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12 30th, 2008| 
I went through some old photos today, and ran across this from last year.
Aug
4
Over the last year, I’ve enjoyed taking photo’s. I have some images from some of our travels that I really like – and would like to enlarge and hang on the walls of our new house. I even found a great site to do it:
My husband has enjoyed some of the images so much that he even recommended we hang them down at the motel. Image Kind
Unfortunately, I just don’t think my photos have the quality to be enlarged. ;(
Perhaps it is time for me to get more serious about this photo thing.
- New Camera?
- Classes?
Yes. I could enjoy that.
(Oh, and here is my photo hunt entry for this week: clouds)
glacier park view
Jul
30
Anyone here still participating in the photo hunt? Here are the next few challenges:
| Aug 2 | cloud(s) | |
| Aug 9 | dark | |
| Aug 16 | colorful | |
| Aug 23 | wrinkled | |
| Aug 30 | beautiful |
And, I found this fun resource yesterday: Blurb. Turn your photo’s into a book!
Just think of the possibilities!
- A Family Memoir
- A Vacation Album
- A Collection of your Work.
The possibilities are endless! Make your own coffee table book! 
May
6
I’ve been so busy lately, I think I have forgotten how my camera even works.
Time to get back into the photo hunt. Here are some upcoming themes:
Now…. If I can remember to bring my camera with me during the month of May.
Mar
31
Ah, the wonders of technology. I had lost some photo’s from a recent trip to Mexico – my memory card wiped clean during an international shipment. I was so heartbroken, as photography has been a recent interest to me.
Well, miracle of miracles, I got the photo’s back – thanks to Card Recovery software.
Here are the two photo’s I mentioned in A Bittersweet Arrival
Tarahumara Girl
a Tarahumara woman weaving a basket
Mar
4
Finally, it has arrived. I have been waiting for a month to get my camera back. Finally, I will have my creative assistant with me again. Finally, I will be able to get some of those images from Mexico printed, framed, and hung on the wall. There are two images in particular I am looking forward to.
1) A Tarahumara Indian girl* dressed in her traditional clothing. She was leaning against a fence post, gazing out into the forest. I caught her from the side – in a moment of peace. Her bright yellow rebozo draped over her shoulders. The yellow then gives way to the orange of her dress. The bright colors of her clothing were such a beautiful contrast to the greens and browns of the forest behind her.
2) A Tarahumara Indian woman sitting on a rock. She too, is in her traditional dress. In her hand, is the basket she is weaving, to her side - a toddler. The Tarahumara are known for their beautifully weaved baskets. I asked her if I could purchase the half completed project. Though she thought the request quite strange, she agreed in the end and sold the basket to me.
While this is not an ‘award winning photo’ I planned to display the basket on a shelf, with the framed photo of her weaving it in the background. Somehow, the half finished basket is inspirational – - a creation in the works.
I recieved notice yesterday that my camera was at the post office waiting for me. It is such a miracle to have it back! I left it in a taxi in Mexico. By the time I discovered it missing, it was one day and 800 miles later. A camera can be replaced, but those beautiful images were lost forever. My husband was optimistic that we could get it back. He called the hotel where we had stayed. MIRACLE!! The taxi driver discovered the camera and took it to the hotel! The hotel owner agreed to ship the camera to us. What a blessing.
And so this morning I tore the box open, and plugged the camera into my computer.
Nothing.
The memory card is empty.
It must have been x-rayed because it was shipped internationally.
All I have are the words from the second half of the trip – but no images to accompany them. At least I have my camera back, so that I can continue my photo journey from today forward. Maybe some day, I will visit the Tarahumara again, and I still have the half completed basket.
* If you ever visit the Tarahumara Indians near the Copper Canyon in Mexico, be sure to ask before you take a photo. Some Tarahumara believe that having a picture taken will steal their soul.
Jan
29
Well, my life as a travel writer has been short lived. In the last week, we have continued our treck down the Baja Peninsula. We changed up our plans a bit and ended up going all the way down to the southern tip – Cabo San Lucas. And I’ve run out of things to say about Baja! So, I will record the southern Baja trip in pictures.
We are taking the ferry today over to the main land. In the mean time – - some pics.
Kayaking in Bahia de Concepcion
kayaking in Baja Concepcion
Snorkeling
snorkle
Bird and Boat Watching
pelican and sail boat
In the last few days of our drive through southern Baja, we noticed that the cacti are beginning to bloom.
cactus in bloom
Jan
18
This is important – San Ignacio Style….
The center of town in the oasis of San Ignacio, Baja Sur, Mexico is a Mision started by the Jesuits in the early 1700’s. The construction of the building was abandoned – but picked up approximately 50 years later by San Ignacio de Loyola . San Ignacio de Loyola was a man in Spain who founded a “hard line” branch of the Catholic church known as the Jesuits in response to the reformation. The Jesuits were sent to the new world with the job of converting the natives to the catholic religion. The mision in San Ignacio was dedicated to this man, and he still remains the most IMPORTANT man of the Mision.
His statue takes his place at the head of the alter. In the right wing is the Virgin Guadalupe and in the left, Jesus. At the feet of San Ignacio de Loyola, were dozens of flowers and lit candles. At the feet of the virgin were 3 or 4, and at the feet of Jesus – one.
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Jan
13
My photohunt submission of the week.
This dolphin:
dolphin
Sure does look skinny after looking at this whale!
baby gray whale
These photos were taken just this week in the San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja Sur, Mexico. For more on the trip – go to Mexico!
