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Don't let the innocent look fool you....

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Happy Easter

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The preparations for Easter prove to be too much for a little girl...

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FINALLY... Spring!!!

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Playing with toys out on the back deck... how fun!

The all had to be lined up in a straight line (I'm trying not to read too much into that)

 

I'm coming back... I promise (I know you're all waiting with breath that is baited... where did that phrase come from anyway, and what does it mean?... Oh well, I digress). Anyway, I haven't taken pics EVERYDAY, but I will catch up with the days I have. Work, life, and house have turned crazy in the last few weeks...

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Making a new friend...

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 Sitting in her dolls red wagon...I think she's a little too big...

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Finally... Sunshine & warmth!!!!

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What else do you do on a rainy day but put on your best hat(well, actually the headpiece from your Halloween costume from 2 years ago but in this economy you have to get creative), grab your favorite purse, and head out for a walk?

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I love these piggy toes so much I could just eat them...

 

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Does life get any better? 

• New sneakers (that make you run superFAST by the way)
• the lid of the shoebox filled with blueberries (don't ask me why)
• Juice
• Pooh bear
• Curious George DVD
• Still in PJ's

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 My sweet girl on our 2 year "Forever & Ever Day" celebration...

Off to Curious George Live, and then home for dinner, and lemon cake & ice cream with Ga-Ga & Grandpa... where have 2 years gone? 

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I see this as an 'Action' a lot for photoshop...the light was coming in, and the lens caught it... I can't decide if I really like the effect, or think it just looks overexposed, or like it was foggy outside... to a degree I like it I think it gives it an old-fashioned quality/look... I did darken it a little bit in post-editing...

Here it is darkened,warmed up a bit, and cropped a little tighter...

Here it is sepia toned, darkened, & un-cropped.

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We put this birdfeeder out almost a week ago, and have yet to see a bird, or notice the seed level going down... Madalynn has lost interest...

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Oh what I would give for a look AT the camera...

 

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My girl carries trains in her purse... she's very well rounded... Yes, that's Santa on her purse...

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Sunday morning... blueberry pancakes...

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I love how blue the sky is the day after it snows... not a great picture but I needed one for this day...

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Madalynn's newest thing is making me 'coffee' in the bathtub... the other night she called me in to have my coffee, and I had it was all laid out to serve for me... complete with a table-cloth...

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There are currently 10 different shades of green painted on my living/dining room walls, and I still don't have the right shade...uuurrrghhh....

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She really isn't that sad... she just really wants me to get the camera out of her face...

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She had a good catch that day... now she's just got to get them all cleaned up...

 

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Baby needs her blanket before we head out for our walk...

 

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French breakfast puffs... you bake them... dip them in melted butter right out of the oven, and then roll in cinnamon sugar... cross between, muffin, cake & doughnut... YUMMMM!!

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I don't know why I'm so into baking right now... Pumpkin Pecan bread...

 

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I always see this 'eye-light' in photos, and I just love it... the eyes just sparkle.  I know a lot of it is done in post-editing, and sometimes I've seen it go too far so the eyes look alien-esque.  I currently don't have post-editing program that will enhance the eyes to add this sparkle, so I'm trying to become more mindful of how to naturally get that reflection in Madalynn's eyes when I'm shooting.  I'm so excited b/c this pictures from this A.M. of Madalynn have it... no post-editing required.  I had our front door open just with the storm door so basically a window.  The morning sun streams in this door, and Madalynn was facing it... so A-HA... the eyes have it!!  Of course she's not smiling.  It's getting worse with the camera now... she will actually put something in front of her face so I can't take her picture.  I think I'm going to have to back off for awhile.

In post-editing I did play with cropping but that's all I touched... which crop do you like? By the way she looked so grown up to me today... she had a new dress from Ga-Ga, and I pulled her hair back...

Original...

Crop#1  (I got this idea from another photo blog... the photographer was talking about cropping the face so I thought I'd try it... I tried so you could only see one eye but I couldn't do it...)

Crop #2

Just some others from this morning...

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I love the light my daughter's room gets... it's south facing so it gets light all day, and gorgeous shades of yellow & pink at sunset... this picture is untouched... SOOC (Straight out of camera), I didn't edit at all... amazing glow... Compositionally this picture isn't great, but that sunset color I just love....

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