Park Days

when you have weather like we have around here… 60′s and even 70′s in January and February… you go to the park. and luckily, we have alot of park land around us.

the other night, we met our good friends, Jeremiah and Grace, at the park. Jeremiah (aka Momo) has been doing his physical therapy each day in their basement.. walking laps with his walker.  Grace told me she decided to try one of the new sidewalks at one of the parks near us to see how he would do. apparently, it was a HUGE FREAKING HIT! Momo was in heaven… cruising, taking in the new world around him. He had many a stranger stop and cheer him on. So, after hearing that story, I decided we had to join them the next day…

You know, THESE are the moments and times that I love, love having a camera and knowing how to use it well. Sure, weddings, family portraits and so on are wonderful, and I love shooting them and capturing those kinds of moments, as well. But there is just something about capturing real life in real time that gives me such joy. You can’t prepare for it, dress up for it, put on your best face for it…. its real life in real time. Sometimes there are tears, but more often there are smiles and giggles, milestones quietly reached, life being enjoyed… All going on in real time around us. Pair that with to-die-for light and weather, and you pretty much have the happiest, most fulfilled version of myself. Well okay, take all that and put us in Australia or Thailand and THAT is definitely the happiest version of myself.

Momo was cruising in his newfound freedom and environment, the kids got to run and play and explore a little in the woods, Nadia got her swing on… and the moms got to just take it in.

Pure joy.