wow...

I have taken so very many photos that I like in the past year, and a few that I actually love. My dear DC told me I should frame some and donate them...what a grand idea! It never really occurs to me to frame them, although I have done so and given a few extra special ones away from time to time. I just have to remember to do it more often.
Part of the problem is that damn photoshop. I don't know how to use it. And my friends take good shots and make them FABULOUS! So, I look at my good shots and think: "wow, if I could only photoshop this is would be GREAT!" But other than cropping and an occasional automatic color correct click, I am at the mercy of my own eye at the time. And actually, I think I like it that way for now--at least it makes me think about what I am shooting...
So here is a bird...unretouched and unenhanced...could be better, but I think its really cool!

Life is a beach...

Back from the beach, where I spent 4 lovely days walking, eating, and taking photos. My dear friend went with me for adult conversation and photo critiques; my younger son had an old buddy along, so they entertained each other. My oldest son took his GF and his BF and his BF's GF--needless to say we saw little of them. And for the first time ever--no daughter. It really made me appreciate how little time I have left with my kids. And how I need to get a life. Or maybe just immerse myself a little deeper into the one I am creating. I hope that I am finally moving beyond feeling bewildered, bereft, angry, and alone, and am becoming more comfortable with just being. I still have a ways to go, but at least its a start.