McConnells Mill

Chocolate Cake!

Determination

Occasionally I get to see Andrew really go after something. Sometimes a video game or a new skill.
On Sunday, we got to play a game of pool at the church. After only a little encouragement and some hesitancy he sunk his first ball, and he decided to go for it. Out came one of his oft hidden sides: one of focus, determination and occasional fits of joy and frustration. We didn't follow the rules, just took turns shooting. But, it was such a glorious game I think I will remember it as my favorite ever: "The game where Andrew won". Won in every sense of the word. Another game will soon follow...

Beauty

sometimes

there

just

are

no

words

Mini Planets

One of my new favorite things in Photoshop is taking panorama shots and turning them into mini planets with the Polar Coordinates command. It takes a bit more work than that, but the results are sooo much fun! Here are a few...

Monet and the Children

Here is Monet's "The Water Lilies Pond" with three beautiful ladies in front of it. Thanks to my dad for exposing them all to this work so that the instant they saw it in the gallery they exclaimed "It's the Monet we know!"

The actual image is 40 megapixels and 17" x 40" in size which I have not uploaded here. This is just a taste. The photo was stitched from four vertical shots and then corrected in Photoshop.

Molly's first tooth... MISSING!

Molly Turns 6

Cake for breakfast. Donut cake. Does life get any better?

Only with a trip to the zoo...

The first days of spring

Ah, warm weather and sun! It's been a long winter. Here's a great shot that actually has me in it.

SNOW DAY!

No School;
time to romp
and sled
and crash
and laugh
and build
and avoid whiplash!