Simply A Musing Blog

Today is the first day of homeschool - no time to post much, as we're too busy getting back in the swing of things again. With an 8th grader, a 3rd grader and one in kindergarten, I'm pretty sure we'll all be learning something new and exciting. I'm going to be in Photography school while the kids are homeschooling. I've found some terrific online resources and will be reading and studying through them as I have time between lessons. Last night, I took my eldest and her friend to a local business park and we took some photos with my new Nikon. I've been wanting to do this since I got it, but the timing or the weather just hasn't been cooperative. When we got there, a "profeshunal" photographer was there doing a shoot with some high school kids. I tried really hard not to be embarrassed about my lack of flash attachments or zoom lenses. But I did watch him for a few minutes before we decided to explored the back alleys so we wouldn't interfere w...

I am the worst photographer ever. But let me back up... A week ago, I woke up to the most wonderful surprise. My husband left me a note on the toilet seat telling me not to flush it. Oh...that didn't come out right...the note was on top of a BOX that was sitting on the toilet seat. (Look...I know what you're thinking right now..."why did he leave it on the toilet seat?" I don't know why he left it on the toilet seat - he's the kind of guy that will tell you to meet him at 7:32 pm instead of 7:30. You can't stop him - he's a juggernaut of ambition that grabs life by the throat and squeezes everything he can out of it). Anyway...inside the box was a brand spankin' new one of these: And it wasn't even my birthday. Or Mother's Day. Or Christmas. I mean, the man bought me this camera...get this...JUST BECAUSE. I've wanted a digital SLR as long as I can remember. It seemed like everyone had one except for me - Rachel , Beth , Dianne , Dar...