tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43319406823943334472024-02-07T21:45:21.232-08:00Beholden To NatureKenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-38868800347971029992011-03-19T13:54:00.000-07:002011-03-19T21:25:09.249-07:00The Greatest Book Never Read<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLSD21ytSUBoWZaBoEXjR4UUMISmW6FyFy0zTQ6FNNfgLwX3SZ96K2AaUY2h-qFqVcDJHNOoN9SvSAO2V_hkLHLmodKT_zyuIFQCR3ZRbYqphGSdGgfNHnNmQ7jTKrsR0T9BfmhF6dK6c/s1600/Untitled+Burst.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLSD21ytSUBoWZaBoEXjR4UUMISmW6FyFy0zTQ6FNNfgLwX3SZ96K2AaUY2h-qFqVcDJHNOoN9SvSAO2V_hkLHLmodKT_zyuIFQCR3ZRbYqphGSdGgfNHnNmQ7jTKrsR0T9BfmhF6dK6c/s400/Untitled+Burst.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585913160671237138" /></a><br />Surely it would be great folly,<br />not to read the greatest book ever written.<br />And yet, here we are.<br /><br />A book, perfectly preserved in mint condition<br />never once opened, its spine without a crease,<br />pages untouched... unmarred,<br />lies motionless on the auction block.<br /><br />A priceless work,<br />the only copy of a manuscript<br />discovered after the now-famous author's death.<br />Oh! The jewels of wisdom that certainly lie within those pages!<br /><br />SOLD! 1.3 million dollars to the man in the brown hat.<br />Priceless no longer, the words now having been given<br />specific... and arbitrary "value."<br /><br />Oh! How he'll treasure his new prize--<br />the cover displayed proudly behind custom-made glass,<br />impenetrable to touch by all but the beady eyes<br />that yearn to be its owner.<br /><br />Being its' "owner"<br />therein lies the test, <br />either a "gift" or a "curse,"<br />Owning something so...<br />simultaneously priceless and worthless!<br /><br />Priceless in its pristine, original state,<br />"worthless" if opened, touched, stained, marred... <br />But words that are never read can offer<br />No wisdom, No insight, No inspiration, No<br />meaning or real value.<br /><br />Thus leaving their "owner" with a great gift, and yet...<br />unsatisfied and unfulfilled, in possession of<br />...Nothing.<br /><br />So it is that priceless and worthless can<br />become one and the same.<br /><br />Much is Lost when man's desire to own the perfect book<br />causes ignorance to the greater value held within<br />well-worn, marked, and bent pages.Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-39772735672097699922010-08-25T16:50:00.000-07:002010-08-25T18:02:06.686-07:00Changing my Name... and Photos from the "Elemental" Opening Reception at MAIYA Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE3Wj__N239xJEoWVi7TiMsEhZINrrJ04hdRhdvVEnpV6NdIyzDIEBOleH3N63_vWXTFsbJdSCjF9ludx24X84QFg6zZIymBZ30xhJZEipUj-O6Dn9yFqKsB_Hp796jLkGDfWFPbunR-g/s1600/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA+(2).jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE3Wj__N239xJEoWVi7TiMsEhZINrrJ04hdRhdvVEnpV6NdIyzDIEBOleH3N63_vWXTFsbJdSCjF9ludx24X84QFg6zZIymBZ30xhJZEipUj-O6Dn9yFqKsB_Hp796jLkGDfWFPbunR-g/s320/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA+(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509504379740964242" /></a><br />Wow! So I just blinked again and summer's almost over! As usual, it has gone by in a bit of a whirlwind... and, as usual, left me with lots more that I wanted to have done than I actually got to do. I think I add more exciting things and places to my "to do" and "to go" lists faster than I cross the existing ones off!!