When I was younger, my mind was filled with all the adventures I would have once I had shucked off the shackles of childhood. I was going to be a world traveler, and thanks to the Navy I am (was?). I was going to be a world renowned writer, uhm still working on that. I was going to see Chicago (check) and New York (check over and over again and again) and other amazing places. Some I have still yet to see and I have been places I never want to see again. I was going to get several degrees (still working on the first). I set little goals and rewards for myself. Once I had been in the Navy for X amount of time and made this rank, (blah blah ,blah) I was going to buy an amazing camera and document my life and take glorious art shots that I would blow up and hang on my walls. So, when I was in the Navy I bough a mediocre camera that almost got the job done. Now I am a mom and student and still much the dreamer I have that camera. I more often than not take pictures of the kids and forget about the amazing art shots I was going to take
someday. While we were in NYC recently I found myself wondering around with the camera and not a care in the world. My husband's wonderful parents were looking after the children and my husband was catching up with family and I just lagged behind caught up in the fact that I could take pictures of whatever I wanted. There were no little ones who were in danger of running into the street or who naturally draw my camera lens to them. There was no lovely man questioning, "Why are you taking a picture of
that?" I was in my world and could capture and frame it however I liked. So here is a nod to following ones dreams no matter how small.
There was a sculpture in a park while we wondered around Manhattan after walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and I dubbed it Mount Crayon. This is just a close shot.
Mount Crayon!
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| This tree, no matter how many hundreds of times I walk by it on our visits reminds me of the Wizard of Oz. How would you like it if some one walked by and pulled off a piece of you? Those crazy apple trees! |
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| On a walk in Brooklyn. |
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| This is a shot of some tree roots growing over, around and between the brick boarder in my in-laws neighborhood. |
Thanks for taking the time to look at Kathy's amature art gallory. ;) Till next time!
