So Mother’s Day weekend was made up of everything I love. Time with family, time with friends, outdoor play time, house project time, homemade pizzas…(I made a pesto one that was to die for!)…ice cream shop visits, roses, Lowe’s, Chinese Food take-in, watching home videos of the kids…I couldn’t have asked for more! One of my gifts from Zan and the kids was a day off to go and play photographer. They came up with a list of places that they think I should go photograph on my free day! Can’t wait…I’ve been saying I need a little “alone” time…I was thinking along the lines of grocery shopping by myself, or running errands alone. This “alone time” will be 10 times more fun!
We started preparing for the deck! Siding has been ripped off in preparation for the ledger board, sidewalk has been removed, and Zan started digging the holes for the footings. Since we live so far up north, the footings have to run four feet deep, so it’s a big job.
Here’s the before shot of my messy backyard entryway.
We have lived here for 10 years, and are finally getting around to improving this part of the house. Our home is 110 years old. Since we moved in, things like broken windows, old wiring, plumbing problems, boiler replacement, uncovering the hard wood floors, and more have taken precedence over the outside. It feels good to finally get around to it!
Zan made an interesting little discovery when he ripped off a board that was covering a space under the house.
There it was, this little charm just sitting on the ground. His comment was, “This house likes to remind us now and then that we were meant to own it.” I have to figure out what to do with it. Any ideas?
Oh, and one more…wait, no…two more things. On Saturday, there was this really neat “rainbow” (for lack of a better term) around the sun. Maybe it could be called a halo? Neat, eh?
Our Lost Boy said, “You take pictures of rainbows?”
“Yes…”
“Why?”
“Because they’re beautiful and I want to remember them.”
“Huh.” He says. “Weird.”
And last but not least…my roses. I had no idea how difficult it was to photograph red roses! This is pretty, but not what my eye sees.
A Half Hour a Day 
Use a string to tie it to your camera bag !!
I was going to suggest the same thing! It’s perfect for the camera bag. I’ve been looking for some kind of camera charm for a while now, but so far no luck.
I’m glad you had a nice Mother’s Day. The rose is beautiful!
Yay for deck construction! It will be worth all the hard work.
When I first saw the little camera, I thought maybe it was a monopoly piece that I had forgotten existed!
KD… the texture on the rose is killer. And that charm? You wonder? See…I would take that where ever I go and start all trips photos with that and end all trips with it. Imagine if I had the charm on my Maine trip…so I would have taken one picture of the charm on the dashboard of my car ready to motor. Then…with the foil lobster…then on the rock shores…with my niece…so on and so forth.
I too was going to suggest attaching it to your camera bag. Or perhaps glue it onto the corner of a photo frame? Or maybe add it to your key chain? Or make it into a fridge magnet?
Cute idea, Shrew – kinda like the roaming gnome! 😉