Angry Toddler

Sunblocks

"Noon"

This shot is inspired by Sophie Ristelhueber’s image “The Equator” which is a picture of an idea. It’s a lot better than my shot because it’s a more exciting idea to try and photograph. http://www.transphotographiques.com/2005/officiel/img/ristelhueber.jpg
Sophie Ristelhueber explains: "the line of the equator: for me, it is a terrestrial sphere in a classroom, cut in its medium by the parallel 0°. How to photograph something of also abstract?"

Coral

Freudian Ink Blots

You know those psychological tests where they ask you what do you see and you see what you are thinking about because it’s all really just ink blots and could be anything? Too many people said that “Imagination” photo is sperm so I had to say…it’s all in your head, not mine! I see shooting stars and fireworks and stuff.














Bunch of pervs.

Two Front Teeth

Imagination

Nostalgia Rocks

I got an email from Leon! If you know me well enough to care to read this blog thing than you know who Leon is. It's been way too long since we've talked but I've been feeling great all day to hear from him. Now I want to go back home to Alaska and hang out and fish and ski and play snow football and whip around in icy parking lots and play nerf basketball and listen to "Creeping Death" and stay up talking about old times while the snow drops like it can't bury the world fast enough.
This one time I hit him with a snow-machine. This other time I sorta swung at him. Dude can throw a lawn chair like it's an Olympic event, let me tell you.
You know sometimes your brain gets flooded with memories and you get all sappy and stuff....it's awesome.
Now I've got to find my Ride the Lightning CD or I'll go insane.




too late

Brookline Construction

If you've tried to leave a comment in the past and it wouldn't let you, well now you can. (Thanks Paul and the Brices). For anyone out there that doesn't know, our old church www.sunsetchurchofchrist.org has "planted" a new congregation in Brookline, Missouri which is know our new church. www.brooklinechurchofchrist.org the building isn't done yet but we are meeting together anyway which is pretty exciting. So.....uh, come by and get some salvation while the gettin's good. (That's PC right?)

Ohio Pix IV

Ohio Pix III

Ohio Pix II

Ohio Pix I

05 Recap

Well, we got back from Ohio to our house piled with junk and a zillion things needing done. It's kind of nice in a way to know that life probably won't be as chaotic as we go....eventually we'll get unpacked and eventually we'll get that shower working and eventually we'll both be able to park in the garage and eventually we'll get the table and counters cleared off enough to eat here.
We got lots of great Christmas cards but we were pretty lame about what we sent out (message-wise we didn't say anything) but at least we got it done.
So, 2005 ends tonight. Avery lost her first teeth, started kindergarten and is wonderful. Alec started talking, singing and saying prayers and is a stinker. Erin is doing awesome at work even though she's only supposed to work 3 days a week. Our cats are fat. I've got a studio and a big house with fun stuff to work on like electricity and gas lines. I ran for a couple months this year....hmmm maybe I should pick that back up tomorrow. Well, Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary to my folks (38 years and nobody's been poisoned yet!).
Pictures will follow.

Flaming Pines

Much Done

Today was a day that had tons of visible accomplishment. That's good, we need days like this. We moved lots and lots of stuff over, the kids had fun at my folks, I got a lot done for Sunset's Directory, and I got ready for teaching tomorrow. (By the way, 5th and 6th graders are awesome to teach the Bible to. They are ready to really get into it at a deeper level than Noah built the ark.) Anyway, now I'm beat but it's that good tired. I miss Avery and Alec though, it's too quiet and there's no broken glass to clean up or anything when they aren't here.

First Night on Maple

Tonight is the first night that we are all sleeping as a family at the Maple house. We still have a lot to do but we are getting there. It's been tough balancing photography, kids, holidays, birthdays, marriage, tiling, wiring, plumbing, cleaning, moving.....and God but somehow I've managed to watch tons of tv. Just kidding.
Tomorrow I've got a business meeting but I think Avery is getting sick again. We brought the cats over today so they would be used to the new place by the time we leave for Ohio for a week. That'll freak em out. I hope to take Avery back to the Dayton Art Museum like we did last year. That was a really special father/daughter outing for me. She's so cool about art, just like her mom.

Koolaid Wormhole

Avery's Gym Party

Avery's Cake

By the way, the last picture in the last post (the shot of Dan) was taken by Alec.