tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73091096230851235652024-03-05T05:35:19.470-05:00focused on infinitytarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-52652836659335813452011-01-03T01:18:00.000-05:002011-01-03T01:18:34.583-05:00Au revoir (for now).I've been taking more pictures lately and today I finally got around to uploading them. I think with everything that is on my plate lately it will be easier for me not to post them here though. I enjoyed the time I spent here and maybe someday I'll return. I think I will mostly be sticking to Flickr as it is far less time consuming. My username there is Accidental Song or you can click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/49408438@N05/">here</a> for a direct link.<br />
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This was such a new experience for me, I've never used studio lighting outside from my work. It was different and I had so much fun. Peter is a fantastic person and friend. I couldn't have asked for a better model and I look forward to hopefully getting to do this again in the future.tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-20724471736679606252010-09-15T02:05:00.002-04:002010-09-15T02:11:38.182-04:00Royal Pines with Dan<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> I unfortunately haven't been out with my camera for a while due to a number of different things. But about a month ago Dan and I went to Royal Pines, a nearby nature park. We had a good time, I tested out my lensbaby but didn't come home with anything that didn't make me dizzy looking at it. Here are a few of the shots with my regular lens though.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"> Hopefully I'll be able to get out with my camera and post some new stuff soon!</div></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-16207263214765605672010-08-28T21:51:00.000-04:002010-08-28T21:51:19.044-04:00Dan and I recently went to Orlando. We went to see Something Corporate, one of my favorite bands ever. While we were there I kept my camera put away, opting mostly just to use the Hipstamatic app for my phone rather than dragging a DSLR around with me. But on the ride home I took her out (clover, my camera). I also successfully turned a 2 1/2 hour drive into a 4+ hour drive by taking us way north of where we ever had any business of being. This did get us sidetracked to Cassadaga (the psychic capitol of the world) somehow, which didn't bother me any. The whole being lost thing didn't actually really bother either of us. The drive was way too beautiful for that!<br />
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This week's challenge at<a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/"> I Heart Faces </a>is "Beach Fun". Living in Florida how could I resist!<br />
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</tbody></table>This was taken at the Hands Across the Sand rally in Lake Worth, Fl. There were actually demonstrations going on all across America's shorelines to stop off shore drilling in lieu of the BP oil spill. The line was 1,000 people long in Lake Worth and I was lucky enough to get to capture a small section of that line.tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-50924978506955706172010-08-22T20:05:00.001-04:002010-08-22T20:06:53.676-04:00Hey there, Lanuria.Dear Courtney,<br />
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As I write this letter you are already getting settled in the Land of Snow and Cheese. I want to keep it short and simple and just say I will miss you in about a month since that is about how often we hung out. Also, I look forward to my new life as your e-friend. Now for some pictures!<br />
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And the guy who's stealing you away from me, well he's pretty cool (and he puts up with you), so I guess it's okay with me.<br />
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That doesn't mean Dan and I will miss you any less. Come back and visit soon, bring cheese, etc.<br />
