Scattered Thoughts . . .

The other night, I went looking through old hard drives where I store old photos to look for something.  Instead, I was distracted as I came across a different photo that I found interesting.   I usually try to capture at least part of the eyes in my people photos because that is where emotion and the soul is typically found.  On rare occasions, however, a different approach may work.   In this particular photo, Lukey and Kenzie are turned away from me with their backs to me...  no faces, no eyes.  The photo still manages to tell a story and capture some feeling...  a feeling that they were cold...  huddled up close to the wood stove trying to get warm...  dressed in a way you typically only see kids under five years old...  in their underwear and shirts after a day in the water and on the beach...  the fire was just starting so there still were no open flames... their hands out in front of them feeling the little bit of warmth...   I can't believe it but I actually vividly r

The epitome of laziness... sitting on a couch behind a boat... The past two days have been quiet, uneventful and relaxing.  Yesterday was a beautiful day but for some reason the wildlife has been in hiding. The loon activity is minimal... even the nights have been mostly absent of the loon calls. We've only seen two loons at a great distance so far. This is quite a departure from the norm. Overall, it has been quite quiet here. During the beautiful weather, yesterday, there were some boaters and water-skiers out and about on the lake... and the occasional lazy children sitting on inflatable couches being pulled behind expensive powerboats. If I had a boat capable of pulling anything, only water skis would be allowed in my boat... none of this inflatable couch nonsense. People, especially many of today's children, are lazy enough. The epitome of laziness has to be sitting on an inflatable couch while being pulled behind a boat! It was fun watching the occasional water-sk