154 - Quit Buggin Me

It is WAY to early in the summer for me to say this to the boys!

153 - I Love A Parade

Today was #3's last day of school and to celebrate they had a parade. HOW COOL IS THAT!?!

A parade just isn't a parade if there isn't a firetruck

And how cool is this dad to let them put the school mascot on his truck?

I do love a good parade and this one was right up there. All the kiddos in the school walked with their grade level and all the grade levels wore the same color shirt. It started with the 5th graders as they were saying goodbye and moving to middle school. They were followed by K-4th grade. Mixed in were staff members who had received awards such as educator of the year. there was also a K teacher who was retiring and was escorted by 8 seniors who were in her class...WOW! It was a very cool event and I am so glad the rain held off until the very end.

(As you can tell, I am STILL having camera problems as my trusty P&S ran out of battery! I took the saying "the best camera is the one you have with you" and siezed the opportunity to use my phone...not great pics, but better than none!)

152 - Hold Me

As I morn the death of Buffy. Buffy was my mom's spare camera that she has let me use for the past several months. We have become good friends. I love her. She has taken me to places I never knew possible.

She is now over-exposing EVERYTHING. This is what I get EVERY.SINGLE.SHOT.

#1 got to do a very cool showcase for baseball today. I took some great shots of him with some major-league and college scouts. I was VERY excited to see them. This is what I got. I thought I screwed up somehow (it happens) but, alas, no, it is Buffy.

Goodbye Buffy, you were good to me.

151 - Am I...

REALLY this old??? Is it possible that my baby is driving? Someone tell me it isn't so.

150 - Back to Main

SOOC from the P&S - busy weekend with helping some friends move her parents, graduation dinners and parties....whew!

149 - Baseball Music

Same kid, different uniform. We managed to get a one week break from High School ball into summer Leauge ball, and that was only because we were rained out last week! I am not complaining though.

I LOVE baseball.

I love everything about it.

I love watching the boys on the bench, the coaches running strategy, baserunners stealing, and catchers picking them off.

I love the sound of a fast-ball hitting the glove, the smell of the concession stand, the crack of a well hit ball, and look on a guys face as he make the diving catch.

I love the parents in the stands, the bonding of watching our boys do battle together, starting a conversation, just to pick it up seamlessly at the next game, the shared relief of a slump being broken, and the excitement of beating "that" team.

I love watching a simple game of catch between a father and son, or a coach and player. I don't know what kind of magic happens at that moment, but if you have ever watched this you know what I am talking about. It usually starts with gentle tossing back and forth with ever increasing speed and distance. Before you know it they are all out hurling, seeing who can throw harder, catch better. And then, after skill and egos have been tested, they settle into a rhythm, a type of dance with the ball and glove keeping time. They may spend the next several moments in silence, but sometimes, if the magic is right, a heart conversation adds words to the song.

148 - Full Moon

Big beautiful moon on a cool baseball evening.