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P.S. Be happy I didn't post the embarrassing pictures. =Ptarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-65249392602473837232010-08-09T11:42:00.000-04:002010-08-09T11:42:34.793-04:00There is wonder to be found in those pages...Reading is definitely up there in my favorite things to do, so when I noticed my Memere and Goddaughter reading "James and the Giant Peach" together I couldn't help but sneak a photo.<br />
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Happy birthday to me! My family all threw in and ordered me the LensBaby Composer for my birthday. I was super excited when UPS was at my door today. I'm even more excited to take my new baby out and play with her. I'm sure there will be pics to follow.tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-61421188335074720512010-08-04T12:34:00.001-04:002010-08-04T21:05:18.784-04:00Self Portraits: FeetSo, I'm home sick from work and I have nothing to do and no new pictures taken (it's been a busy week). I was going through my old pictures and realized I take pictures of my shoes/feet a lot. So here they are. Feet self portraits!<br />
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These four were all at Wakodahatchee, one of my favorite places in the world, at different times throughout the past two or so years. <br />
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Those lyrics above happen to be one of my favorite lines from a song. I feel like it's one of the truest statements ever. When I'm riding in the car with Dan and our cameras, no matter where we are going or what's going on in life, I am happy. I'm with him doing what I love and nothing else matters. Pure bliss. <br />
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Of course I still took some shots of Palm Beach. You can see the "storm" in one of them. As much as I wished there was a bit more of a show, I am happy to say that South Florida was kept safe and sound.tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-46744235679702631682010-07-29T00:26:00.000-04:002010-07-29T00:26:08.887-04:00Meet Ziva...She's our new puppy. Well dog, she's a year old. Dan and I adopted her about a month ago. I thought it might be too soon but it was a good decision and I couldn't be happier with her. She completes our little family.<br />
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These are just a few of the thousand pictures I've taken of her. Isn't she the cutest?tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-893159383420150592010-07-27T18:14:00.000-04:002010-07-27T18:14:13.733-04:00iheartfaces Week 30 Challenge: Purple<center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center></center><center><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/" mce_href="http://www.iheartfaces.com"><img mce_src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" /></a></center><br />
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Another new challenge website I wanted to try my hand at is <a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/">iheartfaces</a>. This site, among many awesome things, has a portraiture related weekly challenge. Portraiture is not my strong area in photography so I thought it would be different. This week's challenge theme is purple, my favorite color. So what better week to start than this?<br />
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I decided to start entering some weekly challenges. I googled and found a few different sites that host the challenges, this one being <a href="http://www.photofriday.com/">Photo Friday</a> . Their challenge this week is "sky-high". <br />
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This is one of Gena's turtles, but I don't remember if this is Slink or Change. (sorry turtle friend!)<br />
