checking in

I am a country dog.

Mom puts me in the sink after we walk along the beach. Then she dries me with her hair dryer then I get a cookie. I wonder what it would be like to go the fancy groomer like other dogs do. Hmmm

She doesn't like me to be off leash very much this time of year. She says I might get lost in the leaves because the world is now the same color as me.

I'm beginning to prefer being inside anyway, it's getting cold out there. Plus there are a lot of leaves falling everywhere and some of them stick to my private parts! I also dragged one around in my beard from the house all the way to the mail box.  I didn't mind, it smelled pretty good.

Well nice chatting with you, I was just checking in, didn't want you to forget about me.

Happy Thanksgiving

I am always grateful that I can see the world through my lens and then share it with you.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Life in a wave

Glass like smoothness, fleeting transitions and foamy confusion repeat over and over again.

Shake it off

My father used to say if you're going to dance you have to pay the fiddler. 

Well if you're going to be a serious photographer you have to keep up with technology. You may have noticed that I have gone missing for a while now. That's because I am in the midst of buying new computers, new hard drives and new printers,(replacing 7 yr old computers). None of which plugs in to what it used to. In other words my photography world has been turned upside down and I'm slowly wading through it. 

What has suffered is my creativity, I haven't spent any time behind my camera in weeks. I sit in my studio and fume and get so frustrated that I want to scream, which quite frankly I do on a few occasions. 

I took a long overdue walk on the beach today. Brought my camera just in case... Met this dog who captured my total attention. She ran up and down the beach chasing  a playful sandpiper who flew along the shore and then would dive in front of her four legged friend. The dog galloped back and forth for over an hour trying to keep up with the sandpiper. You know of course who won. Lately I feel a bit like the dog, chasing something that I'll never catch. Technology will forever be just beyond  my reach. Just when I think I've got it..... I don't.

But never mind I'm going to keep trying, I'm going to learn to shake it off. Once everything is up and running, if that ever happens, I will go back to what I do best. Stay behind my camera and soak up my world.

breathe deep

Letting go is hard. Living in the moment is hard too. In fact I think it is our life's hardest lesson to learn. Maybe it's really why we are here to begin with. 

I'm learning how from my dog. Tully patiently shows me the way but I'm a slow learner. She pulls on the leash to smell some wonderful delight and I give her a stronger pull away, she resists for a nano second and then lets go, gives a full body shake and moves on. She can't jump up on the studio couch the way she used to be able to. So she waits staring up where she wants to be and waits some more. She doesn't bark and get frustrated instead she choses to sit and enjoy her seat on the floor. My arms wrap under her belly to give an assist, she falls asleep up on the soft cushions where she couldn't get before. 

This time of year is full of letting go. I'm going to be a student of the concept. My yoga will help, my dog will help, and my photography will help. I'm going to breathe deep now.