<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, didn't want to let all of summer slip away without getting a BIG THANK YOU post out to all those who attended my featured artist exhibition this summer at MAIYA Gallery. I entitled the show "Elemental" and dedicated it to my **Wonderful** grandmother, a big influence in my life. She went to art school in Chicago and New York in her youth and has given much to the art world throughout her life. She still has "that spunk" that gives her so many great stories and got her through the tough times in her life... at 88 years old, she flew out to be here for the opening reception (and was she ever SURPRISED to find the exhibition dedicated to her)!!! :D</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToRqnGR8QB53KEa9aAO36GqnM3IUIPl2zOkxgdwRoNz16pX9OuP9aehHg9ArFrjMnw_1E3L7xJDFLrWEPXIwbe-xHBhYi1kJ0mtKnduq3aDccie6ckXnXP7N28LNYhK-e0wrNpQi9t0hs/s1600/MAIYA+Exhibit+dedication+and+toast+to+Grandma+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToRqnGR8QB53KEa9aAO36GqnM3IUIPl2zOkxgdwRoNz16pX9OuP9aehHg9ArFrjMnw_1E3L7xJDFLrWEPXIwbe-xHBhYi1kJ0mtKnduq3aDccie6ckXnXP7N28LNYhK-e0wrNpQi9t0hs/s400/MAIYA+Exhibit+dedication+and+toast+to+Grandma+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509502131036551762" /></a><br /><br />The title of this post mentioned something about a name change... <br />As an ongoing tribute to my grandmother, I also changed my artist moniker-- from this show forward, I will sign all of my works "Kenna Elizabeth." The name Elizabeth has been passed down for many, MANY generations in my family. As the next Elizabeth to be named after her, I am honored to carry her name and to try to continue my grandmother's wonderful legacy. So it is in honor of her, that my works will bear the name, "Kenna Elizabeth" from now on. :)<br /><br /></div><div>For those of you too far away to attend, I thought you might like to see some photos of the exhibition and the opening reception... to kind of get a feel of this special event. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU_1u_bZeeLu5Zssn28wznkynR3mEtWAlQbb3uWHsT3Mf5YstBHozqY4NvPlqb2xXC2RiLORdf2bPf4KciMkQPzvn26uodQ1Wki_SDYpht7mXS5U1J_26E3d9YrJEiEeX5BqPj5iO8j3g/s1600/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA+(6).jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU_1u_bZeeLu5Zssn28wznkynR3mEtWAlQbb3uWHsT3Mf5YstBHozqY4NvPlqb2xXC2RiLORdf2bPf4KciMkQPzvn26uodQ1Wki_SDYpht7mXS5U1J_26E3d9YrJEiEeX5BqPj5iO8j3g/s400/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA+(6).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509503957697412690" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgnFbHPNsAk8odo8ZChfcOr1zvGqTAU2J2K6dYujzeyZ0-Rv9399aewRUN4Mf3Ne2pdHsyQy07CXnkCXhinJZg848UK3K5PvGWR-DA05LA0In9TSYX9XUBPoZye2ZG-FwafvWn-zyW4_r/s1600/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA+(5).jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgnFbHPNsAk8odo8ZChfcOr1zvGqTAU2J2K6dYujzeyZ0-Rv9399aewRUN4Mf3Ne2pdHsyQy07CXnkCXhinJZg848UK3K5PvGWR-DA05LA0In9TSYX9XUBPoZye2ZG-FwafvWn-zyW4_r/s320/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA+(5).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509504838690167042" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXfDesnZ63VwHm3LUt58q-kgOdXTEl05gzy8O-mcO9caTPSssH1MBC2-kkQW5stM_pfAzpHwspWpGUvmpDlVpPJY-0mGqkvIKcp0vSDy4TYcev9NXgDqI4bvcep7CpLrds_Ps1GvXG6e9/s1600/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA+(7).jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXfDesnZ63VwHm3LUt58q-kgOdXTEl05gzy8O-mcO9caTPSssH1MBC2-kkQW5stM_pfAzpHwspWpGUvmpDlVpPJY-0mGqkvIKcp0vSDy4TYcev9NXgDqI4bvcep7CpLrds_Ps1GvXG6e9/s400/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA+(7).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509505988882432466" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskFsQmypuszB5nOOU9gGCmhiiq7PK5R6UAWycWd0nFm1_xnqHn_ffQ2xJq7fpg7JfXObmtD0SK7_sJS8P3Grh2WUYzNGivDYoBF3q_M_mEQXZUp2ZVBwIyxHzAQqXA5IyS9Dcj8T6M_qS/s1600/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskFsQmypuszB5nOOU9gGCmhiiq7PK5R6UAWycWd0nFm1_xnqHn_ffQ2xJq7fpg7JfXObmtD0SK7_sJS8P3Grh2WUYzNGivDYoBF3q_M_mEQXZUp2ZVBwIyxHzAQqXA5IyS9Dcj8T6M_qS/s320/Elemental+Exhibit+at+MAIYA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509505436654025426" /></a><br /><br />Lots more photos of the Exhibiton and the opening reception can be seen on my Facebook Fanpage! If you're on Facebook, it definitely wouldn't hurt my feelings if you "Like" my fanpage while you're browsing photos from the show. