her point of view

I had forgotten until I actually saw it this afternoon while sorting through some photos that I capture this photo of Bella.



It's one of my favorite shots from our trip to Zion National Park for obvious reasons. I just loved so much that she had her camera with her the whole time and was delighted to see her stop, really look at the scene, and then compose her shot.

She said, "Mom, I'm having a lot of fun taking pictures. It's so beautiful here I'm hardly getting a bad one. I like having a camera."

here are some shots she took:






[i loved that she saw the beauty in the rock and took a close up of it.]




[i think this was the picture she was taking when I took the one of her above.]



I boosted the contrast just a bit because her photos were very flat (not her fault, it's the camera), but other than that the photos are just as I found them....all her. I love seeing the hike from her point of view. She actually took photos of several things I didn't see. I was also quite impressed with her composition...particularly in the first one where she included the curve of the river bank with the water and the 2nd one where the subjects are down in the corner. Very cool.

I really hope she keeps it up. I'd love to share this with her.

twelve

[photo by Bella]

What I've learned in our twelve years together is marriage is not something you arrive at, it's something you work for everyday...together. I think once both of us truly understood that our life together changed.

After twelve years I can still say he makes me laugh everyday. After 4380 days I can still say hearing the garage door open and seeing him walk up the stairs is one of the best parts of my day. After 105,120 hours I can still say he listens with the intent to help and understand. After 6,307,200 minutes I can still say his touch is still as sweet. After 378,432,000 seconds that have gone by I can still say being with him is my absolute favorite thing.

love, we've had some growing pains during these last twelve years, but I can honestly say I am grateful for them because it has brought us here. I luv.