A human being should be able to
change a diaper,
plan an invasion,
butcher a hog,
design a building,
write a sonnet,
balance accounts,
build a wall,
set a bone,
comfort the dying,
take orders,
give orders,
cooperate,
act alone,
pitch manure,
solve equations,
analyze a new problem,
program a computer,
cook a tasty meal,
fight efficienty,
die gallantly.
SPECIALIZATION IS FOR INSECTS!
-Robert A. Heinlein
Many months ago I started a list of suggestions for corner view topics. Words that seemed asthetically appealing at a given moment. And then I waited. When I saw the note from Francesca to give a topic I happily forwarded my list of suggestions unedited. I didn’t have a strong preference or favorite at the time she asked. I hate to say it, but now, well now I’m not really sure what I meant by room. Maybe to talk about and display your favorite room in your home, a room you like to visit or maybe I was mid- real estate browsing and enjoying others room. Maybe the conversion of a room. The more I’ve thought about it this week the less certain I am about what originally struck me about the concept. So you are left with a few views of the rooms in our home- since I’m not entirely sure what the original inspiration was! These are not the most artistic shots I’m afraid. I don’t take a lot of photos in our house. I tend to fill the frame with the girls or whatever the subject may be. The light isn’t great and I tend to be more inspired to shoot when we’re out and about- be it the park, our yard, a playdate or a trip to see other people. Alas- I couldn’t exactly not post since it was my topic!
the wild west...or the girl's room...
the kitchen & one of it's cooks
the living room in all it's festivity!
Corner view is a weekly Wednesday post hosted originally hosted by Jane, currently by Francesca.. A topic is given and you can see impressions; be it in photographic or poetic in form from around the world:
Jane, Dana, Bonny, Joyce, Ian, Francesca, Theresa, Cate, Kasia, Otli, Trinsch, Isabelle, Janis, Kari, jgy, Lise, Dorte, McGillicutty, Sunnymama, Ibb, Kelleyn, Ninja, Sky, RosaMaria, Juniper, Valerie, Sammi, Cole, Don, WanderChow, FlowTops, Tania, Tzivia, Kristin, Laura, Guusje, Susanna, Juana, Elsa, Nadine
1. a couple of reasons to celebrate Mother’s Day
2. Sweet cards from 4 year olds
3. Trouper Azaleas
4. basil, basil, basil
5. actually getting the basil in the ground
6. options and project ideas
7. a coffee break with Lovey
8. Iced Latte Season
9. rascally stisters
10. the bittersweetness of growing pains
11. tylenol
12. an uneventful day
13. the house being almost picked up
14. a 4 year old helping to pick up
15. a 2 year old helping to wipe up
16. a 2 year old signing diaper, then turning and booking it to the potty!
17. Princess Leia Pigtails on Zuzu
18. Piggies on the Quail
19. The Quail actually letting me do a front side braid
20. A day off work
21. Anticipation of Gramma & Grampa’s visit!
Dance pretty ballerina, to classical ballet,
let the music inspire you and sweep you away.
Stand en pointe in your ballet shoes,
Then twirl little ballerina,
in your fancy tutu.
Feel the pride upon Momma and Daddy’s face,
as your pointed toes reveal your grace.
Turn on one leg little dancer,
and pirouette,
Pretty Little Dancer,
The Best One Yet…
By: Amy from Maine, Age 11
Entering into Zuzu’s second year I realized with initial horror that my days of quiet, cooing baby photos had come to a dramatic halt. No longer was she willing to stand idly by smiling beatifically at me. Now her eyes squinted in a delighted gleam as she hurried away from mommarazzi. My first inkling was around 7-9 months when I took her outside to do a shot with some flowers on a quilt and couldn’t manage to land a single one with her actually ON the quilt. I admit I was pretty frustrated, I had enjoyed photographing her so much and was sad thinking it had come to an end. I’m sure it wasn’t the first Suessian lesson I had received regarding the need to not cry because it ended, but smile because it happened. Children are like that aren’t they? Just when you adjust to the way they are, they change. It’s my ability to go with that flow that will enable me to be happy I think. So I started shooting our motion years. And in the last three and a half years I’ve tried to embrace the gift that is our children in motion and be grateful for the chance to document it.
Corner view is a weekly Wednesday post hosted originally hosted by Jane, currently by Francesca. A topic is given and you can see impressions; be it in photographic or poetic in form from around the world:
Jane, Dana, Bonny, Joyce, Ian, Francesca, Theresa, Cate, Kasia, Otli, Trinsch, Isabelle, Janis, Kari, jgy, Lise, Dorte, McGillicutty, Sunnymama, Ibb, Kelleyn, Ninja, Sky, RosaMaria, Juniper, Valerie, Sammi, Cole, Don, WanderChow, FlowTops, Tania, Tzivia, Kristin, Laura, Guusje, Susanna, Juana, Elsa, Nadine
1. a baby feeling better
2. meeting new sitters!
3. a waterproof mattress cover
4. friends
5. invitations
6. new flowers blooming!
7. a peony returning
8. my first “showy” peony blooming
9. Muffins for Mom
10. poo-poo on the potty!
11. Sara Rosenfeld Johnson
12. the mmmmmmm sound
13. movie night with popcorn and swedish fish!
14. fun new training at work
15. embracing my greenness
16. a box of giftees from a dear Auntee!
17. Hi’s from old and new friends
18. 4 year old narratives on their mom
19. running in to buddies
20. jean day
21. Mattie Playne- Get Married Well! We’ll miss you!
Ordinary Afters... 