Another milestone

TO

who turned 40 today. Happy Birthday, Chris!

It's good to be the...

as my Dad used to like to say. Cam had his semi-formal last night and was crowned king.

Human again

Thanks to everyone for their compliments on my photos. You're so nice!
Looky who let me take their pictures:

Flowers

Fruits and veggies

This is how I blog. Nothing, nothing, nothing for a couple of weeks and then a bunch of posts on one day. Next up: flower pics. But first, get the kids (only a 1/2 day today), go to parent-teacher conferences, make a pasta dish for Delaney's end-of-season cheering banquet tonight, and bring Cam to track practice. I missed Cam's last track meet since it conflicted with Delaney's schedule, so no pictures yet. He got first in shotput and second in the 300 meter. Yay Cam! And Delaney's team placed third at her last competition. They must be eating their fruits and veggies:

Bubbles

I'm still playing with my macro lens a lot. Love that thing! It's supposed to be a good portrait lens, too, but teens and preteens make for reluctant photo subjects. Maybe I'll start bribing the kids to pose. Until then...

Spring

The first day of spring in Maine. Not what most people picture when they think spring, but we're used to it.

More macro

I'm really proud of my tulip photos. They look awesome printed out.

More cheering

Can you stand some more cheering photos? Delaney has had two more competitions and has one more to go.

Back from Florida

I took an unexpected trip to Florida this past week. Dad had a heart attack on Saturday, and I flew down early Sunday morning. Thankfully, it was mild and he came home on Monday, so he and Eleanor and I ended up having a nice week hanging out together. The weather was perfect, especially since it was Arctic here at home. Even better than the weather was the company of Dad and Eleanor. It makes for a really nice vacation when you're with people who think you're great and are happy to have you around. I got home on Friday in time to see Cam in his first track meet. He did well and placed third in shotput (out of about 20) and third of six in the 300. I don't have any pictures because I only had my small camera and left it in the car, but I'll post some from next week's meet.

Sailboat at Port Charlotte Beach:


Me and Dad out on the porch:

Dad and Eleanor at Port Charlotte Beach park:
The beach at Boca Grande: