One quarter through the year. I’m proud of myself. Haven’t missed a day yet – unless you include January 1st, when my memory card failed me and I lost all the images I’d taken that day. And I don’t (include it). 🙂
I also post all these photos on my personal facebook page for friends and family as I take them, and I tend to include a lot of commentary to go along with the photos. And it’s becoming such a treasure to me. I have a memory of my daughter saved from every day this year, in words and photos. It’s priceless. And the longer I do it, the more convinced of it. It’s not about every day’s photo. I’m not brilliant as a photographer or as a mother all the the time. I know a shock to you all. ;). Some days it’s harder than others to find a moment to grab the camera and be creative. But I’m committed to taking a photo no matter what – no matter how uninspired I feel or how inconvenient it seems at the time or if it’s literally only 1 or 2 frames I capture, even though my vision isn’t realized or the images are less than technically perfect. And because of that – because of the commitment to do it no matter what – there are some real gems in the mix, on the days when it does all come together. One of my favorites I’ve already printed up as a 20X30 and is hanging above this desk where I sit every day. I’m not going to print and hang them all, that’s for sure. But the great ones make the rest worth it. And I am learning a lot about how fleeting time really is and how important it is to me to bottle some of it up in little visual memories called photos. I *can’t wait* to see all these images in a photo book at the end of the year!
The one thing I think I may give up for this next quarter of a year is the black and white. I feel like I’ve already learned a lot and stretched myself quite a bit, but I haven’t changed my mind. I still LOVE color more! And I miss color images of my baby girl. So, it’s back to color – at least for the next 3 months.
Here’s March in photographs with an abbreviated key (at the bottom), a title that gives a hint of the story behind the photo…
- …Rapunzel…
- …sick day…
- …the moment before the pierce…
- …do-a-dot…
- …welcome home, Daddy…
- …cruisin’ the Depot…
- …movie time with the kittybings…
- …quick change…
- …sunny days…
- …gypsy dancing with Mima…
- …close up…
- …shhh…
- …cooking…
- …little hands…
- …jelly beans…
- …big girl play date…
- …the naughty chair…
- …catching snow…
- …belly…
- …teez (TV) with mow (kitty)
- …doggies…
- …CinderDela ironing…
- …hiking…
- …milk cup…
- …Mima’s house…
- …decorating for Easter…
- …silence and stickers…
- …flying with Mima…
- …in rollers…
- …”bath” time…
- …Momma’s flops…
Check out Daily Dose of ‘Dela in January, and in February too!
