Valentines Day

White Roses

for me this year.  

I'm a lucky girl, but not high maintenance.  Any kind of flowers make me happy.  I just like knowing that's he'd thinking about me!

I just love how simple, yet complicated, and beautiful these are.

P52-Weeks 1-6

P52 is a project I'm working on in 2016.

A group of ladies who took a composition class with me are joining together to continue to hone our skills.  Each week the group leader gives us a prompt and it's up to us to find a way to incorporate that prompt into our images. 

Week 1-A selfie

Week 2-Intentions

In lieu of a New Year's resolution, I promised myself to make every effort to learn to use my flash off my camera

Week 3-Routine

I'm beginning every day with a  short, inspirational passage 

and I end each day reading whatever happens to peak my interest.

Week 4-My favorite thing

My favorite thing(s) to shoot are flowers, with my macro lens.

Week 5-The four seasons-Part 1

Winter in my backyard

Week 6-Finding the Light

Who's going to be next to get married?

That was the question posed by my niece, Julie, at the wedding of my nephew Tom, last year in Connecticut.  Was it going to be her sister or brother? One of my boys? One of my brother Tom's kids?  I'm not sure who was the favorite and who was the long shot, but it didn't matter. They all would have been wrong.

In the spring my dad met a really great lady who lives in the same senior living community.  He met her in church, though, not through the social activities at the "Grove."  Since they are both a bit older than 85, neither felt the need to wait to get married.  So on October 10th, surrounded by their children and grandchildren, they did just that.  

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The church was beautiful.  The bride was beautiful.  The groom, handsome in his tuxedo.  They wanted it simple, but their happiness made it simply beautiful.

Saint Cornelius Catholic Church

Kay's oldest grandson, Kevin,  gave her away!

My brother, Andrew was my dad's best man and Kay's first daughter-in-law was her matron of honor.

Oh, and the conversation about who's getting married next, is still going on......

Remembering Memorial Day...

I've been somewhat remiss in not getting these posted and I feel guilty.  Better than never, I guess.

When my boys started in Scouts, this parade became a priority for our family.  I am so proud that Dan has chosen to continue to participate.

Taken at Brandywine Battlefield