2 | 52 . 1 | 365

I am plunging in on the 10th day (though not making this a ten on ten). 365.

(and week 2 of 52)

I was trying to find a theme as my boys are very fickle when it comes to being in front of the camera.  It couldn't just be about them. SO I thought maybe I would focus just on b+w photography.

However, as I was taking these photos this morning I realized that focusing on composition, using light and shadow, to convey mood and emotion is perhaps even more important to me.

What creative projects are you working on?

xoxo

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my youngest, bright and blurred.
the imprint of a snow angel on a hillside:
                      a gift to the snow encrusted mountain side from my middle.
my boys, my loves.

xoxo

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this one. wraps his eyes around my heart, even when he doesn't mean too.

as a matter of fact, all three of them do. xo

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the feisty baby, the youngest.

couldn't resist putting one in this week. this is from my 10 on 10 series over here. xo

52 | 52 a year closing quietly

a sleepy quiet has filled up the rooms these days since Christmas. we are letting things be. laundry washed, but not folded and put away; dishes are clean but remain unstacked. there is tinkering with toys, building forts, constructing Legos. most of all we look around at our small corner of the universe,  and feel abundantly lucky and blessed. 

xxoo 

52 | almost there....the end and the beginning

winter solstice. my most favorite.

celebrated in the background of the ever looming Christmas and coveted New Year, this quiet time always has me reflecting, watching, waiting, hoping.

a quiet celebration of blessings and hopefulness, lighting candles to honor the passing of the darkness into light.

then we go on our merry way to the hurried Christmas day.

I hope for all of you there is time for slowing down, for enjoying the silence of the dark, with the knowledge that there is always dawn after the dark.

xxoo

52 | missed ones

mid december portraits | & a wee bit of happy news!

oh my boys! one refused to get anywhere near St. Nick (ahem the oldest). the youngest was seriously questioning St. Nick's beard. the middle? he just told St. Nick that he wanted a reindeer for Christmas. oh my boys! 

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In happy, unrelated news, I wanted to share that one of my photos has been selected as the cover for Kindred Magazine's winter issue, Nest. I am simply over the moon! You can see the cover preview by clicking on through! xxoo

november's middle | portraits of the boys

so busy these days and for the million photos I seem to take every week, I can barely find one I am satisfied of my three so I have been avoiding posting their weekly portraits. However,  as I am aware that I will never quite be satisfied with anything I do these days I am posting them, none-the-less:

-hard to believe the oldest will be in high school next year.
-I caught my youngest playing with a simple boat he had made in class for the american holiday, Thanksgiving (note the boat's name "The Mayflower").
-and the middle, clutching his drink and trophy during his end of season celebration of flag football.

I can scarcely breathe when I think of December! hope this weekend is treating you well! xo

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Oh those boys and their Halloween grins (though you can't see the oldest's face, I am just sure he is smiling as well). 

xxoo

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the boys. the oldest brandishing a stick. 

love that they love nature so. 

xxoo

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the boys, up in the san diego mountains. 

the younger two helping collect eggs on a early Saturday morning.

 the oldest squinting in the sun just as he is about to take a hay ride. 

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52 series at Che+Fidel

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the youngest: happy as a clam out on  a quick errand. He got to go on one of the "rides" outside the store and it thrilled him to no end.
the middle: looking around to see what others are doing while I snapped a photo of him in front of his prize winning entry in an art contest at school.
the oldest: at times happy to have his photograph taken, other times extremely elusive. This week he proved elusive.

joining in here. xxoo

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portraits of the boys :: 40 of 52

the oldest: sleeping outside whilst camping in Morro Bay, CA.
the youngest: bleary, dirty, and very hungry on our last morning camping.  
the middle: enjoying a campfire cooked pancake breakfast. 

The boys and I escaped up the coast this past weekend for a little camping trip. It was beautiful, with perfect weather, a much needed escape from the traffic and sticky hot indian summer of Los Angeles.

joining in with Jodi.

xxoo

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/the youngest playing with the branches of our felled tree in the early morning.

/the middle, bare-chested, content, practicing chords on his violin.

/the oldest with saturday morning french toast, maple syrup on toast the sole focus of the photo.

::blog love from last week ::

this lovely B+W, a portrait of intent desire to complete a task // these lovely two, lost in the moment // the sweetness and sleeping bliss in these two captures // these sweet moments, children being children.

how are you this week? xxoo

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Oh these silly boys. The first photo was captured last weekend at a church fair. The Youngest is in a bounce house. The second capture is of the Middle trying to smother our reluctant cat with kisses. Despite her laid back ears, she was rather pleased with the attention. Down below, the Oldest. Smiling for the camera.

its been busy around here. Fall and Spring always seem to have this quality to them where you can't find enough time for all the many things going on.  And there always seem to be so many things going on. 

Hope you all are warm and well this weekend.

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xxoo

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first day of school edition.

subtitled: the boys who don't want their photographs taken.
happy weekend! xxoo

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above: the boys with their cousin Jadeyn. She was out here in California for a visit.