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This is probably my favorite picture I've ever taken of Apollo. I can't seem to get the words across for how I interpret this photo, but I guess sometimes that's why you make a picture of it in the first place.tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-81238513773596187532010-07-11T00:22:00.006-04:002010-07-11T00:35:27.148-04:00Butterfly Haven(a continuance of yesterday's excursions from the previous <a href="http://focused-on-infinity.blogspot.com/2010/07/sort-of-urban-exploring.html">post</a>.)<br />
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Courtney, Dan and I were driving to find an abandoned roller rink and somehow ended up at Arnold's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center . Which was a beautifully run place with wonderful people. As well as being a wildlife rehab they also have a butterfly garden!!! I'm apt to "squee" everytime I see a butterfly so randomly running into this beautiful place was so amazing to me.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">There were two lovely volunteers who also helped point out many different species of caterpillar and butterfly amongst everything else they taught us.</div><br />
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Here are two of my better shots. I fell in love with the blur on the one above and I like the curve of the flowers stem on the one to the right. It gives it an almost 3D look. <br />
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We saw an old bank attached to the (office?) of an oil company. The old bank is supposedly haunted. The Gilbert's Oil Company had a modern a/c window unit so I don't know when it was abandoned. 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There were several front doors, some with masterlocks and others being held closed by cinder block/lack of doorknob, nothing too difficult to breach if one wanted to squat. There were still curtains in the windows and it was up for sale, but it would be a fixer-upper for sure. The building was in such a dilapidated state. The back door to the house seemed to be more out of the way of the public view. We supposed that if their were squatters this is how they entered, but that was pure assumption. There was smaller green shed around back and the three of us heard something definitely human from that general area. 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width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlf0zyYLMdaxEgP1v3VSzx9yQXjBSYKgmvraPuD9rOrm6YZOIPuo-2KC7gXTsm5LPlWS0P8GriihjLtpwGvC3T3p7Q_mel7ZedjDDpPzMpBz1_2lkSSRTwoCuGnGEY9A0w8kNl_wzurEl/s200/IMG_8148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492160783219410450" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <br /> <br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;">We headed off in Courtney's LANmobile to destinations unknown and most certainly awesome. But that will be the next post...<br /><br /><br />P.S. This post was kind of image heavy so I posted the pictures smaller. Click on any one to enlarge it!!<br /></div></div></div>tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-9513803274025533092010-07-08T01:36:00.004-04:002010-07-08T01:48:12.874-04:00Downtown Adventure Part Three: A Man and his MangosWhile Courtney, Dan and I were out downtown a man was riding his bicycle with a box. He fell over and we helped him pick up the spilled contents of his box, which were mangoes and various other fruit.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTWrLKn-ManjwX45tkBJhojZJ6VBiviPNfUO6tBC-YhSLYYrVm96q3lFGzBDh6v9J0EWdf9l-eOqtpYZuxW4eVC9WoAnb4DYRXDp6aXRVce1HrocIMCBOBOkJS-UdVvBDdW3wYRzSxO5v/s1600/Cityplace+0610102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTWrLKn-ManjwX45tkBJhojZJ6VBiviPNfUO6tBC-YhSLYYrVm96q3lFGzBDh6v9J0EWdf9l-eOqtpYZuxW4eVC9WoAnb4DYRXDp6aXRVce1HrocIMCBOBOkJS-UdVvBDdW3wYRzSxO5v/s400/Cityplace+0610102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491405949724048354" border="0" /></a><br />I had my camera with me and he asked me to take a few pictures of him. I took some pictures of him and his fruit, which he seemed to be proud of. He then wrote his address in my journal so I could mail him copies of the prints. It made me feel good that he wanted his photo taken by me and I was very thankful to have him as a subject.