another week in the life

december photo project: week two

sunday, day 15

jotham left on his final trip of 2013. he's been traveling every week since labor day and we're all ready for a break.

sunday, day 8

our quest for the perfect christmas tree hit a snag when the boys fell in love with "chubbs", a 9' monstrosity that measured 21' across the bottom. atticus stood vigil, refusing to participate in cutting down a more reasonable tree and ended up tantrumming the whole way home. ho ho ho...

monday, day 9

every mother's biggest nightmare: a trip to the grocery store with three kids after school.

woe, the candy aisle...

tuesday, day 10

a sad and tired miles playing harmonica outside the bathroom door while his brothers frolic in the tub without him.

wednesday, day 11

good day, sunshine!

thursday, day 12

ok, these rascals kept devising ways to sneak in the kitchen and steal a cookie.

friday, day 13

the abominable snowman, still scaring three-year-olds after all these years.

saturday, day 14

jotham graciously took the boys to an afternoon birthday party and I relished the rare treat of having a day to myself in my house. I finally tackled the seven pounds of summer strawberries monopolizing my freezer and made preserves. I'm loving the nesting; staying up late doing little projects for the boys' advent, taking pictures, making curtains and cookies and cleaning house. it's a welcome time of respite from the demands of the flowers.

the december photo project: week one

a couple of years ago, I started quietly participating in the december photo project. It's an online project that involves taking one photograph each day for the first 25 days of december.

I discovered it while ambling around the worlds of flower farmers and homesteaders and thought I'd give it a shot. 

I secretly aspire to be a street photographer, a la robert doisneau or bill cunningham, but I don't normally carry a camera around with me. I find it a bit awkward, and the truth is, I'm not well versed in the basics of using a camera. aperture, shutter speed, lens size...huh? 

when the project first started, people weren't in the habit of photographing every instant of their lives and posting them all over social media. nowadays everyone is a photographer, and sharing photographs online seems a bit trite.

but I'm working on improving my photography skills and improving muddy feet's website. I recently took a series of mind blowing webinars on social media marketing through the flower connection, and learned how to do fancy things with my photos like adding text and making collages which I'm practicing here. what do you think?

and there's no denying that this time of the year is special.  the boys, caught up in the anticipation of christmas, embrace the myth and relish the rituals.

and I bask in their innocence and excitement, and relish the welcome break from farming and flowers.