Oh hi

There's really a lot I could say today, and probably should, but we had a wonderful and busy day and now my book is calling me. I will say that I'm already pleased with the fundamental changes we are making—I think we all are—and the results are already notable. If I wasn't so tired, after hours spent un-shelving, sorting, and re-shelving books, I think I would turn my face toward the future and feel elated. Instead I'm going to sink into my reading chair and dive into my current eye-candy book, The Golden Compass.

Getting friendly

Common blue damsel flies

Elation

This is us going on vacation. Whee!

Pure Michigan

A little bit of weekend nature

Great Spangled Fritillary in our garden

Baby robins under the deck Saturday...

...and then on the deck Sunday

Someone ate the tops off all the bean plants (and left us the beans)

But the tomatoes are coming in

And all the lillies are in full bloom

Spring portraits

It's the colors I wanted to catch, and and the train sweater—I already know there's no catching the years, no way to stop time. The smiles, the action, the heart of the boy, were all extras I was lucky enough to catch. I'm still finding my way around the new camera, which comes with so many more options than the old one that sometimes I miss the shot while I'm figuring out what to do next, but this is user error and the camera can't be blamed. The longer lens has a slower, touchier auto focus that is leaving me a bit frustrated, and the pictures also show darker posted here than they do in my editing program or iPhoto. These things may or may not be user error—that's on my list of things to find out.