He is 2. All he wants to do is explore. And run. And climb. And poke at things. Usually things covered in dirt and slime. So we took off down the path, he and I. He with his binoculars and I with my camera. All the big kids were done and had headed back. But he knew there was more to climb, run and poke at.
And how do you say no to a face like this?
He came armed with tools of the exploring trade and fingers ready for action.
I hear a bear! No?! Just kidding it was only a chipmunk.
You think that bug was funny, you should see what I just put in my mouth! And the 2nd photo: after he is told that it is, in fact, time to head back.
Hark, who goes there?
Archive for June, 2010
Jun
13
2010
How do you say no | Vermont portraits
Jun
10
2010
Going to Meggies house and Wild Animal Transport
Last month I was off shooting a wedding during the Kentucky Derby. Our cousin Meggie was having her annual Kentucky Derby party that sadly, annually, I keep missing. This year my husband and kids were going to be able to make it. And there was a “Hat Contest” involved. AND Prizes.
Prizes of CHOCOLATE.
Chocolate for hat wearing.
Yup.
So Dunedin picked out favorite hats for herself and Griffin and later helped her dad make his choice.
I wasn’t there, so I will sum up. She won. And Meggie, with her oodles of charm and chocolate, bestowed upon my daughter the prize. 5 pounds of chocolate. My daughter weighs 30 pounds.
1/6th of her body weight was given to Dunedin in chocolate.
Let me give you an idea of what 5 lbs of chocolate does to the brain of a 3 year old. Take a normal drive to the grocery store. 2 kids in the back, one screams “GO LEFT!”
“Why?!” I ask ? ! ? ? ?
“Meggie’s house is that way!!!!”
“Dunedin, we are going to the Grocery Store. We need milk, eggs, toilet paper…”
Undeterred by timing, logic or obvious need for t.p. she responds “Quick, call Daddy, he can tell you the way. I brought my hat…and Griffin’s too!” How she remembered her hats and I forgot my wallet… Okay that is a different story.
Lets skip ahead to yesterday. This is how I have been finding them around the house. In make shift cars, with their hats on, always headed to Meggie’s house. Here you see them driving the flying blanket model car. Equipped with car seats for their wild animals who are, of course, headed to the party as well.
If only my kids had gotten to GM in time. The American car industry would have been injected with innovative car designs from the two seater towels (great for the beach), to the lowrider coffee tables (lots of spots to put your drinks), and my favorite, the model T-Toy box (with tons of trunk space) all with hybrid power (self or mommy powered). I guess it would be a problem if cars would only drive to Meggie’s house. Perhaps the auto industry will need to look elsewhere for innovation. So thanks again, Meggie!
Jun
01
2010
My job is a walk in the Park | Engagement session in Boston
It is great when a couple makes my job so easy. We spent a day last weekend just walking around the Public Garden and Beacon Hill visiting some of their old haunts. Much of the session was spent avoiding tourists or figuring out how to incorporate them into the shot. We got lucky. You can never go wrong in this part of Boston. More importantly you can’t take a bad photo of a couple so at ease with themselves and each other. I can’t wait until their wedding!
I have a friend who is the program manager for architectural and historical walking tour company Boston by Foot. When she saw some of these photos posted on my Facebook page, she asked if some were taken on Acorn street. I wish I knew the street names, but I find that as I work, I pay such little attention to where I am. Instead I am drawn to the feel of a place…how the image will look with the lighting and texture, etc.
I have to sign up for a tour some time soon, though, so I know more about the great places I am photographing in Boston.
