One of my pet peeves is when people talk about the moon as if it is mainly something that appears at night. I do love a moonlit night, but I love my blue sky moons as well. This one was taken at 5:30pm on Friday October 16.
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Obscured by Clouds
When I saw these purple clouds drifting across the moon, I dropped what I was doing and went up onto the roof to make sure I got a photo of it.
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June Moon
I find it is almost impossible to capture the beauty of the crescent moon when it hangs in the early evening sky. I have made it a goal of mine to try, though, even if I end up repeatedly falling short.
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Acorns on Rope Swing
Two acorns enjoying a game of pally on the Peninsula School Campus. January, 2020.
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Heart Ship
This leaf was a perfect heart shape. I first attached it to a walnut shell and set it sailing on a puddle voyage. Next, I hoisted it up on an oak leaf hull for a new voyage.
I used the images for Valentine’s Day cards.
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Room in the Nest
This was both our holiday card and an announcement that we were expecting a second child. In many ways this card was one of our most elaborate productions ever. While out and about at the local park with my son, I collected local grasses and then went home and handmade this nest. Once finished, I carried a ladder to a local park to get a photo of the nest high up in a tree. We then took a small family group photo and another photo of an egg and then combined them all into the nest.
Looking back from Summer, 2026: Once our second child was born, we were overwhelmed for a year or two and then our oldest started school. As we poured all our creative energies into giving our sons the best childhoods we could, we had to make some tough choices. One of them was dropping these holiday card art projects from our life. Instead, similar energies went into Valentine’s cards, birthday cards, Halloween costumes, volunteering at school etc. So, this nest card represents the end and beginning of two chapters in our lives. As our oldest is about to fly off to college, it feels like a major new chapter is about to start as well.
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Play-Doh Family Room
Our house was full of all the materials needed to keep our two-year old entertained all day. We even have cinnamon rolls for a nice treat if friends come over.