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=468710&id=314373145416">click here for more "Elemental" Exhibition photos</a><br /><br />and for those who hate trying to navigate around pages, :) this is the link to my Facebook fanpage: <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/PhotographyByKennaFoster">http://www.facebook.com/PhotographyByKennaFoster</a><br /><br />If you're so inclined, just click the "Like" box near the top of the page.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">As ever, <span style="font-weight:bold;">thank you</span> for reading... <span style="font-weight:bold;">thank you</span> for sharing... </span><br /><br />sending a warm smile,<br />KennaKenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-71174302926926794672010-05-30T21:02:00.000-07:002010-05-31T00:08:17.615-07:00Blood, Sweat, Tears, n' Cheers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6RU1C2ejyIfpXgzI9NOzliGFM6u85ymeVjGFMUU8jXEjzGUYyAoz5PRK0PaeyMc0T5JXoAdBukyWYA7sb-vZkMdWelCI7VDmnXnfPU1z0URLU4Qz7lXsoy0sESsg_MEsoj6qM3ze8Fdd/s1600/Kenna's+" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6RU1C2ejyIfpXgzI9NOzliGFM6u85ymeVjGFMUU8jXEjzGUYyAoz5PRK0PaeyMc0T5JXoAdBukyWYA7sb-vZkMdWelCI7VDmnXnfPU1z0URLU4Qz7lXsoy0sESsg_MEsoj6qM3ze8Fdd/s400/Kenna's+" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477314478953073634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wow! It's been a while, hmm? And yes, I HAVE been in a cave... the cave that is my studio, that is, and I'm finally crawling out! :) Not an all-together unpleasant cave, mind you... as you know from a post last winter, I'm actually thrilled about my studio and very grateful to have such a lovely space. But... I have spent <b>*SO*</b> much time, heart, & energy here lately. And yes, I have literally bled, cried, sweated, cheered, laughed, gone dizzy with exhaustion (and probably some other things I'm forgetting) in the last few months as I poured all my spare everything into this exhibition.</span><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwj9JyL-YPx04lz8DLkQVmZ3iZ7mTU1vRYouRzIeg8Vji_tKZf7s87FmpcPpi6LA-8R7HqPlPmZNnjXAuNZwrC8L18EEjWcCqDdCYLNVJYgYuzVP3NKTi1FlNtVaoNlkn0JGwLBvbWpz7U/s1600/Kenna's+" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwj9JyL-YPx04lz8DLkQVmZ3iZ7mTU1vRYouRzIeg8Vji_tKZf7s87FmpcPpi6LA-8R7HqPlPmZNnjXAuNZwrC8L18EEjWcCqDdCYLNVJYgYuzVP3NKTi1FlNtVaoNlkn0JGwLBvbWpz7U/s400/Kenna's+" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477315731121118802" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Among other things, I've *really* missed time in the great outdoors, you know me. I realize it time and time again, and yet sometimes it hits as if it were a new epiphany-- I *REALLY* need to be outdoors A LOT to be at my best emotionally and mentally. So... partly because of this (and also the relief and pride of just plain finishing such an undertaking), it is with great pleasure that I announce:</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>I have finally completed and delivered the works for my June Gallery Show!!!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! :D</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">(these are photos I quickly took of a few works before taking them to the gallery)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsjHzU2a4q7cuRDzwjCwDz1OKSGz5sPuFocIQf0d3h_QcJD8xCo9IVbXWcTawS3urenvDtXj4_T9YSA8zwt_mwkEqN5i8Hy4l3Z9HVmtzODHKk9iZw4rMw6VltM9sulIrZmpgFDaeaPFK/s1600/Kenna's+" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsjHzU2a4q7cuRDzwjCwDz1OKSGz5sPuFocIQf0d3h_QcJD8xCo9IVbXWcTawS3urenvDtXj4_T9YSA8zwt_mwkEqN5i8Hy4l3Z9HVmtzODHKk9iZw4rMw6VltM9sulIrZmpgFDaeaPFK/s400/Kenna's+" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477316161118302434" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">21</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> LARGE framed photos and canvas gallery wraps</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and when I say "large," I mean 27"x40" and 24" x 36" with one</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">canvas gallery wrap that's 50" across.