Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Boys Will be Boys



Two of my favorite photo subjects are my grandsons Joshua and Zac -- 2 very lively and very imaginative boys. Seems like only yesterday that I remember Joshua (as a 3-year-old) saying: "Ginnymen, tart your engines" just before a make-believe race involving him and his brother. That was also the time he followed me through the house asking to see my "talking gun." Joshua was actually referring to a caulking gun I was using on a home repair project. And now, in what seems like a blink of an eye, Joshua is 6 years old and he no longer says so many "cute" things. Photo above shows him blowing out the candles on his cake at his recent sixth birthday party (he nearly blew the cake off the table). The photo below shows Zac demonstrating his usual zest for life during a recent baseball game, which followed the season-opening parade. Most outfielders simply jog back to the dugout after the opposing team makes the third out and it's time to leave the field and prepare to bat. Zac marches to a beat of a different drum. He is shown running from left field, leaping over second base on his way back to the dugout. I think this photo sort of graphically illustrates 2 things -- Zac likes baseball, and he also enjoys life.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Fun with Photo Booth


The MacBook Pro comes equipped with a program called Photo Booth, which can produce some bizarre special effects. Click on the link below to view a gallery that provides a small sample of the crazy things a person can do just sitting in front of a computer.

http://rnv.smugmug.com/gallery/3570407_9hUJm#202568594