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_BQrkO2OLmkUHFK1kP-9S6CXFz19H-wMG7zFUYfJliGxFoTiVIbErOHc8wy6Hbm3cqQyBvjD1nAjfDrvGwDTrij9WcsQnEsbG0_cQLwDbZScUeGDl4tnJWSY3dBA5UxFQsRZ43e6FekH/s1600/Photo++582.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_BQrkO2OLmkUHFK1kP-9S6CXFz19H-wMG7zFUYfJliGxFoTiVIbErOHc8wy6Hbm3cqQyBvjD1nAjfDrvGwDTrij9WcsQnEsbG0_cQLwDbZScUeGDl4tnJWSY3dBA5UxFQsRZ43e6FekH/s400/Photo++582.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491407588291138370" border="0" /></a><br />Thank you Jerome! Hope you enjoy your pictures! =Dtarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-8725340373832749822010-07-07T01:08:00.005-04:002010-07-07T01:58:12.207-04:00Downtown Adventure Part Two: The WallContinued, as promised, from the excursions Courtney, Dan and myself had downtown a few weeks back...<br /><br />There is this building by the train tracks that is painted really awesomely. It's a wonderful cliche spot for anyone in or around West Palm to take pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm0SfWCyHzXPb_7gPSmZt4w18vykrF4J0kiq3n9n0Pmm7CkGBYJc-LPccLiNXPm3_ycoIKNvwU0HgdPA38x1CQX_AaWtWrMMRG3lQKr4Kpf7igg44UhxlC60xsLOE3s5RQqAolH0nYP8g/s1600/IMG_7175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm0SfWCyHzXPb_7gPSmZt4w18vykrF4J0kiq3n9n0Pmm7CkGBYJc-LPccLiNXPm3_ycoIKNvwU0HgdPA38x1CQX_AaWtWrMMRG3lQKr4Kpf7igg44UhxlC60xsLOE3s5RQqAolH0nYP8g/s400/IMG_7175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491033520541001682" border="0" /></a><br />Well, the three of us decided to venture to this wall and play around for a bit. It proved quite fun, despite the sulky looks on Courtney and Dan's faces in the following few.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLYJM6zhBvopFM1HiMlhNyJRDtxyAATWS0g1gjFbHrMsa5EvGzCiQvN8WfXEYzfZ5TAxeiUq_nmynE-tP4b7n-7zi_GAhyphenhyphend6Rv7DCuiRlud1QpHCvNotSHi303jD7blNzTK2wKT2Usl5N/s1600/Photo++677.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLYJM6zhBvopFM1HiMlhNyJRDtxyAATWS0g1gjFbHrMsa5EvGzCiQvN8WfXEYzfZ5TAxeiUq_nmynE-tP4b7n-7zi_GAhyphenhyphend6Rv7DCuiRlud1QpHCvNotSHi303jD7blNzTK2wKT2Usl5N/s400/Photo++677.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491034601670002418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ggsq9HTFOKIz3lYFPWVceWXLl1iHJxbNKB4MJvKWhOFpTfyoHgl0JHfQeIAqoFXgES7z38og0ZXZTPABnssUqEuIVJlT4ZdGNy09FZXtjO1IOHHqWmvhHB3B95UWsgHt8Ir9hntup3XK/s1600/Photo++661.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ggsq9HTFOKIz3lYFPWVceWXLl1iHJxbNKB4MJvKWhOFpTfyoHgl0JHfQeIAqoFXgES7z38og0ZXZTPABnssUqEuIVJlT4ZdGNy09FZXtjO1IOHHqWmvhHB3B95UWsgHt8Ir9hntup3XK/s400/Photo++661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491034607772949826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqf9stbNzij6C8JUqET7OzeOIOVeEf6Gx2DLogma5eXuvDCUScEnEzs4JOr_SK6mOn0OC7Havyt7dXcyUFKtEonx6ERuAvwiKOmirzxU99BJCLwP6LHvzbdt7cVw-5kHxxGSOZTY9ZrS1N/s1600/Photo++657.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqf9stbNzij6C8JUqET7OzeOIOVeEf6Gx2DLogma5eXuvDCUScEnEzs4JOr_SK6mOn0OC7Havyt7dXcyUFKtEonx6ERuAvwiKOmirzxU99BJCLwP6LHvzbdt7cVw-5kHxxGSOZTY9ZrS1N/s400/Photo++657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491034616185718418" border="0" /></a>I love, love, love the use of negative space in this one.*<br /><br /><br />We played around for awhile, and had a lot of fun. I came home to a corrupted memory card. It took me four days to recover and I was still missing a few favorites. All in all though I am satisfied with the photos from that day and the wall ones weren't even my favorites. So look for another entry or two from this day.<br /><br />My words just don't seem to be flowing properly right now. So I will leave you with quite possibly my favorite triptych of all time.