... you're capable."
That's the secret to raising smart kids, evidently. Don't tell them that they're smart, instead, teach them to be wise. (haha, how's that!??!) See the article here. This was a very interesting article and I'm still pondering some of the things it had to say. (Thanks to Jeff for the pointer to this.)
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Oh, no!
And I can't believe it but once again I have let the birthday of one of my "oldest" friends (i.e. longest still-in-touch) slip on by. I have an excuse ~ but don't we all. So I'd like to publicly wish a happy belated birthday to my friend Jon, without whom I probably never would have enjoyed photography so much, loved bananas so much (to his chagrin), protested construction (End Construction), been scared of driving over bridges (well, not so much now), been hugged by a necklace, played the guitar or written any song of my own, or owned a shirt that says "Apple Saw Box Bomb Jon". Here's to you, old man! :) (late, though it may be...)
Hope you had a great one!
Hope you had a great one!
Hawaii
My husband and I just returned from a seven night cruise around the Hawai'ian Islands while our kids stayed with their grandparents, aunt(s), uncle, and cousin(s). Husband and I each had our own cameras to play with and this was one of my favorites (that I took).
This next picture really cracks me up. I have a series of about four of them, with husband getting successively closer. There is nothing great about these pictures except for that they remind me of all those tabloid photographs. Since DH is a little skittish about being posted on the web I have blocked out his face. Aren't I nice.
There were lots of chickens everywhere, on almost every island. I can't remember exactly but during some hurricane (1992?) lots of them got loose and, well, have made friends. :)
I spent a lot of time at the various waterfalls trying to get the perfect shutter speed, f-stop, and all that jazz. I read in our guidebook that 1/10th of a second is good when shooting waterfalls, so once I figured that out it was a matter of fixing the other variables to make it all come together. I liked the look of the 1/10th speed, husband not so much. It's interesting to see that right out f the gate we have very different styles and opinions about what makes a good photo.
That's enough picture plucking for now, maybe my next post in three months (wink) I will put some other fun things up. Merry Christmas!
This next picture really cracks me up. I have a series of about four of them, with husband getting successively closer. There is nothing great about these pictures except for that they remind me of all those tabloid photographs. Since DH is a little skittish about being posted on the web I have blocked out his face. Aren't I nice.
There were lots of chickens everywhere, on almost every island. I can't remember exactly but during some hurricane (1992?) lots of them got loose and, well, have made friends. :)
I spent a lot of time at the various waterfalls trying to get the perfect shutter speed, f-stop, and all that jazz. I read in our guidebook that 1/10th of a second is good when shooting waterfalls, so once I figured that out it was a matter of fixing the other variables to make it all come together. I liked the look of the 1/10th speed, husband not so much. It's interesting to see that right out f the gate we have very different styles and opinions about what makes a good photo.
That's enough picture plucking for now, maybe my next post in three months (wink) I will put some other fun things up. Merry Christmas!
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