Back To School!!!

I found a grasshopper.... 
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."~Henry Ford~
Using Kim Klassen's paper-script texture this morning! 
My grand-daughter Sophia just loves school and nature! 
She is our future! 
Never stop learning, my little one! 

Early Evening Photoshoot!

A slight snarl...

or maybe a pout...

ahh, a pretty smile braces and all....

strolling sisters.....

looking for shells...
We took our grand-daughters to the beach last evening, a few props in tow! The extreme heat and humidity rendered the beach still very much inhabited, people just trying to cool down! It was a gorgeous evening, the waves perfectly sized, smells of salt air and a slight breeze to cool one off! Seagulls, scavenging the beach for the slightest morsel of food left behind.
The girls were happy for the most part and I love to capture them in their natural state of play, calling them back to focus every once in awhile. 
Above is 13 year old Hannah, who of course didn't like her hair etc., etc. 
She is such a doll my sweet Hannah Rose, her inner swan about to emerge! Her Princess Pout-Alot days, not over by a long-shot though, she is just so darn cute, pout and all! 

 

A Very Special Day!

360/365

Posting some of my favorite photos before my 365 journey ends! I took the first shot as Sophie was running to a waiting swing set with Bear, she stopped for a brief moment to reclaim her shoe. It was a beautiful warm and sunny summer day with a gentle breeze with not a hint of humidity.

We packed a lunch, camera in tow enjoying a quiet afternoon by the river's edge. 

The playground was ours exclusively for most of the day. 

Sophie used Bear as a shield to protect herself from my camera lens on several occasions. 

Bear also doubled as a pillow as Sophie rested in the shade under a sprawling old tree for a short while. 

Bear had been to many a Tea Party and really needed a day out! 

Bear is several years older now a bit tattered and well loved and hugged!

Very special moments for this Grandma for sure! 

We later stopped at a general store, Sophie grabbed a brown bag and picked thru the penny candy which doesn't cost a penny anymore. A routine she is very much familiar with. 

She found a funny hat and posed for me what a great kid! Love her so! 

Some days you just never forget!