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Qe6QiVn4rf-N8zfry77ZfXpNFky-wYbkUhFPG9CcTCMx8kmu41gnJw2SC_2VdjzavhpB-bUXtoTONbHggnJkspXRvaCg3zgNPaYN88yfFERng-EjNtNoNx_k2KbG5dsiNqC_X0r3ri0h/s1600/Cityplace+0610101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Qe6QiVn4rf-N8zfry77ZfXpNFky-wYbkUhFPG9CcTCMx8kmu41gnJw2SC_2VdjzavhpB-bUXtoTONbHggnJkspXRvaCg3zgNPaYN88yfFERng-EjNtNoNx_k2KbG5dsiNqC_X0r3ri0h/s400/Cityplace+0610101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491035393477265922" border="0" /></a>(The credit goes to Dan for the jump shot of me.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />* and the boy too, of course.tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-90441476029314944792010-07-02T04:19:00.005-04:002010-07-02T04:30:23.762-04:00I don't come bearing an extensive blog... firstly, despite the time stamp that says July 1st on my previous post, I was still awake from June 30th, it was just past midnight, so I did manage all six blogs I wanted to do by the end of June. Go me!<br /><br />Secondly, I am entering into the Palm Beach Post "Focus on Nature" photo contest. Eeeep! I don't expect to win but I do want to give myself the shot, see where I wind up. I can submit five pictures and choosing those five is going to be torture!<br /><br />Thirdly, this is what I shot with today.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1tWBdz2HdvVuVcmzf9-HqiIgsIRSuMFoNQSgAERs_P24M7MIjRM2aubAaOWQ3tfJIq-D1JNdE0hnnrZAaGxn41sY8R2cgGCbzGsTOEMqymlXvM0U5osWEuO3o61YZ5_43g2_71JaF3IF/s1600/IMG_8014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1tWBdz2HdvVuVcmzf9-HqiIgsIRSuMFoNQSgAERs_P24M7MIjRM2aubAaOWQ3tfJIq-D1JNdE0hnnrZAaGxn41sY8R2cgGCbzGsTOEMqymlXvM0U5osWEuO3o61YZ5_43g2_71JaF3IF/s400/IMG_8014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489222376255039314" border="0" /></a><br />Which makes me squee! I haven't used film in forever. The pictures came back alright, nothing to write home about. However, I had the most fun day in a really long time and when it comes down to it, that's what matters.tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-82755036825368495342010-07-01T01:16:00.004-04:002010-07-01T02:43:21.255-04:00Gloria JulietteDan and I currently live with my ten year old god-daughter, Gloria. She is a precocious, energetic, funny young lady. Not to mention extremely photogenic.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYr1kmXNOxuG-IQp-6s_XgY3bSu8GGPNkZBIuWjkvm6qqXZh_B4Z8-861dB4HMS3NWdaCJjEbefxi58Tf6bmxjD56g2hyV0ELdfAVEXMkR1XE7hqXXXYqRbiglr3pFdVEb95j4ltdd2xUK/s1600/Gloria+062810.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYr1kmXNOxuG-IQp-6s_XgY3bSu8GGPNkZBIuWjkvm6qqXZh_B4Z8-861dB4HMS3NWdaCJjEbefxi58Tf6bmxjD56g2hyV0ELdfAVEXMkR1XE7hqXXXYqRbiglr3pFdVEb95j4ltdd2xUK/s400/Gloria+062810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488821871995829522" border="0" /></a><br />As much as you think a couple of newlyweds in their twenties would dislike having a a ten year old around, in this case, you'd be wrong. Yes, we encounter the temper tantrums, but that's not really for me to deal with anyhow. She loves playing with our puppy and she is very willing to jump in front of my camera. The one below is my favorite.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4O-Y8InRJg4a8LPqcAlrlX4XSJUjaJfPyvJe_OsRazDzeRuvORnqd0Eu4iaP1bGv1ceVHNPSpiFyNBrYSTE44QNjF1vkzjCIQbC8XD36dSNmGHexxlC9cuR2HDubtsQc1QJhH8lpY3ny/s1600/IMG_7847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4O-Y8InRJg4a8LPqcAlrlX4XSJUjaJfPyvJe_OsRazDzeRuvORnqd0Eu4iaP1bGv1ceVHNPSpiFyNBrYSTE44QNjF1vkzjCIQbC8XD36dSNmGHexxlC9cuR2HDubtsQc1QJhH8lpY3ny/s400/IMG_7847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488823642877280930" border="0" /></a><br />I hope I'm doing my job right, setting a good example and all. Giving her someone halfway decent to look up to. I think I'm doing okay. She's growing up so fast, so I have to try and capture as many portraits as I can!tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309109623085123565.post-88020191764710185222010-06-27T00:41:00.003-04:002010-07-02T00:57:58.434-04:00Hands Across The SandToday I participated in an awesome event called <a href="http://www.handsacrossthesand.org/">Hands Across the Sand</a>. Which according to their website is, "a movement made of people of all walks of life and crosses political affiliations. This movement is not about politics; it is about protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, and fishing industry. Let us share our knowledge, energies and passion for protecting all of the above from the devastating effects of oil drilling."