Baby Teeth

Today, I found Althea's first tooth... I cannot convey the joy I felt sitting here at the computer as I felt that little hard tooth poking up through her gum. I felt a little guilt because I found it before her mom, but to tell the truth, not much... it brought back such memories of my own children and all that they accomplished; from their first teeth, crawling, starting school, graduations and moving away and it caused me to ponder all the "firsts" that Althea and Dorie have in front of them...

Rose Colored Glasses

Years ago I listened to John Conlee sing this song on the jukebox and fell in love with it and the world around me. It fit me at the time, as I was young and without worry. I have seen and felt a lot of pain through out my life and as most of my friends know, I can be a bit of a pessimist (okay more than a bit)....

but holding Althea or watching Dorie dance clears my mind and my heart and I remember that the world can be good and clean and loving... I get the same sensation when I pick up a camera. I loose myself and become a different person and so does the world.

I find delight in the smallest of things; dew on a leaf, a strange colored lizard and even the most ordinary of things like the skyline of Augusta GA changes when I focus my camera.