[Taken 27 March 2019]
This was the view my husband and I enjoyed whilst sitting in comfy chairs, leisurely sipping dirty bananas in the nearly-deserted Morgan’s Bar (near the Kids’ Club where our son was playing).
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Seeing the world through my viewfinder.
Stilt-Walker, Montego Bay, Jamaica
[Taken 27 March 2019]
During last week’s Spring Break trip to Jamaica, we spent an hour or so souvenir-shopping at the Shoppes at Rose Hall, where this stilt-walker was a popular paid photo-op for tourists. Luckily for me, my zoom lens let me snag this photo gratis from inside the coffee shop. 🙂
Indian Creek Zoo, August 2018
[Taken 14 August 2018]
The week before First Grade started, Connor and I enjoyed a bit of a staycation. On Tuesday of that week, we made our very first trip to the Indian Creek Zoo in Lambertville, Michigan. It’s basically a very large petting zoo with some exotic animals like giraffes, monkeys, and zebras.
That morning, I loaded up my modified Holga 120N (which I affectionately call my Holgamod) with Ektar 100, since I hadn’t taken the Holga for a spin in a few years. This was the best photo of the roll — most frames turned out underexposed, since much of the zoo was in heavy shade.
Schnuth Christmas Portrait 2018
Happy Holidays from Aaron, Diana, Connor, and Mei!
Christmas Preparation Festivities
We hauled the Christmas decorations down out of the attic this Saturday: pre-lit artificial tree, giant box of ornaments and other holiday accoutrements (including the baby Santa hat that Connor still manages to fit on his noggin every year), giant box containing the Very Breakable lighted ceramic tree with music box, and the toy train that Grandpa Jim got Connor a couple years back.
This year, Connor decided to put the stickers on all the signs, then plunk them around the perimeter of the tree skirt. Mei was clearly unfazed.
After the halls were bedecked, Connor decided it was time to write out his Christmas list. Most of his wish list items came from the Mindware catalog that showed up in our mailbox, and a great many items made it onto his Amazon Wish List.
Connor’s already asking when we can go back to Children’s Wonderland to see Santa. Last year was the first time we took him to see Santa, and it clearly made an impression. I still haven’t been able to make myself use Santa as a behavioral prompt — Santa’s watching you!
It’s still early — not even December yet — but the holiday season is off to a good start.