Hidden Mothers

I don’t remember how I happened to run across my first hidden–or even better, invisible–mother photgraph a few weeks ago.  But I’ve been haunted by the pictures ever since I discovered them. There’s really nothing sinister about them.  The shrouded mother was never meant to be featured in the photograph.  Here’s how it was supposed [...]

Read Full Post »

Essence de Mai

Doesn’t that sound like a good name for a perfume?  Too bad God doesn’t put the ones he designs into bottles.  This one is available only in May, usually in the early morning or late evening hours.  The air is cool and the smell outdoors is like nothing else.  I just can’t get enough of [...]

Read Full Post »

Morning Walk

How lucky am I to be able to take a morning walk in my own back yard and see the following scenes: And what drew me out into the yard so early in the first place?  THREE DEER, whom I watched from my bedroom window while they grazed.  It was a good start to the [...]

Read Full Post »

Random

Just for fun . . . random pictures from around our house this weekend.

Read Full Post »

Strange Sighting at My House

Read Full Post »

Improvisation

I never did get around to having a family May Procession like I had meant to.  Looks like my little people improvised.

Read Full Post »

Scary

Years ago, John and I were Hillary and Bill Clinton for Halloween.  For some reason, the little people love to pull out the Hillary mask and chase each other around laughing madly.  I thought it looked interesting discarded there on my “antique” porch furniture.

Read Full Post »

Just for fun

Once again I have pulled out some random pictures from my bottomless box for some quick inspiration: This was taken in February 1996, at Teddy’s first birthday party.  I remember it well–an Italian dinner for 27, followed by cake and presents.  Watching the cake anxiously is Teddy’s second cousin, Alex.  Within moments he was in [...]

Read Full Post »

Blasts from the past

O.K., here is a Bad Mother confession:  I have not put any pictures of my kids in albums since #3 was brand new.  He is now 15.  There is a large box next to my desk full of picture envelopes, and it’s not the only box I have.  So I think I will turn a [...]

Read Full Post »