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcFHVlE0iG0yFxSJTnHdxAVxKFcAJjPsBwYoFQgAx5qlOnQlHppJvk72_PNq6sgh2L7b6zr3DgsbsoBzIb-Pqs0f1lsjyRnH0-wm9xiEu1se7fXJJvDXttcHM770bcHJwNWZv8G6xyuXr/s1600/Kenna's+" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcFHVlE0iG0yFxSJTnHdxAVxKFcAJjPsBwYoFQgAx5qlOnQlHppJvk72_PNq6sgh2L7b6zr3DgsbsoBzIb-Pqs0f1lsjyRnH0-wm9xiEu1se7fXJJvDXttcHM770bcHJwNWZv8G6xyuXr/s400/Kenna's+" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477316891841796210" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This exhibition is my answer to all those who have requested my works "bigger." :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS6U36EoY-wVsyQvg-qFuoTMpsTlBkLj7hZ4d4ehWRUsyKgYGSz9hkYjyoEthOv579NKtEU6PIswIOMM79l6BrLKt7_QxmJs654iTlyoXDgNF8HpnrZyivWotb45GSgq1_mATyIeMPYfs/s1600/Kenna's+" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS6U36EoY-wVsyQvg-qFuoTMpsTlBkLj7hZ4d4ehWRUsyKgYGSz9hkYjyoEthOv579NKtEU6PIswIOMM79l6BrLKt7_QxmJs654iTlyoXDgNF8HpnrZyivWotb45GSgq1_mATyIeMPYfs/s400/Kenna's+" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477317368297149746" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghitNDy9sbD7jILLcn5FB-1emGvG4EKgwxVWZ5-t8mSrwCTQZlAPt68Gr2m-CQIHgta6d8TWdkPomhlyBe98vN05evdVAi2tEBTha_41kDEqZoGd8Babu7-WW4qoNqKGyeAyDHIFIoEBLU/s1600/Kenna's+" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghitNDy9sbD7jILLcn5FB-1emGvG4EKgwxVWZ5-t8mSrwCTQZlAPt68Gr2m-CQIHgta6d8TWdkPomhlyBe98vN05evdVAi2tEBTha_41kDEqZoGd8Babu7-WW4qoNqKGyeAyDHIFIoEBLU/s400/Kenna's+" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477318012611581634" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sydAWnrqoWo6k3trmPhXyicTOgjIu4JVLbdUd0Ub7dqGKV9WnauQAA3dUIyZRMyhRPtkW-QMGqSbHhSym0NlKZjJ_Hy0_8QmnZ6I0jwr9TIaNQjgxB4x-Gp5B98X6qa-O0fsqifeNC7D/s1600/Kenna's+" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sydAWnrqoWo6k3trmPhXyicTOgjIu4JVLbdUd0Ub7dqGKV9WnauQAA3dUIyZRMyhRPtkW-QMGqSbHhSym0NlKZjJ_Hy0_8QmnZ6I0jwr9TIaNQjgxB4x-Gp5B98X6qa-O0fsqifeNC7D/s400/Kenna's+" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477322291086025794" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So, for those close enough to have the opportunity to see the fruits of my labor in person, the exhibition details are as follows:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Title: "Elemental" (a triple entendre, as I reference Elemental in the mythology/folklore context, the four elements & their interactions in the works of this show, and also referring to the scientific usage of elemental and how we & everything around us are, on the most basic level, ONE and the same). That's the abridged version of my artist statement. ;)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Exhibition dates: June 2-26, 2010.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Where: MAIYA Gallery, 2220 J St., Midtown Sacramento (22nd & J, near See's Candies).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Opening Reception: Thursday, June 3rd. 5:30-7:30pm (<b>2 </b>very special surprises planned)!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Second Saturday Reception: June 12th, 6-9pm</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Normal gallery hours: Wed-Sat, 11-5pm </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Additional gallery info: <a href="http://maiyagallery.com/contact.html" target="_blank">www.maiyagallery.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgOzHHXZxQn3JQmN7ULfWwn-CFTsHZrm7SlUjJ_z4bbYlaO6IZ5fuBoWFv8PeO1011lF0EOTjQHszh2Uy8RWDPLsbRlgMu3L4GrRI1x_qXhymdoRzTq00-RadQOQiGyNvex50F6bNsa96/s1600/Kenna's+" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgOzHHXZxQn3JQmN7ULfWwn-CFTsHZrm7SlUjJ_z4bbYlaO6IZ5fuBoWFv8PeO1011lF0EOTjQHszh2Uy8RWDPLsbRlgMu3L4GrRI1x_qXhymdoRzTq00-RadQOQiGyNvex50F6bNsa96/s400/Kenna's+" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477321307927156818" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-50401398093693549012010-04-13T23:52:00.000-07:002010-04-14T00:33:31.562-07:00In Celebration of Spring...