People let me tell you ’bout my best friend… wwMc10

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My handsome walking buddy/best friend, Mikey – wwMc – Walk with my Camera

This photo I took yesterday coming home from our walk reminded me of this song and this show.

I used to love watching “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.”

I forgot how profound it was!

“Sumthin’ always keeps sneakin’ in there,” says Eddie.

Boy – can I relate!  🙂

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

Standing out in the Crowd: wwMc9

wwMc9 standing out in the crowd

Standing out in the Crowd – Perfection in Imperfection wwMc9 – Click to enlarge

On my walk yesterday, this leaf stood out so boldly among the others.  It was an unseasonably warm 80 degrees F October afternoon, but the sky was filled with fast-moving clouds and the warm wind was whirling the leaves all around Mikey and me.  This leaf with its vibrant color and curvy shape laying on the fallen tree just spoke of perfection in it’s imperfection to me.

And does anyone else see the little face in the bark staring at the leaf and it’s eye reflecting the orange glow?  Or do I just have a really wacky imagination?!    I can’t take my eyes off “him.”

Yep – these are the things I notice on A Walk with My Camera #wwMc – at life in between.

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

 

Oh the Web we Weave – wwMc8

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Spider Web, Conneaut Lake, PA

This spider web caught my eye on my early Sunday morning walk down to the lake.

The thick and heavy morning dew dangled precariously in droplets that would soon disappear on the delicate threads of this web that daintily makes its home between the fence post pickets.

It reminds me of the fragility of life and the crazy webs we so often weave.

I love that having my camera with me causes me to take special notice of things I might otherwise overlook and nudges me to ponder deep and reflective thoughts.

Photography is so much more than just taking pictures.  It’s about observing life, sharing unique views (literally and figuratively), evoking emotions… It is art.

I dream of being an artist of life.

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

 

Dreamy – Weekly Photo Challenge – wwMc7

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My WordPress friend, Barbara at Silver in the Barn, has been encouraging me to join in on the fun at the WordPress Daily Post Photo Challenge.  Feeling a bit intimidated to enter my extremely amateur photos, I’m stepping out and just doing it.


This week’s challenge theme is DreamyA misty morning, your handsome spouse, your grandmother’s house that’s also your elementary school and the Eiffel Tower — this week, show us something dreamy.


Well – after waking up early Sunday morning at Conneaut Lake after Saturday’s Krautfest, I couldn’t resist taking a walk down to the lake and snapping some photos of the “dreamy” fog while the sun was trying to break through for what ended up to be a gorgeous Fall day.  I’m so glad I captured this, because it didn’t last long.  I sat on the dock and got a very cold and wet bum, but it was such a dreamy few moments as I remembered the day before, thought about the day to come (celebrating my oldest son’s birthday), and simply cherishing the moment.

My “walk with my camera” (#wwMc) sure led me to a dreamy place for this week’s challenge.  And interestingly, as I look at this photo, I want to mention it was not taken in black and white or edited as such, this is the natural shot “in color.”  It was that foggy, and taking the shot into the sunrise created the silhouettes.  Not sure what all the technical terms are.  I’ll be learning some day….

Thanks for the nudge, Barbara.  You’ve been such a great encourager all along.  I truly appreciate you.  (check out her awesome blog and photos!)

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

Trying to hang on a little longer… wwMc6

Trying to hang on a little longer daisy wwMc

A daisy among the colorful Fall leaves – trying to hang on for just a little bit longer to Summer – the season it loves.

You Make Me Happy When Skies are Gray wwMc5

you make me happy when skies are gray

a-PEAR-antly Fall: wwMc4

a PEAR antly Fall wwMc

I can’t help FALLing in love with you wwMc3

I cant help falling in love with you

Time Passages wwMc2

time passages

Don’t Fence Me In – wwMc1

dont fence me in