Oh sweet Roo.
10 of 10,000 moments of Roo enjoying California this spring, so far.
My camera roll is full of this pup, but more specifically, him finding patches of sunlight inside to lay in.
Or sun rays outside where he’ll turn his face skyward, and close his eyes to the warmth in gratitude.
Since he was a puppy.
I’m convinced this is his meditation and watching him in those states of peace is one of mine.
Photos of Friends: “ lorna “
may 2024 • somewhere in los angeles • taken on sony a7iii
(Don’t me mad at me film nerds. I’ll never stop my most expensive and favorite hobby of film. But I’m experimenting with new things 🤍 )
I’m back to sharing photos of friends.
I love photographing strangers.
But it brings me the most joy to capture photos of the humans in my life.
lorna & seamus.
on their day in May of 2024 🤍
a grainy February self portrait featuring vintage earrings my mother gave me.
35mm •Pentax k1000• cinestill 400D color film•
For my film nerds who always ask: it’s on an 85mm lens which is actually my favorite lens as it allows me to do portraits and also capture street photography moments up close while being far away.
🤍🎞️
I’ve gotten to collect a lot of memories with my mom in this life- and for that I feel incredibly lucky every day.
Last year I got to do one of my favorite things with her: hop on a plane and travel.
(If you are able) there’s nothing I recommend more than traveling to other countries with your mom. It’s a special thing to see the world through the eyes of a woman who’s seen more life & world than you.
happy mother’s day mom ♥️🌎
When my daughter, Conor was a teenager she reminded me constantly , “Mom, I was taking notes.” She explained that during all of our long mother/daughter talks she was listening. We started these deep discussions when she was about 3 years old.
“You don’t give juice, mom, you give concentrate”, she said, describing my life lessons. I laughed and wondered if I needed to dilute some of my concentration.
When she was little we would “escape” from her younger, rambunctious brothers, finding some quiet near a fireplace or on a walk or we camped out under the covers in my bed.
We had long discussions about all of her many, curious questions regarding every aspect and detail of life.
Loving parents hope their children listen and make good life choices. There are many hours in a day and decades of parenting—lots of room for errors and it is unrealistic to believe we won’t make mistakes.
Sometimes our children are listening even when we are not aware that we are talking!
Conscious parenting is difficult in many ways and it constantly places the parent in the position of accountability. We need to talk to our children while being aware of how they will receive our voice and messages. (Not easy.) The actions that we model for them are equally as important as the words we speak. And while 70-90 percent of communication is non verbal, as adults we remember the important things parents (and others) say to us that are beneficial as well as detrimental.
Single parenting comes with a host of challenges and as a single mother raising three children I hoped and prayed that my words and actions were substantial enough to at least give them a launching pad with enough spring in it to catapult them into a head start for life and their dreams.
Stay tuned for the Mother/Daughter conversation on all things related to life and finding its beautiful meaning.
Super proud of this woman/daughter for her life choices, passion for life and her unwavering tenacity to follow her dreams! @conorleslie
Hope you can join us, LIVE, Thursday, 3/21/24 6:00 PM EST
Portrait of a caterpillar coming out of her anti-internet- hibernation-winter-cocoon to say “hi” 🐛
Photos taken on film by brilliant fellow film nerd @taylortupy
Found my digital shots from a trip I took to Bali back in 2019.
This was in a car with one of the sweetest cab drivers I’ve met.
He shared stories about his life and culture. I asked a few questions and he asked a few questions.
I don’t remember his name, but I do remember he was joyful.
Exchanges with Strangers are an incredibly beautiful way to stay human… Just a reminder for your Monday.
This is an unedited photo, taken on a Sony a7iii
(For the couple camera kids out there wondering)
