May Photos, and a little enablin'

Nothing like a 3-day trip and a broken memory card to set you back a bit from a photo-a-day goal, eh? :\ I’m getting a new CF card today that will hopefully do its work (it will take photos, but no card reader can read it, so I have to transfer the photos through the camera, and the previews are all black, so I can’t tell what photo it is until I open it. Bleh.)

But I ‘ve been doing my best. Here’s mine so far:

 

Just home from San Francisco. I brought the kids a trolley lolly. After bathtime they sat in the laundry basket and pretended to ride a trolley while they licked their lollipops. Clang clang!

 

Elliott, hanging out on the porch in his new shirt. Sometimes the only story is the catch I get in my throat when I look at a photo. :)

 

Rowen gathered up leaves to “pay” Jared, pretending it was money. Apparently it does grow on trees now. :D

Supplies:

• Vintage Photo frame by Katie Pertiet (shadowed)
  
• Artistic Photo frame by Gypsy Chick (white)
  

There are some incredible pics in the Photo-a-Day gallery at JessicaSprague.com. Have you been keeping up with your Pic-a-day for May? Link me up if you’ve posted on your blog. :)

Also, a little enabling. :)

Songbird Avenue has a GORGEOUS kit for May, a huge collaborative effort from all of their previous guest designers. All the proceeds from the sale of the Take Flight kit go to the Susan G. Komen foundation. I’ve already purchased mine! It’s delish. 

It’s ScrapArtist’s 3rd birthday celebration! Their sale starts tomorrow, but you can head over and pick up a beautiful collaborative kit for $3.33 right now. Okay! Go! :D 

Comments

[tammycirceo]

Jessica--so sorry to hear about your camera trials. That can really cripple a girl, huh? I've written about my personal challenge with Photo-A-Day on my blog as well as a 'musing' on "documenting heritage and legacy". (Both written May 3rd and 4th). I've also created a Photo-A-Day album on my blog.
www.tammycirceo.typepad.com
Thanks so much for encouraging this challenge!
Tammy

[side by side]

Hi,
I have been taking a photo a day for a while now.

Here is my blog...would be honored if you too a peek :)

http://sidebyside365.blogspot.com/

[Trude]

Ugh, I hate it when electronics misbehave! But at least you're able to do something to rescue those precious photos. :) That shirt totally reminds me of something Cole Zielske would wear! :D

[Jessica Bills]

I have been doing a photo a day...well a lot more than one somedays. So go check out little Emerson on my blog :) www.jessicabills.blogspot.com

[Linda]

Enough of the enabling!!! LOL. I just purchased my first DSLR...and guess what I got?! The Nikon D40....
It's all your fault. JK!! Well, that, and the fact that I have little willpower (not to mention a tax refund and the fact that I've wanted to "move up" to a DSLR for a while...)

[Julie L.]

Jessica--I LOVE your photos from the Photo a Day challenge..glad you had a good trip--and I'm sure the kiddos were happy to see their mommy. how did you get the Katie P. frame onto the photo with the shadow directly onto your blog? did you crop it a certain way? I have blogger..so not sure I could do it.

[linds]

My goodness you're kids are BEAUTIFUL and the photographer...whew, a real artist! :) Thanks for all the fun links!

[Heather in Nampa ID]

Hi Jess,

I too have to give you kudos for helping me obtain a wonderful camera: the Nikon D300. :grin: When my husband, whose love of photography has him pouring over camera reviews, heard me talking about Ken Rockwell and saw me using Neat Image, he felt I was "ready" to use such a camera... and we purchased one this weekend! Thank you so much for the enabling.

There is such a carefree, joyous air about your children in your photos. Lucky them to have such devoted parents who are crazy about them. :)

[Alyson]

Goodness, your kiddos are getting so big! They are beautiful.

The kit is great, but it is coming up at $8 for me, not $3.33. $8 is still a great deal!!

[Jeannette P]

The kids look too cute enjoying their lollies in the trolley laundry basket.

I haven't done a pic a day, at least I don't think but I'll double check tomorrow to find out for sure. I have been picking up my camera more frequently lately.

Thanks for the tip on the great deal. I'm ok with you enabling for things like that. ;) I'm downloading as I type. Woohoo

[Gabi Butcher]

I'm one of the girls behind the Teacups and Tiaras kit from SA - thanks for posting it here!!! We are so happy on how it turned out!
Have a great day!

Gabi Butcher

[Jeannette]

Hi, I think your photographs and Tutorials are really great and just want to say thank you for posting them. I've seen the word "enabling" a few times now but have no idea what it means! Can you please tell me?

[Jessica]

Hehe. Enabling just means "hey, look at this cool thing I found and/or bought! Maybe you want to go look and/or buy one too!" LOL.

[Amy L]

Jessica, thanks for the photo-a-day challenge. I have been posting mine in the gallery. Sitting here thinking about what to shoot next.

Your kids have amazing eyelashes!

[Amy]

My sister-in-law and I share a blog where we both do a photo a day. http://www.fifteencousins.blogspot.com

We'd love to have you visit!

[lisa truesdell]

dang, jess, when did elliot get so big????? loving your photos.. i've been doing a photo a day for about 8 weeks and it's been wonderful. =)

[Sharon Worley]

Hi Jessica! Loved your post about being focused. Got to try that! But, even more, I loved your story about Rowen. Reading that has warmed my heart and left me with a smile - what a perfect way to start the day. Thanks for sharing that little piece of perfection!

[Lindsan]

Yikes, those are some fantastic photos.

I'm doing the photo a day too, I've been posting in the gallery, but I also do it on my blog: http://inthemakingdesign.blogspot.com

[Pinewoodtoo ~Ann]

Great photos and that newletter sounds really good. I will check it out. You enabled me! lol got to go for it.