Christmas has come and gone and today is the last day of the
year. I kept busy this past fall with photo shoots and editing. I currently have two nature photos in the Indianapolis
Airport until March. I am anxious to drive down and see them and the rest of the exhibit. And I'm beyond excited to report I won first place in a magazine portrait contest. In a
few weeks, after I get my prize money and copies, I will be able to share the
details! I also have poems and photos in two new anthologies.
My kids have been doing well in school, work is ok; good news all around in that regard. The last few days of the year were a little tough for me though. I was asked to take pictures of the Spencer house as it was being torn down. (Tom was a well known poet and close friend. He regularly welcomed fellow writers and their families into his home and put out quite a spread. We always enjoyed the picnics, Labor Day parades, and Christmas parties he hosted.) Tom passed away over a year ago and his historical house, which was once a bed and breakfast, didn’t find new owners. His daughter couldn’t be there during the demolition so I took some pictures and videos for her then grabbed a few things from the rubble. It was a poetic ending but another difficult goodbye.
I’ve been having a hard time coming up with material to
write about but overall it was a productive year and I’m looking forward to
2017. I hope to learn how edit and illustrate on my new Wacom tablet and am eager
to try out my son’s GoPro among other things. New adventures await!
