journal entry: PRACTICE I have been practicing. Over and over and over. That is the beauty of digital technology. I am trying to overcome my zoom lens habits and breathe like an ultra-wide angle photographer. Amateur photographer, that is. I have never been one to take photographs of scenery. …
journal entry: I plan to cement my family in time. And tell their stories. That means that I need to keep polishing my photography skills and keep my eyes open for photo opportunites which tell stories. Family stories. Yesterday Afton and I had a tea party on the front …
journal entry: We are always searching for our ancestors. Their stories and their clothing and their faces and their tools. Their professions and their families. Their talents. Sometimes we follow clues but other times we barely know where to start. We can remedy that disappointment in our grandchildren’s …
journal entry: It is impossible to compile and research family history without falling in love with cemeteries. Especially those where ancestors sleep. We discovered the burial places of many ancestors only recently. We discovered this mountain-top cemetery named Pleasant Green Cemetery only a few years ago. There we found Tom’s …
journal entry: Everything we do today is the family history our descendants will cherish. That is why I take such delight in “storytelling” photographs. Photographs which capture more than a smiling face. Photographs which sneak up on personalities and special moments. What a choice and beautiful land. How blessed …
journal entry: It is easy to take a photograph of a face holding still and staring at you. Not much of a story in that one. My favorite photographs are storytelling photographs. Like this one. A mother reading the newspaper with her children. Talking about things. Explaining things. …
journal entry: Oh, how I wish that I had been able to have a camera like I do today when my children were small. Think of all the faces and stages and special moments I could have recorded. This is a wonderful time in which to live, especially …
journal entry: I love to take photographs of my grandchildren but what about their parents? Seldom are they all together. Today there were four. Just missing one. Wish he was here.You can see their kindness and goodness in their eyes and in their smiles and in their …
journal entry: Holden has always loved knives. Much to the horror of everyone. Standing on top of a pile of ready-to-spread-around-the-yard-mulch, he found a piece of wood that was soft and hadn’t been chopped small. He said it was perfect. This photograph, and those which follow, made me …
journal entry: Here is the sequel to the Funny Face Puzzles from Legos-Post of a week ago. The idea came from Family Fun Magazine and it was a hit ! Parents were allowed to help the children and they had as much fun as the kids. I …