<br /><br />Anything that threatens to harm the environment gets to me, but I have a special place in my heart for the ocean. So when my co-worker Gena told me about this, I knew it was something I wanted to experience. It even ended up with us having a brief stint on the news!<br /><br /><br />Here is Gena, my partner in crime for the day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFPftKx_UISqhfAoZ4p9D-rmtoN_IWIMG6VptpwZ6VY798sokxo9s_0-rODnpWBNsxqG6sjcN4bX-LWR0RZIznbvd8LSpzAQUuT_bKjhie99XQp5IbJW6ZD92mNUIxUh20SLKdiKDEB5I/s1600/IMG_7493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFPftKx_UISqhfAoZ4p9D-rmtoN_IWIMG6VptpwZ6VY798sokxo9s_0-rODnpWBNsxqG6sjcN4bX-LWR0RZIznbvd8LSpzAQUuT_bKjhie99XQp5IbJW6ZD92mNUIxUh20SLKdiKDEB5I/s400/IMG_7493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487310589939148306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There were lots of sign-holders, this is just one of many. The signs all had very poignant messages. And I was very pleased with how this peaceful protest remained peaceful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQq3gJVSPKZhRjXmRkjQsrknSo-r_CtB-4HVPeO1wGStSiOaIUg-XTW0VQwT2BMpwTWbmU5-xJqkDJCCx70BsG93A7_ej5b0vwhm7Jbnm3E6DhFoT-qznKMvY60bPGAAPvU5e1xwDLFh1/s1600/IMG_7460.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQq3gJVSPKZhRjXmRkjQsrknSo-r_CtB-4HVPeO1wGStSiOaIUg-XTW0VQwT2BMpwTWbmU5-xJqkDJCCx70BsG93A7_ej5b0vwhm7Jbnm3E6DhFoT-qznKMvY60bPGAAPvU5e1xwDLFh1/s400/IMG_7460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487310579878360978" border="0" /></a><a href="http://localhost:1378/7f80cf1934b677b984717d41b471aa66/image/b56f17d352cd902a.jpg"><br /></a><a href="http://localhost:1378/7f80cf1934b677b984717d41b471aa66/image/b56f17d352cd902a.jpg"><br /><br /><br /></a>Gena, again, I just really loved this shot of her.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzRSG9D1omQVdbTN0hXaOGHXHkxHdnUmwu5iQEpDdlQFcBLLIKUVnPl97vtHuaG7BRYYBC2RQqJQdCNNq14p_BLTowU6I-3rgCfd2w-GqvEfcDkg08Xk3-DIwW-z4XQIcnVazzSoFgget/s1600/IMG_7521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzRSG9D1omQVdbTN0hXaOGHXHkxHdnUmwu5iQEpDdlQFcBLLIKUVnPl97vtHuaG7BRYYBC2RQqJQdCNNq14p_BLTowU6I-3rgCfd2w-GqvEfcDkg08Xk3-DIwW-z4XQIcnVazzSoFgget/s400/IMG_7521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489168411138940994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had to jump out of place for a moment to snap a few photos of the line itself. It ended up being over a mile long! Job well done Lake Worth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9TL5gVFcqnv1nLls6sRlNXyMgkpRrMROBly6NwAdY9Jsb_4UzhXgJtezdbg_Zn4S6_LXAzAeXP5w-t8N8fafEIhZEJCVmdZsfYhG-3ETo77pvLlSPbN6pmOpuERnCwjcnWlhCyjJJc1q/s1600/IMG_7525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9TL5gVFcqnv1nLls6sRlNXyMgkpRrMROBly6NwAdY9Jsb_4UzhXgJtezdbg_Zn4S6_LXAzAeXP5w-t8N8fafEIhZEJCVmdZsfYhG-3ETo77pvLlSPbN6pmOpuERnCwjcnWlhCyjJJc1q/s400/IMG_7525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487310602904117890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This oil crisis is way too real and I feel so helpless. It seems like hardly anything is being done effectively to attempt to rectify the unrectifiable. So Hands Across the Sand made me feel a bit better, knowing that there are others right here in our community that care about this issue and other environmental issues as well. Something has to be done and I think this public demonstration was a great start.tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594984566478656959noreply@blogger.com0