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEhVnXleQeRJCKISfbsJfhd3ygjLbTs9Uc58t1iXwrC7KiylbEVwSWNVZFwt5MTbgj4tR9qtrIW-3uQ8tb8vaaJ68-HHvZKh4eEYE_s0JoYQUHlnDNliOB4oGRJOU-NKuiLG_k5XfvQv9/s1600/Kenna-CelebratingSpringToday3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEhVnXleQeRJCKISfbsJfhd3ygjLbTs9Uc58t1iXwrC7KiylbEVwSWNVZFwt5MTbgj4tR9qtrIW-3uQ8tb8vaaJ68-HHvZKh4eEYE_s0JoYQUHlnDNliOB4oGRJOU-NKuiLG_k5XfvQv9/s320/Kenna-CelebratingSpringToday3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459884843284201170" /></a><br /><br />No time now to share much in the way of words, but if a photo's worth 1000 words, then this is a LONG post!<br />These are some shots from 1 of 2 photo shoots I did today (this one was just for fun-- spring was calling to me)!!<br /><br />Hope you enjoy and get to "feel a touch of spring" when you look at them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BYvqDWe84i0RxM37mzq13ZtxJnfeZHiqfeUTNd25_TyINsUDZlWH-mKmNqqL1RimizXd5JPzSp98ahlfN_a3NYl_D8qkXCGGKY6-p5TLIFx74seyv6uwFkyJjxsOYNDMla1o4tgn-jRP/s1600/Kenna-CelebratingSpringToday4.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx4nh7wljqlAvOw-nOxGto7w7z9Udouz1jVFjGU0but1i3-psaTS3CijfPg27jKHyo6Z3TFZrfwpYCa_HrihdeGL9TAEg1IJfTYkf86I7Vly23SlYX2yspAY8GZPQhFpsH7yblc2gFzZm/s200/Kenna-CelebratingSpringToday11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459887639495517426" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-zjobshYAtz4IMPvgPbZU8_yuiIs0RilrR4x5CqOvtXEXs1sx6hQNQnd2h9du7cuWiTY9BBq9hwH8w_eUkbDm6hKIb0_NpvoOEc2vuwoA2JkLy812XcT4UPJ2681FZRTuSTvAM6dO6_S/s1600/Kenna-CelebratingSpringToday2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-zjobshYAtz4IMPvgPbZU8_yuiIs0RilrR4x5CqOvtXEXs1sx6hQNQnd2h9du7cuWiTY9BBq9hwH8w_eUkbDm6hKIb0_NpvoOEc2vuwoA2JkLy812XcT4UPJ2681FZRTuSTvAM6dO6_S/s400/Kenna-CelebratingSpringToday2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459888286299232066" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*Happy Spring!*</div></div>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-57542766005887812362010-04-02T10:52:00.000-07:002010-04-02T16:15:00.542-07:00I want to introduce you to "Change is Cheap"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6PP12ekIm8MyW1kQvp6YZoVvRucZLVY5YXfD3ek-D93gt2UHNXP69Bzi3tt3rwFhi7YLPQzX9aNJDk0GYY7ot5V-ceftlPaiN35d3am2BXpmpEFKE6eZzXv6LKXv8IZ98E34u9oZCGE_/s1600/Mercy+Full+Moon+Rising.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6PP12ekIm8MyW1kQvp6YZoVvRucZLVY5YXfD3ek-D93gt2UHNXP69Bzi3tt3rwFhi7YLPQzX9aNJDk0GYY7ot5V-ceftlPaiN35d3am2BXpmpEFKE6eZzXv6LKXv8IZ98E34u9oZCGE_/s400/Mercy+Full+Moon+Rising.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455680698134179202" /></a><br />Last night I learned of a local gal here in Sacramento who is doing something really fantastic. Imagine "just one of us" ...a neighbor, friend, co-worker ...someone who goes to school part-time and works full-time ...a responsible employee just trying to pursue the American Dream of working hard to bring yourself a better life. Somewhere along the way, she, like so many of us, hit a point of wondering, "Then what?" There has to be something else to this thing called work and daily life that makes it, you know, rewarding... gives some sense of PURPOSE. She's always wanted to help people, getting a degree to hopefully make some positive difference in our world.