corrected link
Posted: July 14, 2011 Filed under: journal Leave a comment »The link below was wrong. It’s fixed now. It should point you here: Thousands of Words
See you there!
Thanks, @karend1 for letting me know the link was messed up! 
moving
Posted: July 14, 2011 Filed under: journal Leave a comment »I’ve copied all posts from this blog to Thousands of Words. Please visit there for new blog posts and photos.
The Capitol
Posted: July 6, 2011 Filed under: journal, travel | Tags: US Capitol, vacation, Washington DC 1 Comment »Last week I was out of town.
This is one of the things I saw:
Details and more photos to come…
BTW, look at those colors!
This photo is straight out of the camera with no editing. It’s one of my favorites from last week.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Posted: January 17, 2011 Filed under: journal 1 Comment »
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
I’ve been thinking about how my actions and words directly effect those around me and how others effect my attitude and mood, even when I don’t realize what’s happened. It’s amazing, really, how a smile or kind word can turn the day around. It seems that negative words, looks, and actions can be even more powerful.
I’d like to be remembered as someone who brought light and the love to those around me every day. Wouldn’t you?
as 2010 ends
Posted: December 30, 2010 Filed under: journal 1 Comment »and 2011 is about to begin, I have thought a lot about this blog and what I want to do with it. I posted less in 2010 than any year before since I started blogging. Many reasons come to mind… a bit of burn-out, raising three teenagers and owning two computers (computer time for me is scarce sometimes), and that I don’t really like posting from my phone.
My blogging goal this year is to be more consistent.
I’m looking forward to 2011. It’s going to be a great year!
at the lake
Posted: November 29, 2010 Filed under: children, journal, photography 1 Comment »
A couple of weekends ago, we went to Lake Hefner as the sun was setting. This is a crop of one of my favorites of the photos I took.
This is my oldest daughter. She’s a high school senior this year. Isn’t she beautiful?
She thinks I only say that because I’m her mom, but that’s not it. She’s a truly lovely person inside and out. She’s willing to stand up for what she believes in and is compassionate toward others. I’m honored to have been part of her becoming who she’s growing up to be.
on this day in history
Posted: July 27, 2010 Filed under: celebrations, diabetes, journal, photography 2 Comments »
In 1921 on this date, insulin was isolated for the first time by Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best at the University of Toronto. Cheers to Banting and Best!
Their discovery helped save the life of my youngest daughter. Instead of a death sentence with the diagnosis of type I diabetes in December 2006, she is able to live a normal life (if you don’t count the constant blood sugar testing, ketone testing, and insulin injections).
I’m sure Smokey is thankful for that. How else would a Chihuahua get to wear a pig nose and have his photo taken for FaceBook?
Happy things, part 3
Posted: July 11, 2010 Filed under: journal, lists, photography | Tags: camera, family, list 1 Comment »
1. Cameras- new, old, accessories, lenses, everything.
2. Veggies from the farmers market or road side stands.
3. Sunshine without the blazing heat of a typical Oklahoma summer.
4. Rain in July. A novelty!
5. Family- the people who know all my flaws and quirks but love me anyway.
6. A clean, shiny kitchen sink.
7. Hardwood floors.
8. The soft velvet of a horse’s nose.
9. The cold, wet nose of a little dog on the back of my leg- reminding me quietly but insistently that they’d like a treat, please.
10. Sheets and towels, crispy from line-drying in the sun.
