Mother Nature Doing Her Thing

When I woke up this morning, I saw a new voicemail message was received during the night. Any other day, I would immediately hop into panic mode freaking out that I missed an emergency middle of the night call from a loved one. Not this time. I knew it was our school district announcing school was closed. 

Whee!!! She's only in school for three hours a day, but having her all to myself on a day I can watch her smile in awe of Mother Nature doing her thing? Um yes, I'll take it! The invasion of robins we enjoyed was delicious icing on our snow cake.

Libby "Class of 2013"

Click on the image for many more of Libby's High School senior pictures. 

Spring into Action

As usual, I was too busy during Autumn to add any updates and once Winter came I pretty much went into hibernation. That's my excuse for no new content. Cuddles from a five year old are awesome. You can't blame me.

Today, even with snow on the ground, I'm ready to Spring back into action. I've changed up the site a bit and started adding photos from last Fall. Click the images below to see more from each session.

Meanwhile, portraits sessions for Spring are making their way on the calendar. Let's talk!

★ Spotlight on Portraits - Family Pictures

Bits & Pieces

Have I stopped August Breaking? Well, not really, but sort of. The self-imposed pressure of blogging the images I'm taking on a daily basis is a bit much to keep up with when there's, I don't know, my business and my kid to look after. It's a delicate balance sharing here as well as giving myself time to breathe in all this goodness around me. So in the spirit of the "no rules" rules of August Break I offer up these bits & pieces from the previous few days.

Can you guess where any of these were taken?

All shot with an iPhone using the glorious VSCO Cam app.

★ Spotlight on Portraits - Family in Magical Fall Light

Would you look at that sky?

Yesterday there was this. We took a boat tour along the Chicago River and lakefront. The clouds really were this awesome. I said to my husband, "Take a picture of those clouds with your iPhone and it will blow up. The light is that amazing." I said it because I'm a dork and because ... would you look at that sky???

Sunflower to Be

I've been taking the "break" in August Break really seriously the last few days. I'm not going to allow myself to be sorry. It's been good for me.

She planted this sunflower at our library's first storytime of the season. We never got around to planting it outside, but it looks to be doing pretty well right here in our sunroom.

You Are A Marvel

"Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe,
a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children?

We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France.

When will we also teach them what they are?

We should say to each of them:

Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique.

In all the years that have passed,
there has never been another child like you.
Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move.

You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven.
You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel.
And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel?

You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children."

— Pablo Picasso

★ Spotlight on Portraits — Kara "Class of 2012"