<div><br /></div><div>But what about right now? Enter her Newly Launched blog, "<a href="http://changeischeap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Change is Cheap</a>." Essentially, it is a blog where readers can donate one dollar and at the end of each month, she will take all that is given (and, knowing her, whatever she can add to it to make it go further!) and find some struggling soul (or souls) to give a little encouragement and help to. Maybe it's sleeping bags to the homeless in our local "tent city" or food to hungry... just some act of kindness that helps renew a belief in hope for those who need it most. Then she'll report back with the results of what we all accomplished through her. </div><div><br /></div><div>Basically, for the cost of $1, we all get to ride along on her philanthropic adventure (with the added emotional boost of knowing we helped make it possible). </div><div><br /></div><div>Sounds like a breath of fresh air to me... thought you might like it too... :)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://changeischeap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://changeischeap.blogspot.com/</a></div>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-34229884116013978892010-03-26T11:43:00.000-07:002010-03-26T18:44:26.458-07:00Help!-- Which picture should I use for interview?Ok, here's the story-- I'm so very flattered to have been contacted & interviewed for a feature on <a href="http://www.adventurewoman.com/aw.php">AdventureWoman.com</a>. But after finally finishing answering the interview questions (some of them made me really think-- not surprising), now I can't decide which photo to send with it! I asked my main advisor (my sister) and she couldn't decide-- said to flip a coin (she's serious too btw, she's all about letting fate decide when you can't). For some (perhaps arbitrary?) reason, I always feel like *I* want to have made the decision... whatever, call it a personal hang-up or something.<div><br /></div><div>So... it hit me that I could "release control" a bit, but rather than to a coin, I'd let the decision be made by a method I trust more-- you guys! </div><div><br /></div><div>The brief back-story: The interview focuses on my being a whitewater raft guide and a nature photographer, and the adventures I've had and want to experience in the future. As such, Travel is a big player in the interview too.</div><div><br /></div><div>So... these photos cover all those aspects. I want one that is interesting to viewers of course (a good "hook" to make you actually want to read the interview). But I also got hung-up thinking about the power of imagery and how that photo will "be what I am in the viewer's mind" long after the words are forgotten (I blame a college course for this--haha). So, it leaves me not knowing which to use! Rafting ones undoubtedly look more exciting, but I'm pursuing my photography as more of a career, and rafting part-time these days. So... hmm... I don't know!</div><div><br /></div><div>You guys know a fair bit about me by now (especially those who have been around since the beginning of this lil blog)! So... I'm doing a short "poll" (today only-- need to turn this interview in) to see which YOU think would be best. THANK YOU in advance! :D</div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;">P.S. If you did not read this post-- please don't vote. I know that sounds harsh, but I want the deciding factors (the focus of the interview, what I'm debating, etc...) to be considered by those helping me make my decision. Thank you. :)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;"><br />...OR, if you really want to vote, at least tell me you didn't read the post so I know it's just a vote on overall impression. :)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-Dpt8s9hlXtMFpz25SyG4HUR1bimSEsKZ9r9jYNKJIbmo2mJfzHXUA5HUQZHQGE2VUEAiAh_vFvK06PXR_nEvqi6lP0CGKC14DirVtNBiZi7c_9kba5kG572GpmNUhJBrqdXJ6MbwiyZ/s1600/AdventureWoman+Interview+Photo.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-Dpt8s9hlXtMFpz25SyG4HUR1bimSEsKZ9r9jYNKJIbmo2mJfzHXUA5HUQZHQGE2VUEAiAh_vFvK06PXR_nEvqi6lP0CGKC14DirVtNBiZi7c_9kba5kG572GpmNUhJBrqdXJ6MbwiyZ/s200/AdventureWoman+Interview+Photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453024315860637906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDRt02MZ78OWJfCqRJubulm4HIEZZvFLDHRIRDsS5hT3Gng3HVJA8KECoImkZUOwPc8ErsVZ72tV1s75pOgOKfT8R0VGZwqDF_WtDpK_eGMD1wroEZ3RcSfHA4ZKT6UxDXRF-TdMyx0Pp/s1600/AdventureWoman+Interview+Photo+(1).jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCUgd0CAMzj-1kLtmz-9MfQRkei_d8sChArS5pcMtZX6V1YLLuGLMVEZS_J_lQzj3T5LfIq4XOXZ96Q3A5BbZbuTL7GJHwwx2LMc0oTdFONUQFfOJbHQGIkek5yQqrnJ-m1p2ieqpfzxE/s200/AdventureWoman+Interview+Photo+(3).