the buttons on the remote to change to his favorite shows. Currently his absolute favorite is Pee Wee’s Playhouse. We really wish we hadn’t bought it because it’s not really the nicest show for […]

The Response: A Miracle? — Jessica I can’t believe that they cancelled school today. The official reason is that many of the buses wouldn’t start this morning in the extreme cold. At least it gave me a chance to have the kids help out with the cleaning, which I can’t believe that they actually did. […]

The Call: Fence, Snow, and Shadows — Cheryl “I keep deciding to believe in God, even on bad days.” — Doris Betts Similarly, I keep deciding to take pictures, even when I feel like there’s not an ounce of motivation/inspiration/passion left in my stuffed-to-the-gills brain.

The Response: My Little World — Cheryl Jessica wrote about resolutions and promises, and it seems fitting that I address the themes. I’m not one to make resolutions, because I know myself too well. No matter how committed I convince myself I am, a resolution will not last more than a week, maybe two. I […]

The Call: A Promising Start — Jessica I like to make “promises” to myself each New Year. Okay, they are really resolutions and each year I promise myself that I won’t do it and then before I can stop myself I’ve come up with a list of the stupid things. The main problem is that […]