Thursday, January 17, 2008

Gothic Arches Challenge


This is my virgin effort for the Gothic Arches Challenge...so, be gentle. Please let me know if I'm within the guidelines of the challenge so that I can adjust if not.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

visit with mother


When I stopped to take a picture of this pelican from the Pensacola Pelican Parade, a worker in the area asked if I "would like a natural Floridian to pose with the duck." Obviously, he wasn't a 'natural Floridian'!



I went to visit with my mother today and she gets worse each time I see her. She is not eating and has lost down to 100.7 lbs. Today she didn't feel well but, was her usual recalcitrant self, refusing to get up to take her shower. How do you reason with someone with Alzheimer's that forgets what you are talking about part way through your conversation. Alzheimer's is such a cruel disease. Every time mother asks about her parents and I have to tell her that they have been dead for a long, long time, she cries and grieves all over. So far she knows who I am but sometimes has to ask how many children she has. The Alzheimer's is only part of the plethora of other illnesses she's coping with. What do you do???

Monday, January 14, 2008

Post # 1 January 14, 2008






This is my very first post! (tap, tap, tap....anyone out there??) I read a number of blogs each and every day and wanted to take the leap to hopefully push myself to join some of the groups and make more art. We'll see how it goes!

The photo above was taken at Christ Church in Pensacola, Florida. I love the looks on their sweet little faces. I received a wonderful Canon Rebel xt for my birthday and a telephoto lense for Christmas. This was my first use of the lense. I love that camera!

I also took photos of wrought iron around town. I find the different shapes and forms of wrought iron to be very interesting. Hopefully, I'll be able to get over to Foley, Alabama in the next week to take some pictures of the corn wrought iron fence there. It is very unusual. I've read that there are a couple more of the corn fences in New Orleans. Since we will be moving next month to an area that's only one hour away from New Orleans, hopefully, I'll be able to take more photos of the wrought iron in that area...