Why me, AARP?

Hello and a happy Friday to you.

I hope that this glorious day is treating you well.

Did you see what arrived in my mail today?

When did I get old?

How did this happen? 

Who decides that at 51 years & 120-ish days that I need this?

And

why doesn't this person 

know my current last name?

AND

why do I not remember "joining" in 2008?

SHUT UP

I know I don't remember diddly squat, 

but I would have remembered this.

Moving on....

I would like to wish my children's daddy 

(and my grandchildren's grandpa)

Happy Birthday.

(Not my photo)

I wish you the best, Wayne

&

I hope you have a glorious birthday weekend.

Senior picture time is here.  

Johnna and I went out last night for a "road trip" picture taking session.  

We let her mom & Mindy tag along. 

We started out in Highland Park. 

It was a beautiful evening just full of possibilities.

I love the evening sun with the subtle pinks in the shot.

So I took a couple of hundred shots.

I thought I would show you just one or two.

Johnna is just so easy to work with.  

She always has a ready smile & her attitude is wonderfully upbeat.

Even if she doesn't completely agree with what I ask of her, 

she carries out the pose.  It is nice to work with a cheerful teenager.

This is a pocket with Eric's last name on it in tribute
for his service to his country.

Johnna is living through her senior year.  

She is dating Eric, who is away at boot camp right now.

She misses him keenly.  But she continues on with her life 

knowing that she will see him in a few weeks.  

I am very proud of her.

After Highland Park, we all loaded up in the van and drove to our next shots.  

We had some dangerous moments (like the bridge with all the traffic)

BUT we survived.  

We drove out to the Greentown area 

and took some shots in the pumpkin field.

I fell off of a pumpkin that I tried to perch on

and landed on my butt in the mud.

All in all I took about 200 photos that I will 

used in the "cleaning" process for this portion of her package.

We used a few places that I like to keep "guarded",

so I am not going to give up my secret places here.

We ended our session at the railroad tracks in Greentown.

The sun was going down and we were fighting 

the time limit trying 

to get in all the pictures in that we wanted.

I came home and wanted to fall over, but no time for that.  

I have several packages of pictures 

that need to be cleaned in front of this package.

I am still working on Sally's pictures. 

Here is one that I have been playing with:

Kind of interesting, huh?

I ran it through several filters and it looks like a painting.

I need to get Fred's (Sally) photos done for next week, 

so I will keep plugging away at that.

We have a full weekend ahead.  

Al is going to be judging a parade on Sunday. 

I can't wait because it is a corn festival 

and that sounds right up my alley.

I wonder if I will be lucky enough to see

a person dressed up as an ear of corn?

(This is NOT my photo)

I am taking my camera, so you will know by Monday.

Have a great weekend everybody.

See ya.