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453025173019151250" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tkgrtDyjdjZjUm2rKdb1HhAJDekoHCb-yOCSva5xN5ZXOsRpI4vUHuOfQ980qFD7065yW8nLqL7G4Uxq8F6TOqmYtp8Iv9vWUrPRh4t5yGExT6FAxVKdAnF08S6DxHWzwA_74iTAlZqW/s1600/AdventureWoman+Interview+Photo+(2).jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tkgrtDyjdjZjUm2rKdb1HhAJDekoHCb-yOCSva5xN5ZXOsRpI4vUHuOfQ980qFD7065yW8nLqL7G4Uxq8F6TOqmYtp8Iv9vWUrPRh4t5yGExT6FAxVKdAnF08S6DxHWzwA_74iTAlZqW/s200/AdventureWoman+Interview+Photo+(2).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453025237175520658" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-50180607358804628912010-03-18T17:23:00.000-07:002010-03-18T19:09:35.326-07:00A THANK YOU!!! And... announcing 1st season show!WOW! I am soooooo grateful to you guys for that warm outpouring of support in response to my last post! I was feeling quite low and a bit vulnerable for a while in the period around that post (it's been a rougher-than-normal winter... not entirely sure of ALL the reasons but, regardless, it has). <div><br /></div><div>So the warmth and support so many of you gave so generously really meant a lot and I thank you... heartily.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OG8GH9HIt_zg76DQobXyYxZbYed4cBW57x88uOkWUkK-Hi430te-Jxrb9HSzWtS6Kz0AzY2H_4TX9gC8mO09sQu7Ukm1TFpaE8IlE9ce5PbubQRWo2JQzelgJzVjHmBGkQqf5B7RLOB6/s400/_DSC1638.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450148512726042322" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">And now, I'm *very* happy to share that it appears spring is officially, really officially here!! Flowers in bloom, birds singing, WARM temps (and for more than one day)... it appears that the long gray period that was last winter is past! It is officially SPRING!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> WooooooooooooooooooooHooooooooooo!!!</span></b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UkltSMe4mT0NEs551VktMCjEKsjpMPQ-kVtHCcVhcYsi8kGwwniHCSSKCRJvgVCOqAsZFZBwrOyKqaHgA5B01JpF5s98I2N4IsnxA2awRNxEDzZsx7qOQ4a2EII8gL36PJHy4JamvD9s/s1600-h/_DSC7964+-+Version+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UkltSMe4mT0NEs551VktMCjEKsjpMPQ-kVtHCcVhcYsi8kGwwniHCSSKCRJvgVCOqAsZFZBwrOyKqaHgA5B01JpF5s98I2N4IsnxA2awRNxEDzZsx7qOQ4a2EII8gL36PJHy4JamvD9s/s400/_DSC7964+-+Version+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450152517320012370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>The vibrant life and energy, the new growth, the sweetly scented air, and warm sunshine are waking all my senses at once and overwhelming them in a most pleasant way. And, the way things seem to warm up around here, that means that next week it will be Summer and Hot! HaHa!</div><div><br /></div><div> As for now, I'm trying to cherish what I may of the gift that these days are every little chance I get.</div><div><br /></div><div>And... I'm in the middle of getting ready for my 1st show of the new season! I'm very grateful and excited to have been selected as one of the lucky participants of an <a href="http://indiesacramento.com/">IndieSacramento</a> show that is part of the <a href="http://www.womensconference.org/">Women's History Month Events hosted by Maria Shriver and Governor Schwarzenegger</a>. The show will be this Saturday at the California Museum (in Sacramento) from 10am- 3pm. As part of the event, FREE Admission to the California Museum is included! So this is a chance not only to get to see work of several of the talented artisans that IndieSacramento has come to be so well known for around the Capitol City, but also a chance to <a href="http://www.californiamuseum.org/event/indie-sacramento-craft-fair-and-free-admission-day">visit