santa barbara at sunset
and loving it…
these are the sweet days i cherish. sunshine, good company, and salty air making my hair a little wild. the imperfection forced upon us and the freedom of the ocean is blissful.
i’ve been having fun trying to use manual focus lately – not for crystal clear shots, but for a picture that is more reflective of my feeling of the moment — a little more dreamy than life really looks. i like that. seeing life through a soft lens – not always crisp, harsh, and straight edged. that’s why i like this little place (my blog) – a creative outlet that doesn’t have to be perfect. thanks for checking in and seeing me explore life and see life with the camera by my side. i like pictures more than words anyways.
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i know it sounds lazy – but think i could do this every day possibly…
although i’d probably be covered in wrinkles… so i probably shouldn’t.
but then again, smile wrinkles aren’t the worst thing there is.
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“bubbly waves that kiss the land….”
this guy was coming out of the water with lobster, so robin started talking to him… he took out the lobster to show the kids (who stayed really far back). one thing i wish i hadn’t heard, was that he says he’s seen sharks out there – like 5 foot sharks! he says he’s just seen tiger sharks, and they wouldn’t hurt a person – but a little freaky considering how many times i have ventured out in those waters to swim or snorkel. i think i’ll just pretend i didn’t hear that, and when the water warms up a bit, i’ll be right back out there, looking for fish or savoring the serenity of floating out past the waves and looking out at endless open space filled with blue.
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to be honest, i felt no motivation or inspiration to do a ten on ten today. but i powered it out – and came up with some. here it goes……
ten on ten is a collaborative project – take ten photos on the 10th of each month, over ten hours that day. see more here….
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ocean poem excerpts are from my favorite children’s book that my mom gave gavin – it is called “hello ocean” by pam ryan. 
a beautiful sunny day out. we could go to the wild animal park and ride the train? we could go to the childrens’ gardens? we could go to the zoo? we could go to the park? but gavin isn’t budging. he is imagining away in the house – making tents, and “beds”, and “going to work at 1 o’clock”, and “work is closed so he is going to ‘chi-chi’s’ house for a party”…
i tell him whenever he is ready we can go outside for an adventure, or a train ride, or a bike ride. but so far – it looks like a simple quiet day. one where we look out at the blue skies from our window and smile. i’m sure by the afternoon he’ll be ready for more – but this morning, i brewed more coffee, and we’ll start with a simple day.
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most days, all i wear for make-up is mascara. and when i dress up, i often just add a lot more of it. i seem to really love eyelashes.
somehow – when i take pictures, my goal is always to focus on the eyelashes. it is almost a little challenge – to get them perfectly in focus. there really is little so soft and beautiful as a little baby and child’s eyelashes. i am trying to clean up my thousands of pictures, a few of these pictures distracted my process. 
gigi, the queen of eye-lashes
the worst.
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