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You Capture | Cold

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

By Beth · Comments (9)

brrrrrrr…..

It’s so very cold outside. Unless you’re in Florida. If you’re in Florida, can I come over?

I’m so sorry You Capture is just now being published. I had a newborn session this morning and those last hours and then I have ten hundred kids. Now, Clara is sleeping and Eli woke up, so I have a quick moment to get this going! (I can’t say I’ve ever posted so late before. Makes me sad.)

Brian bought me a new macro lens for Christmas. It is positively amazing. I’m still learning how to use it, they’re not super easy to use but I journeyed out into the snow last week and located my pretty winterberries.

macro-snow

That’s it for me, now it’s your turn to share!

But first:

PLEASE READ THIS GUIDELINES, especially, yes, especially if you have never linked up!
1. Anyone can join in on the challenge at anytime.
2. Please make sure the photos you use were taken for the challenge, meaning do not search your archives for an appropriate photo. The goal of You Capture is to get you out taking photos each week!
3. Use YOUR photos.
4. When linking up, only link to your You Capture blog post, not your main blog URL. (incorrect links will be deleted.)
5. You MUST link back to You Capture in your post. (please do this! don’t link up to promote your blog or even to promote your own photo challenge, k?!)
6. I encourage you to visit other participants and leave comments. This is a great way to meet new friends!
{more You Capture info can be found here.}

Colorful

Happy Capturing!

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You Capture | featured photo!

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

By Beth · Comments (7)

Last week’s You Capture challenge was mornings. I love this photo because it seemed so everyday yet so perfectly captured. It also feels warm and soft and cozy which is perfect for this chilly time of year.

This photo was taken by Pieni Lintu. Such a great capture!

Categories: YC Featured Photo

You Capture | Mornings

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

By Beth

Good morning, good friends! I hope you all had a great week! Did you enjoy last week’s featured photo? I loved it and I love hearing your feedback, too.

And look! The new You Capture button!

Right click on that baby (or control + click on a mac) and pop it into your sidebars! It’s yours!

It appears I’m not super motivated to photograph things in the morning. Not even mornings. heh.

But I did capture my two older little babies when they were brushing their teeth before school. They’re so good in the mornings. They hear their alarm clock, pop up and head down stairs for some cereal, helping themselves. When did they turn twenty?

morning-activity

I love that someday they’ll look at this photo and make fun of it. The pajamas, the socks, the hair, the shower curtain because it’s all out of style. Like what we do when we see old photos of the yellow and green floral wallpaper and the yellow linoleum. Know what I mean?

Anyway. That’s it for me. Now, it’s your turn to share! But first:

Cold

Happy Capturing!

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You Capture | featured photo!

Monday, January 9th, 2012

By Beth

Hi friends! Did you all have a great weekend? I, um…DID NOT. Friday night, (of course) I started having a really bad toothache. By Saturday morning it was bad, by the afternoon I wanted to shoot my face off. It’s frustrating because it’s the same tooth I had a root canal on a few months ago. UGH!

So, after paging my on-call dentist and being ignored, I drove to the urgent care center where I was put on antibiotics and pain medicine. (but not before the doctor made it perfectly clear that she thinks I’m addicted to pain pills because I was given pain pills when I had a c-section with Clara three months ago. SERIOUSLY.)

Either way, come Saturday night, I was so miserable. If you’ve never had a toothache, it’s not just a little pain, it’s unbearable, throbbing pain that affects your whole face. No distractions work and honestly, even vicodin can’t take the pain away. (so if someone says they have a toothache, don’t think “WIMP.” Think, “oh no, how can I help?” k?)

Anyway.

This is my first week to feature a photo for You Capture! I am so excited to be doing this. Also, you get a sneak peek of the new look of You Capture! You can even update your sidebar button soon!

This week’s featured photo belongs to Pool, Party of 5!

What’s not to love about this photo? The joy, the situation, the editing … it’s perfect!

Will you be next week’s featured photo? Remember, Thursday’s You Capture challenge is “mornings!”

Don’t you think?

Categories: YC Featured Photo

Friday Morning Coffee

Friday, January 6th, 2012

By Beth

It’s just Eli, Clara and I. The sun is shining, it’s unseasonably warm, about 45 degrees. So far this winter, we haven’t had any significant snowfall and it’s hasn’t been very cold. I am completely okay with this. I swear, every year I despise winter more and more.

Once again, Brian and I discussed moving somewhere warmer someday. I wonder if this will ever happen. I hope it does. I think our life could use that kind of adventure (and fresh air all year long.)

*****

I wrote the first two paragraphs over six hours ago. That’s a little bit how my days are. I start a project and it’s hours before I can actually complete it, if I can complete it at all.

Clara. During some portions of the day, she smiles at the sound of my voice. She’ll be lying on the bed and I’ll watch her from a few feet away. I’ll say what I always say to her in the voice I always use “who’s this sweet girl? Who is this sweet baby girl.” And I’ll see her smile from ear to ear, even though she doesn’t see my face. Sometimes during diaper changes she can hardly contain her excitement. She’ll kick and throw her arms, her smile makes my heart melt. It’s magnificent.

Clara's legs

But then.

(I promise you, she started crying as soon as I wrote that. heh. It’s like she wanted to add dramatic effects to this story.)

Anyway. Most of the day she just cries. Her body is stiff and her legs kick and she fusses and screams and cries for what seems like hours and hours.

But it’s getting better. It is. And even though some days are more difficult than others (today has taken the cake!), I know that soon Eli will be outside playing with the next door neighbor after school and Clara will be playing Barbies and the girl’s house in back of us. Just like Anna and Noah are at this very moment.

She’s already growing up so quickly. She’s already three months old.

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