But Peggy is also strong and certain. Like the magnificent 100 year old molding in and around her home, she seems to know the lines she has walked, is walking and continuing to follow.
But Peggy is also strong and certain. Like the magnificent 100 year old molding in and around her home, she seems to know the lines she has walked, is walking and continuing to follow.
Me Ra,
Those images are stunning, and what a fantastic way to remember and honor someone you admire so much. I think 99% of the population would say, “Take Peggy’s picture,” but a portrait of a woman may not tell us very much at all. But those gorgeous details of her life, the things she surrounds herself with every moment, the things she has made into her home and shelter and place of rest. That’s stunning to me. I’m going to do that more often.
I also need to re-decorate my house, I’m thinking!
What a great exercise. And maybe I can use it as an excuse to buy myself a prime lense with a deliciously low F-stop! ๐
Me Ra: Can you take 20 minutes and take some detail pictures of YOUR home for us? I would LOVE to see the things that you find as representative of your heart. ♥
what I’m interested in…how did you get this group of women together/started? sounds fascinating!
As a new-ish photographer, I check countless photographer’s blogs every day. Your blog always leaves me with so much to think about. I am thrilled to see another woman photographer with an interest in feminine wisdom and the divine. How refreshing. If I could afford to make to it one of your events, I would be there. And I am intrigued by this higher octave group!
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just figures i’m actually going to be in new jersey documenting a house for my husband’s aunt…i will have to try some of this… ๐
Like Ashley said, your blog always leaves up with much to think about. I love reading it first thing in the morning and then sitting with it for the day in between being the “source”. At todays meet and greet at school some moms and I were talking about just that. We had a pile of forms to fill out and know that it will fall to us, not dad. I know that there are “roles” that we play in a marriage and as parents but sometimes it is overwhelming to be the keeper of all that information and stuff that only we can do. While we can step in for dad and take the garbage out, not so sure dad can step in to cut the toenails, fill out the paperwork and keep track of the schedules. So yes..it is hard to be the source and how nice it must be to receive.
I love the details you shot and am going to make that my assignment for the week. To try and document those things about my kids that are currently a part of who they are.
What a perfect post. You are right on in all you do Me Ra. So true – moms being the “source” and while it is wonderful and can be exhausting. I’m glad you have found the “octave” group where you can be fed and refreshed. Thank you for always sharing.
I love the detail shots of the home and how you showed us Peggy through them. I will be working on the assignment ๐
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These pictures are just cool. And the exercise was tons of fun! I posted some of my favorites on my blog if you care to come and see.
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