Wordless Wednesday

I Finally Stopped to Capture Beauty

by Mindi Stavish on July 11, 2012

As I try to see my surroundings through a photographers eye, I am constantly inspired by my every day surroundings. I’m still learning about light and shadows, but it’s a work in progress. Every evening on my drive home from work I admire a small farm with horses and think to myself, “Self, you really need to put your camera in the car so you can attempt to take decent photos of them when the light is right.”. Well, most of the time when the light is right I don’t have my camera with me. You see the thing that is most incredible about this stretch of farm is that it faces a very busy highway, which is often backed up during rush hour. It’s a breath of fresh air while I’m inpatiently sitting in traffic just wanting to get home to the boys.

Finally the stars aligned at the end of May (yes it has taken me that long to get to writing this post!) and I was able to take some photos of the horses during the evening magic hour. We were driving home from a fun day at the beach. Both boys passed out early into the drive and as I was reaching the horse farm the light was perfect. I still hadn’t read more about photographing a sunset, but thought I would give it a shot. Here are the results SOOC (straight out of camera). Editing is next on my list of “stuff to do in all my free time”. Sharing my love for Wordless Wednesday!

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Losing A Pet

by Mindi Stavish on June 26, 2012

Our sweet family cat of 9 years passed away in Adrian’s arms on Friday night. Our hearts are broken. The house feels a bit emptier without the sound of her scratching at her food dish, her purring in my ear at night, and the boys’ giggles as they chase after her. She was a wonderful cat, very gentle and sweet to the boys as newborns. She hated strangers and always bolted when she heard the doorbell. She was well loved and lived a good, long life. Shortly after our first PCS (Permanent Change of Station, military speak for move) to Oklahoma Adrian got orders to deploy. Having only been married for 4 months, I was pretty sad when he left. The house was very lonely and so I decided to get a cat. I found Emma on the very first day I went to the animal shelter. She was so shockingly pretty. The first few days she was home she hid under the dresser. Eventually she came out for longer and longer periods. She turned out to be great company through the deployment and has been ever since.

Before we had kids she tolerated many various outfits and crazy hats, without much of a fuss.She even made the front of our Christmas card one year.She loved sleeping in the sun in skeins of yarn.She was master of finding all of the sunny spots in our house.When I became pregnant with Xander she seemed to sense the baby, as she always wanted to lounge on my big tummy. Maybe she just wanted to steal my yarn!She welcomed both Xander and Noah home from the hospital after they were born, with a bit of hesitation. The boys adored her.She was patient and fond of them.Well, most of the time.She loved shopping bags, but can you blame her?I will miss her pretty eyes.Loving spirit.And mad climbing skills.But most of all I will miss her presence.We will never forget our first family pet.

Emma Stavish, February 2004- June 22, 2012
Sharing my love for Wordless Wednesday with words!

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WW: Why Every Mother Needs Mommy Friends

June 13, 2012 Motherhood

Friendship and motherhood are very similar. Before motherhood we develop the skills necessary to become good mothers through nurturing our friendships. Once we become mothers, we need friendship to get us through the tough parts of motherhood. Both friendship and motherhood evolve through time. The newborn stage is exciting, yet can be tiring. Learning about [...]

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