Sunday Scavenger Hunt

sorry, but i am going to have to pull from the archives this week. between my camera malfunction, company coming in and chaperoning teenagers at the Uprise Festival this weekend, i have been a little crazy!

so here goes...

1) Street Photography:

2) From a Distance:

3) Sunday:

4) Liquid:

5) Behind:

have a blessed Sunday!

shay



Pilgrimage.....

tonight i began a connection group for women at the church i have been attending. i have never done this, and admit i was a little nervous. we will be studying a 'beth moore' series which will journey us through the Psalms of Ascent (120-134). a pilgrimage. i am so looking forward to this time surrounded by women of God, all different ages and backgrounds, learning and praying my way on this continued new journey of mine. seeking a deeper relationship with my Saviour.

 i found it so fitting that this group came up...molded right into where i am in my life. my journey of self.

blessings!

shay

p.s. mama and my baby girl fly into BWI tomorrow...

can't wait for hugs and female companionship for a while!

~safe travels~

Capturing Feathered Friends

today i kept waking up, my body refusing to stay asleep, oh the joys of working night shift. i was on my front porch, cool breeze, tempting me to stay awake and enjoy the beautiful day. the black capped chickadees were fluttering around the feeders. i love these little guys. i have a photo of my boys when they were wee ones in their aunt's wedding party in little tuxedos. these birds make me think of them that day all dressed up. so tiny in their tuxedos.

in the house to get my camera. they of course weren't cooperating. not one pic after an hour of waiting quietly. i admire photographers that are able to capture our feathered friends. maybe when i finally have a zoom lens, i will be able to sit from afar and capture them. but for now...found this pic in my archives and played around with contrast and saturation a bit. i have a thing for eyes too. they are the windows to our souls!

blessings!

shay 

Glimmers of Hope

i had a dream that i was holding my camera upside over the garbage can in our kitchen, shaking broken pieces out of the memory slot. (i tend to have very strange dreams...) so i decided to shine a flashlight into the memory slot to see if i could see anything down there. lo and behold i saw tiny blue plastic pieces. my dear hubby helped me gently get those pieces out, they were off of a memory card. and right away the new memory card went in without any trouble.

God knew my heart was heavy without the ability to photograph. i have been hanging my head low and sulking for the last 2 days. He knew what i needed and spoke to me in a dream. i am sooo thankful. maybe He was trying to get me to appreciate this lil Nikon Coolpix L100 of mine for a bit longer until i am able to get the camera my heart desires.

i am definitely doing the 'happy dance'!

blessings!

shay

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

glad i was able to go on such an enjoyable photo shoot with my good friend Steph on Labor Day to get most of my shots for this hunt. (memory card will not stay in my camera for some reason, hence limited photography for now. totally bummed! guess i will have to delve into the archives for a while.)

~but for today, here are my newest SHS pics~

1) Bokeh: spider webs with sunlight gleaming through them fascinate me!

2) Process of Elimination:OK~ so i have a thing for Holsteins' toooo!

3) Remember: love scouring antique shops for photos, the history of things, their stories.

4)Statues: antique photographing again!

(I love old cemeteries too. guess this could go on 'remember' or 'statues')

5) Flying High~ something about these black Amish pants flying in the wind caught my eye too!

so there's my 'hunt' pics for the week!

i am loving joining all you amazing women!

blessings!

shay

Out of Sorts

this passion has been tucked deep down inside me for a long time. i always knew when photographing my sons, i had the ability to see beyond the picture i was taking, and capture their essence with my eye through the lens. i have some amazing memories of them, ones i will cherish for a lifetime. passion passed down to me through my father.

but i didn't feel the joyful passion that is consuming me, when purposefully looking through my lens, trying to capture God's creations, until i started this blog.

why am i out of sorts?

my camera has become my friend.

always with me, just in case.

and now it is sitting in my studio, broken.

i didn't think it would affect me like this.

but i feel all out of sorts.

almost like I've lost my constant friend.

and I've lost the connection i started feeling with my father again, i felt like he was looking through the lens with me and smiling.

so today, being 'out of sorts' is what my mom and i officially call the 'molly grubbs'.

shay

words of TRUTH

people aren't always as they seem or portray themselves to be. they are hurtful and deceitful. even when they may claim to be ones of faith.

had a bad morning. i was angry. i was disappointed. i was misled.

but God reminded me of my favorite scripture and it is bringing me some peace.

Jeremiah 29:11

we give our friendship, kindness, shoulders...but sometimes...as i am learning, we are to just love and pray for people from afar...

this too, shall pass...for i am blessed.

blessings!

shay