I seldom get into the many lakes around here, but there’s a good chance of finding me lakeside with my camera.

The Call: Pond Lilies — Jessica I like the result of this build-up of ICM and ME. I feel more comfortable compositionally here, than with the more abstract shots. It’s harder to decide if those are successful or not. And I’m feeling more timid lately about that discernment.

The Response: Graduation Party — Cheryl Seeing your kids and their friends at a graduation party is a pretty good reminder that changes happen — generally, before you know it. The changes that may occur in our lives are fine and should be received in the best way for each one, now the changes that […]

The Response: Stacked Up — Jessica Here’s a first experiment with the “shot in the round” technique. Exciting subject, I know, the flower bed in the front of my yard. Actually, I think it was probably exciting (or at least funny) for the commuters driving home and passing by my house as I crouched and […]

The Call: Backyard Battles — Cheryl This is Jack and his friend Ryan. They are usually on opposing sides, but once in awhile they put on a unified front.

The Call: Free Fall — Jessica Things seem to be happening so fast, I feel like Tommy rolling down the hill. This wasn’t taken today — there was just too much going on.

The Response: Flower People — Jessica Have you ever seen Spinal Tap? My husband is a huge fan and so I have had to sit through it many times… One of the funniest moments is during their “hippie” days when they sing the song “(listen To The) Flower People.” I had the opening lyric in […]

The Call: When the House is Quiet, I Can Hear the Rain — Cheryl I got up earlier than most today and had plenty of time to listen to the drops hitting the leaves outside the window.