Brother & Sister

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. ~Clara Ortega

At the reception after my great uncle’s funeral earlier this week, I asked my grandma and her brother if I could please take a picture of them… this was a couple frames before the posed, smile-for-the-camera shot. I love this moment of laughter and love between brother and sister. I’m rather certain their other brother was looking over them.

Beyond Snapshots challenged their readers to get IN FRONT of the camera… be IN the picture. I’m always the one behind the camera and NEVER in the picture. I’m usually pretty happy with the situation, but then get kind of bummed when I don’t have pictures of me with the people I love (especially when I’m going through gift ideas). I did a decent job at Christmas this year and took a ton of silly ornament reflection pictures with my younger cousins.

I still need to practice getting in the pictures more (and accepting me in the pictures more…). This time though, I’ll have to settle using an older picture for the post. My computer is visiting the manufacturer and I have no way to upload current pictures.

This is a reflection of me in my father’s sunglasses almost three years ago. I was playing around and taking pictures with my old Sony P&S while the professional photographer my aunt hired was taking pictures of my extended family. I love this picture.

Reflected in His Eyes

One more mile to find your way...

One more mile to find your way
One more hour to make the day
One more mile it will be okay
Yeah, yeah.

She just needed to go. ~Curtis Peoples, “Exit Scene”

Nothing like a Friday night at Lestat’s…

Kenny Eng at Lestat's
Kenny Eng

Curtis Peoples at Lestat's
Curtis Peoples

Ernie Halter at Lestat's
Ernie Halter

Ernie Halter at Lestat's

When you feel
The dark inside you
And the moon and stars
Don’t lead you nowhere
Feels like no one’s
Watching up there

Let me me be
Your lighthouse
Let me guide your hand
Let me be your shelter
For you
For you I stand ~Ernie Halter, “Lighthouse”

A fantastic show… So glad I went.

Institute for Peace & Justice

“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”

I know, I know… two link posts in the same day! They were worth sharing… and this is just genius. Thanks PhotoJoJo for sharing Andrew McDonald’s brilliant idea!! Here’s a clickable screencap link:

Camera Summoning Spell

Next, write signs and take pictures to summon my (hopefully never lost) camera home! And for you, go here to read about it yourself.

I’ve loved Rachel’s photos since I first discovered her at the beginning of my flickr day. As I came to know Peta, I fell in love with hers too. Now, not only do I get their individual blogs, but this joint one too!

It's A Sunshine Day
It’s a beautiful day
Don’t let it get away ~U2

People Watching
Oh, I think I’ll take a walk everyday now
The summer sun has shown the way to be happy now
I just can’t stay inside all day
I gotta get out, get me some of those rays
Everybody’s smilin
Sunshine day
Everybody’s laughin
Sunshine day
Everybody seems so happy today
It’s a sunshine day ~Brady Bunch

OB Pier
I can feel the sunshine on my face
Not a cloud in my personal sky
It’s a beautiful day ~Sara Haze

Mayer Hawthorne & The County
Mayer Hawthorne & The County

JM3NYE
John Mayer Trio

Merry Christmas!

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