Catching

  Summer is about to wind down, and I can't help but think of how much I LOVE Fall!  Fall has got to be my very favorite season.  It's not too hot, the leaves are starting to change, school is back in session (as a teacher I just love this), and it's a reminder that not only is the world around us constantly changing, but so we are as well.  Each new day is a chance to learn something new, a chance to reach out to someone new, to smile and make someone's day, to catch moments in the making.
  This Summer I have spent a bit of time with my sister's best friend, Kate.  She is one of the most talented photographers that I know.  This Summer, I have not only spent time with Kate, but I have learned a great deal from her as well.  I love photography - it makes me talk a mile a minute, spend hours on the computer learning and researching, and this passion fuels this incredible hobby.  There is so much that goes into photography - its the lighting, its the exposure, its the composure.  But its also the emotion, the moment, the looks that means a million words.  I give thanks for this art called photography.  I know to some people its just "pictures" but to me it is so much more.  I am thankful that I am constantly viewing this world in a composition of incredible moments that continue each second to transform.  This world is changing and so are we.  We can lock those moments in time - what a blessing that is.