Monthly Archives: August 2014

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A Fine Front Porch Morning


Photo-A-Day #3423

Our last morning on the Cape was very short. We hung out and had breakfast on the front porch and then time for walks. The kids were funny and they played together nicely. Andrew and Dylan got along well and they are going to be little scamps as they get older. I can already see them conspiring together.

After breakfast Eva wanted to go over to the little pond where I shot photos yesterday. She wanted to have some time to sketch. She took her big sketch pad and a pencil and we talked about what to sketch. I pointed out how the rays of the sun came down through the clouds like lines of light. She stopped and sketched clouds with lines coming down. What is funny is that my Dad came over a little after us and he caught up with us and pointed out the exact same thing to her and said it the exact same way. I know that I got my eye from my Dad.

We headed home for a dentist appointment. Eva did fantastic. Andrew got to ride in the chair and have his teeth checked out. He was awesome as well. With the appointments over and done with we had a lunch at JD’s Restaurant and then headed home so that I could get some sleep before work.

It was nice to have that wonderful morning on the Cape.

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Waking up for the Sunrise


Photo-A-Day #3422

I got up this morning and took a couple of my cameras over to the beach to catch the sunrise. It was lightly cloudy and would be a great day later on but I didn’t quite see the sun. I did get a bunch of nice shots and also played with the panorama settings on the cameras. I stood out on the rocks and took photos and wandered the beach and took more. I was using my NXMini and my NX3000.

We had a nice breakfast with my Dad. He made some eggs and bacon and English Muffins. The kids do enjoy the big breakfasts with Grandfather. After our breakfast we got ready to go to the beach and once we were ready we were joined by my sister Shelby and her son Dylan.

another beautiful day on the beach with even more time in the water. Eva more than Andrew. Andrew enjoyed going in once but Eva wanted to keep going back again and again. We stayed at the beach till about 3pm and then packed up to get washed up to catch a ride on the Carousel of Light.

The Carousel of Light is a beautiful restored carousel with hand carved horses and also two special chariots for wheelchairs. It was a beautiful carousel. I love shooting photos of the carousel horses and the kid enjoyed the ride on the carousel. Let me correct that, Eva enjoyed her rides on the carousel. Dylan did not enjoy it and spent the ride in my arms as I held onto the horse. Andrew was asleep.

After the carousel Allison took Eva and Andrew to the playground across from the library and I walked over to the Farmer’s Market in search of things to photograph. I didn’t see much that I wanted to shoot. We did pick up some fresh corn on the cob for dinner, though.

We headed home and ate a cookout around the big table. Hamburgers and Hot Dogs and fresh corn on the cob. It was delicious and nice to spend time with the family.