Saturday, July 31, 2010

sooc saturday....zach and buddy

this is buddy...my dad's best friend.
and he loves my son zach
~*~
who happens to love buddy...
~*~
mom...why are you taking a photo of me?
because i love you zach...now can you please play with buddy so i can photograph it.
~*~
as you can see...he is real thrilled his mother is watching thru a lens.
sorry zach
it comes with
being my
child.

in beauty,
Pamela

***sooc saturday (straight out of the camera) can be found at http://slurpinglife.com/

sneak peak ~ kate m.....

this is bonnie and kate....
mother and daughter.
2 absolutely beautiful women in their own rite...
yet so connected when together.
i had the enormous pleasure of photographing kate's senior pictures yesterday.
~*~
she is undeniably beautiful on the outside
and
incredibly
strong
in
her own.
~*~
but her soft, yet strong inner glow
is
what caught
my eye.
~*~
she is just a lovely young woman....and radiates.

thank you bonnie for finding me.
thank you kate for sharing your
beautiful~self with me.

in beauty,
Pamela

team up thursday....

doors....
i know it is saturday....but i am participating in team up thursday over at mental inventory http://mentalinventory.blogspot.com/
and have been incredibly busy the last 2 days and haven't had the chance to share my collaborated project.
collaborated=a wonderful partner ~ faith
faith's photos can be found at
the theme this last week was DOOR...
faith's fabulous photo is on the left...of her best friend standing in the door of an abandoned lumber yard in IL.
LoVe it!
my photo is on the right of a barn which is located on an operating farm smack dab in the middle of a busy part of my city.
i drive past it everyday and am amazed that the cattle are immune to all the activity.
faith was kind enough to put the 2 photos together for us and it turned out fabulous.
i am really looking forward to working with her again next week.

in beauty,
Pamela


day 176...365 project.

lucas...

Friday, July 30, 2010

day 175...365 project.

luke texting :)
this week's theme at 365 is "hands"....
in beauty,
Pamela

Thursday, July 29, 2010

day 174...365 project.

holding hands...
~*~
i couldn't decide which one i prefered.
~*~
and..
am i holding luke's hand
or
is he holding mine?

in beauty,
Pamela

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

day 173...365 project.

zach...buddy wanna fetch?
buddy...pant pant pant...
i love these shots...the anticipation....

Monday, July 26, 2010

day 171...365 project.

family...
my 2 sons and i at my parent's home tonite.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

day 170...365 project.

softness...
i am trying to walk with a little more softness today~~~>>~>yet stand strong in my own~>>

Saturday, July 24, 2010

sweet little thing....

SOOC Saturday....
just look at this sweet little thing ~~~**~~
i was watching her at the race track....she was curiously watching the horse next to her.
contemplating...
~*~
it is an awfully big horse
in real life.
~*~
maybe i should touch it...
~*~
...or just wave "hi" instead.

what a precious little thing
to watch "behind the scenes".

in beauty,
Pamela
***to participate in sooc (straight out of camera) saturday please visit slurpinglife.typepad.com/slurping_life/sooc_saturday.com ***
or just click on the icon on the right

Thursday, July 22, 2010

day 167...365 project.

grapes=abundance...
it has always felt that way to me as i watched the grapes grow on my many grapevines every summer.


i love how they look dangling from the vine.

in beauty,
Pamela

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

day 166...365 project.

boundries...
the beach at cleary lake...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

snail mail...

a couple of weeks ago i was reading a post on one of my favorite websites.  http://www.shuttersisters.com/
the post was in reference to "snail mail"...and the feeling you experience when receiving a letter. 
i miss that.
 
good old fashion letter writing...the ones you receive from a postman rather than in a computer "in box".
when i was in grade school i had many many many many pen pals. 

i stumbled across the hundred postcard project at http://hundredpostcards.wordpress.com/

there i met mika from http://mikaito.sqaurespace.com/ and signed up to receive one of her handcrafted postcards....and i in turn am exchanging one with her.
it is a wonderful creative way to touch another's life and share our gifts.

