Birthday party, Day 170

What to do with 7 kids at a birthday party? Let them play in the leaves. When that got boring we tie dyed t-shirts.

My mom, Day 169

My mom can be playful, joyous, and she is not afraid to act silly. She and Nicolai had a leaf fight in the backyard and their laughter was contagious.

Yellow, Day 166

The landscape is in a transitional phase where the leaves are brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red  and they blanket everything in these brilliant hues. I am dreading the winter time to come when there is an absence of color and everything is stark, cold, and gray. This is the time when I stay indoors and settle down to the winter routine and dream about spring.

Back to school night, Day 161

Tonight I was Nicolai's special guest for his back to school night. This is his last year of school and then he will be home schooled full time starting in June. Although there is part of me that likes elements of formal education I can already see a huge difference in how Nicolai relates to and understands his world in the time we have spent encouraging his interests and I don't want this to be destroyed by the school system.

Rim lighting, Day 160

This was the third day in a row that I photographed the sun back lighting the leaves in my dining room and finally I was able to work it in as an image for the day.

Evening, Day 152

Finding the way, Day 151

I am sitting at my computer at a loss for words to accompany today's image. I have found this to be true for the last few weeks or so. It's not that I don't want to write it's just that I really have no clue as to what to say. My mind has been elsewhere and it has shown in my images and in my entries. Today I went back to slinging my camera over my shoulder and taking it with me EVERYWHERE- even while I was teaching. I almost always have it with me, but lately it hasn't always been easily accessible. I photographed the darkroom sink, empty plastic film reels, the view outside the train, Gerald and Nico taking a walk, my neighborhood, and the fallen leaves on the ground. Although I really haven't strayed far, it has been good for me to get back to my basic principals for this project (and I ended up writing about something too).