Last week I hung out with my gym partner and friend, Michelle, and her two boys Alex and Matt. Alex has the.bluest.eyes.ever and Matt is such a cutie! We did a little session at the beach. Super serious fun. The weather turned ugly on us, but all that meant is that the boys got to [...]
Archive for October, 2010
The Williams Boys
Posted in Dogs and Kids, Durban Photography, Photography, tagged beach photography, durban childrens photography on October 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today I’m Googling
Posted in Africa, Durban Photography, Expat living on October 27, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday our survey trip to Burundi was approved, and now I am googling. Safety in Burundi Life in Burundi The history of Burundi Visas for Burundi Yellow fever vaccinations Giving infants the Yellow Fever vaccination Kidnappings, Burundi Basic French phrases Dear Google, will we survive? Just kidding on the last one. That one I asked [...]
A Durban Drive: The Mall
Posted in Africa, Durban Photography, tagged Durban Drives on October 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Because I love yah, I thought it was high-time I show you what it looks like around my city. If you don’t already live here that is. Today we are driving to the mall. The roadways I take to any of the malls here in Durban are laced with informal settlements and a staunch reminder [...]
Birth Stories.
Posted in Dogs and Kids, Durban Photography on October 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Today I have been trying to organize thousands of photos. With all our traveling, switching up my editing work flow, and the craziness of two kids… files have gotten splattered all over my computer like jam splats on the floor. All of that led me to re-visiting this moment. What a beauty. I hope families [...]
A nature walk
Posted in Africa, Durban Photography, Nature on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I got to go on a nature walk ALONE. This does not happen often. I am always surrounded by my boys, and I do love them, but I also love having breaks from them! I found this spider underneath a waterfall and couldn’t help myself! Then there was this glorious Quiver Tree. The heart [...]
The Legendary Ansel Adams
Posted in Inspiration, Nature, Photographers, Photography on October 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
His work is inspiring long after his death. His life was legendary. Plus, he wrote things like this: “To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things.” “The negative is the equivalent of the composer’s score, and [...]
The Durban Barista Regionals are on!
Posted in Coffee, Coffee Guy, Durban Photography on October 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Hi there. Coffee Guy is MCing this event for like the bah-zillionth time in a row. He always comes home after its over with no voice. It’s so much fun to hang out with the Durban baristas and shop owners as they compete for the regionals win. I used to be a Durban coffee shop [...]
Bees Please.
Posted in Durban Photography, Nature on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have been asked to photograph more bees for my friends over at Honeycomb Home (I designed their logo too… in a previous life) but it has been raining ALL WEEK LONG. Rain = no bees. The one day that it did stop raining for a few hours… no bees. How long can they stay [...]
Konkie
Posted in Durban Photography, Myles and Neo on October 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Today I had this conversation with my four year old. Myles (aka Trouble #1, acronym T1): I was thinking… Should we call baby Neo something else? Me: Like what? T1: Instead of calling him Baby Neo, lets call him Konkie. Me: But his name is Neo. T1: (Long sigh while shaking head) I know. And [...]
Tweet n Twitter it.
Posted in Durban Photography on October 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I have no idea why you would want to tweet about my sick boys or my mean tree chopping neighbors (i can hear the chainsaw as I write), but if you do there are now cute little buttons at the bottom of my posts that let you do so in one painless click. You can [...]
Instant is back… in the Instax Mini
Posted in Durban Photography, Photo Gear on October 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I hate instant coffee and I am always wary of anything that can be created in two minutes. Instant pudding for example, come on… what preservatives are lurking in there? That said, the Fujifilm Instax Mini 7S Intstant Film Camera is something instant that I am really excited about. I have not been able to [...]
Pinterest love!
Posted in Design, Inspiration, Photographers, Photography on October 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just discovered Pinterest and I am in love. I can’t wait to start pining! I found these globes over there, aren’t they pretty? Global Swarming, originally uploaded by rauter25.
Sick boys!
Posted in Myles and Neo on October 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I have two sick boys. My baby boy still has the chicken pox. The fierce little pox have taken up residence mostly on his little bum bum and face. Poor thing. My big boy came down with a 101.5 F/38.6 C fever last night. I have never seen him so… still. All day he has [...]
Smurf IT UP!
Posted in Durban Photography, Inspiration, Nature on October 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today I wish I was back on this road. Breathing in the Northern Hemisphere air, taking photos like this. Relaxing into the journey. Relaxing, while on a journey? I usually tense up and freak out until I reach the end of the “adventure” and then I collapse into a ball of tears on the couch. [...]
Chicken Pox: Round 2
Posted in Dogs and Kids, Durban Photography on October 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My beautiful little baby, who normally looks like this… Oh just look at him, don’t you want to give him a big fat kiss on the lips? Adorable. Anyway, he’s covered in spots and I just can’t show you that right now because little babies covered in festering pustules really are a horrible sight to [...]