today...i received her handcrafted postcard in the mail.
~*~
i am so excited!
i love receiving mail! 
~*~
hand crafted with love and a pure intent.
i am looking forward to sharing my gift with her as she has done so generously with me.

when is the last time you received a handmade postcard...or just a letter for that matter?
i would love to continue on with this gesture.
if you would like to receive a handmade postcard from myself, please send me an email with your name and address at earthbeone@yahoo.com .  feel free to include your website link so i am able to pass it along.

thank you mika!
in beauty,
Pamela


day 165....365 project.

another sunflower...
i am in LoVe with these.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

day 163....365 project.

little pricklies...
i love love love the undersides of sunflowers.
their little pricklies are so cool.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

thank you bro family....

my soul sister rose asked me to house~sit, cat~sit and garden~sit for her...and for the past week i have thoroughly enjoyed my~lovely~self at her family's home.
she has 2 beautiful little boys i wanted to thank also.
so....
i left them a message on their driveway for them to discover when they arrive home today.
i so appreciated my little vacation.
~*~
i had a garden to play in once again.
~*~
and a lawn to burry my feet in...oh! i so love to ground mySELF in the grass.
i had forgotten how much mother earth loves to nourish me.
(note to self...find grass to sit in more often...how could i forget???)
~*~
i live in a beautiful townhome now...i can on occasion hear my neighbors.
it was so quiet while staying in rose's home.
~*~
and the raspberries were ripe for picking....2x a day and whenever i felt like it.
JOY! to be able to walk out every morning and pick fresh raspberries for breakfast.
~*~
rose lives in a newer development and the trees are not yet full grown.
at night i was able to sit on her deck for hours and watch the MANY stars twinkling.
the big dipper was right over my head *****~******
~*~
the boys have a medium size pool.  it has been a hot and humid week.  i swam everyday and "dipped" at night under the moon and stars.
~*~
rose was kind enough to leave a little "directory" of nature parks for me to go explore, sit IN and photograph.
and i did.
aaaaaahhhhhh.....rejuvination!!!!
~*~
and tobe....their kitty....
he was sooooo not liking me at first...he was missing his boys...and they were missing him. 
i photographed him and sent the pictures to them so they knew he was ok.
~*~
me...when i left this morning.
thank you bro family!
i had so much fun and found peace & clarity while i stayed in your beautiful home.

in beauty,
Pamela

***on another note...i am participating in SOOC Saturday and this is my post for that project.  if you would like to participate also i encourage you to visit http://slurpinglife.typepad.com/slurping_life/2009/03/sooc-saturday-photo-sharing.html
also...
as part of my class at 10 SUMMER PHOTOS NOW assignment 4 was to photograph outdoor play.  i VERY much enjoyed playing with sidewalk chalk this morning :)

day 162...365 project.

smile....
gotta love it when they smile for you ~**~*~~*~

Friday, July 16, 2010

samuel...

this is samuel...or sam as i know him as.
he has been in the presence of horses most of his young life.
his comfort level is amazing.
~*~
he was working a rodeo when i shot these photos.
~*~
sam has a passion.
~*~
and he is following it
at a very
young
age.
perhaps it will change as he grows older.
~*~
but does it really matter?
he is living his dream
at the age
of 17.

in beauty,
Pamela

day 161...365 project.

horse gossip...

Thursday, July 15, 2010

picture summer...day 15.

day 15 assignment....create a postcard.
riverboat rides on the mississippi river.
the jonathon padleford.

a couple of weeks ago i took a riverboat ride with 2 of my girlfriends.
jonathon padleford company
located on harriet island in downtown st. paul.

we boarded in st. paul and went up river to pike island and towards fort snelling and returned back down to harriet island.
a fabulous time.

in beauty,
Pamela


day 160....365 project.

Tobe.
i love his kitty whiskers.
in beauty,
Pamela