Off On Another Adventure

Time to pack for a camping/vending/archery event. Oh yes, I should have been getting ready all along, but until we found a pet sitter, it didn't look like I was going to get to go.  And I woke up with a backache which morphed into a headache.  We got the laundry done at the laundromat and now I'm too tired to pack. But pack I must unless I'm going to go for five or six days without clean clothes.  There are three categories of packing. Personal stuff, like I'd take on any trip out of town. Craft booth stuff, and archery/projects to work on stuff. Between the two of us, space is at a premium since we only have your average sized pick-up truck, with the archery booth having top priority.  Which means I never get to take my guitar and I have to argue for the right to take things like juggling equipment. You know, the stuff I take so I'll actually have FUN on the trip. I need to re-pack my inventory so it takes up less space.

My cat is sitting in an office chair with his face buried in the corner of it. I'm sure he's a bit stressed because the pet sitter has been here 2 days already. One extra person in our tiny house adds stress. But it was the only way he could get a ride out here.

ATS Photo Shoot

Today I had an amazing time doing a photo shoot. The lighting was perfect. The weather was perfect, and we had a perfectly fabulous time. My daughter was stunned and amazed at the photos of herself. We took over 500 photos! All in the period of about an hour and a half, including interruptions for nursing, eating and consuming dinner, and chasing a 2 year old boy. Hard to believe my daughter just had a baby a month and a half ago. She has amazing stamina. When I get home I'll be able to share some of the photos after she edits them. It's nice to know that if I have a decent camera at my disposal, I can take amazing photos.

I love the lighting.

Packing and Photography

Today I did a tribal photo shoot with my daughter. I think I already talked about this, but I checked the calender and it was the 24th, because I remember I had to get it done along with my laundry and packing for the train ride home on Monday. What a busy, fun, crazy day. Next time I go maybe we can do a Steampunk or Goth shoot.

My daughter has such a beautiful yard for photo shoots. Even though she's the model here, her job is as a wedding photographer.

Two Photo Shoots

We are going out to dinner tonight so I don't want to light the fire. My fingers are like popsicles. Most of yesterday's snow has melted but it was still pretty cold today. It was 27 degrees when I got up at 7 AM and only 40 two hours later.


I still put on a handkerchief blouse for a photo shoot though. As long as I stood in the sunlight, and kept my mind on the photographer, I wasn't too cold. But as soon as we were done I changed again. I took these self-portraits. It helps me keep track of what I wear for each shoot.