Lanie & Getzger — Testing some new lights with Lanie and Getzger’s help. It’s a shame the depth of field is just too shallow, one of Lanie’s eyes is slightly out of focus. I couldn’t get the pair of them to stay still long enough for a decent picture.
High School Prom – Lanie asked me to take some High School Prom pictures of her and some friends. They picked the location – the old mill in Fair Grove, MO.37 pictures
Today I popped into Next to New I’ve been promising to take Nia’s portrait for ages – I wanted one to go on the Christ Church website.
Lanie Goes Bodyboarding – Vacation Day 21 – Not put off by the dreary weather and a complete lack of surf, Lanie managed to persuade Ann to not only lend her a wet suit top and body board, but, also to take her bodyboarding. 8 pictures
Grasmere in the Lake District – Vacation Day 16 – Having taken our leave of Penny we headed North. By fitting in a couple of days in Wales we’d lost some time we’d planned to spend in the Lake District / Scotland. 7 pictures
Vacation Day 16 – We set off to Scotland via the Lake District Another long driving day today. We aim to be staying with my Uncle Keith in Scotland tonight.
‘Clay Day’ in Wales — Penny was very kind. She’d never met us, and hadn’t heard of Ginger, but she agreed to put us up for a couple of nights after one of her customers persuaded her to invite Ginger to a ‘Clay Day’ so they could all meet up. +5
Watching The Weather – Vacation Day 12 – Tied up for the night. 2
Lanie: Afternoon Tea at Bury St Edmunds — Lanie, she is who she is (We say the same thing about Getzger…). 2
Lanie’s First Knickerbocker Glory – Vacation Day 10 – Lunch & Tea
My son’s friend joined us for lunch. We’ve not seen him since August 2009, when they popped into Springfield on a surprise second visit during their 3 month tour of the US. 2 pictures
Easter Vigil.
Happy Birthday Ezekiel – “Zeke” -welcome to the newest arrival to the family, a new cousin, Ezekiel born in the early hours of this morning. 7 pictures
Four baptisms and a sermon – Four baptisms today, and I was fortunate to be able to catch this great picture of Fr. Ken lighting a candle among all the watching choir kids. 10 pictures
Bishop’s Ball 2013 – Following the diocesan convention I went to the Youth Meeting and took some pictures at the Bishop’s Ball. 16
The Diocese of West Missouri Annual Convention 2013 – I spent a couple of days taking portrait pictures at The Diocese of West Missouri’s annual convention. Two-minute read, +9
Pre-shoot equipment test, and I asked Ginger to be my stand-in model… 5 pictures
When it was all over and the last photographs had been taken, enough cordless drills and screwdrivers to stock a DIY Depot appeared and the set and scenery was broken down and cleared away. 5 pictures
The final performance of The Little Mermaid is today. We had a spare hour between dropping Lanie off at the theater and when the doors opened. So, Ginger suggested we took advantage of the time to take a new profile picture.
Just before the beginning of term, with no warning or preparation, Lanie decided to audition for The Little Mermaid at Springfield Little Theater. Against some pretty stiff competition she was selected and to her credit has stuck with it with good humor through a rigorous rehearsal and show schedule. 14
Cider Days and The Little Mermaid – The day started with church and camera problems which luckily were resolved by the time we visited Cider Days. Video: 7 minutes. One-minute read, & 5 pictures
Lanie & Landon giving their stewardship speeches – Today Lanie (and Landon) delivered speeches at all three services on the topic of giving gratefully. 2 pictures
Jim and CD.
Labor Day Weekend With The Parents – Saturday, contrary to expectations of a sleep-in, I was up at 6:30 am to accompany Jim to my first Midwest auction. One-minute read, 3 pictures
I really like this series of pictures of John I took while we out sailing yesterday. 3 pictures