the California Museum for free</a>! All in all, this should be a great event to add to a beautiful spring Saturday! I'll also have some new works that have not yet been seen so if you're in the region, swing by and say Hi. :) </div><div><br /></div><div>I would also like to send a very sincere thank you to the lovely ladies at IndieSacramento for the <a href="http://indiesacramento.blogspot.com/2010/03/vendor-spotlight-kenna-foster.html">spotlight/feature on the IndieSacramento Blog</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For now, I'm sending warm, sunny wishes your way as I get back to preparations for the show... as well as ALL the work of recovering files, re-installing programs, settings, links, <b>everything</b> after my computer <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">hard drive died</span></span></i></b> and had to be replaced yesterday! But that's a story for another post... </div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQd4uMznEXlvp5IqwWP7O6VRmaZAG7pRsbsh-bVr44it86ZglocHkg0DedjvRpyBWUdiI-xaWE2psl7TGZq6_hio3Fhx89YnYZwm9CYFsOWyC3DenyFXrkVOsmftmRQZl8uvQjqM965NG/s1600-h/_DSC0117.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQd4uMznEXlvp5IqwWP7O6VRmaZAG7pRsbsh-bVr44it86ZglocHkg0DedjvRpyBWUdiI-xaWE2psl7TGZq6_hio3Fhx89YnYZwm9CYFsOWyC3DenyFXrkVOsmftmRQZl8uvQjqM965NG/s320/_DSC0117.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450149629303243410" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-65801294643139137402010-02-22T23:12:00.001-08:002010-02-23T00:37:17.473-08:00So you'd like an update, hmm? Well, too bad.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaimdkOpniaSR0KtWlV9MCl1FSWw3Dw3Zpl9mPFQUqMW24-uaxcxG0hqnjEtu4nE-H3b6kFUa9AOnfyu5pfEUF-IBlNHY8gQa3YtVFHBvN9-zMWqhLYrUHcohTbltfnMB61_-ZwG7WjA1u/s1600-h/Watching+the+sun+set---+through+a+wave.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaimdkOpniaSR0KtWlV9MCl1FSWw3Dw3Zpl9mPFQUqMW24-uaxcxG0hqnjEtu4nE-H3b6kFUa9AOnfyu5pfEUF-IBlNHY8gQa3YtVFHBvN9-zMWqhLYrUHcohTbltfnMB61_-ZwG7WjA1u/s400/Watching+the+sun+set---+through+a+wave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441350112996494114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've not had a whole lot to say or report lately. No new news... just been pluggin' away at some of the "less exciting" behind-the-scenes tasks that have been piling up. And I've been spending a lot of time going over lots of photos I've shot but barely looked at since... lots of "prep work" for future things.<br /><br />So, I let the "updates" go for a while here on my little blog. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to find that, after steady growth previously, I finally logged in to notice... I've lost some followers. Yes, I know... as I said, I guess it shouldn't <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> surprise me at all... I guess it really didn't.<br /><br />I do, however, find it both unfortunate and ironic. Unfortunate that, with so much out there to read/watch/do, people would still lose interest in my blog if it doesn't provide something "new" on a regular enough basis. But... that IS kinda how "blog world" is set, I guess?? So... ok, then perhaps that means I'll never have a "big blog." Oh well. I'll welcome those who are happy with me doing as I do.<br /><br /><br />Now the ironic part...<br /><br />Great writers, scientists, artists, philosophers, etc... of the past were KNOWN for often locking themselves away in solitude to focus on their work or craft. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say I'm on par with history's greats... I'm just saying that there is obviously a reason and a necessity for that solitude and focus sometimes in all these "types" of endeavors.<br /><br />So it's ironic that, by isolating & "unplugging" (spending some time "recharging" and doing work for the next big announcment/news/event/project), I would LOSE followers. By doing the very thing that helps me improve, I lose supporters. That's what I find ironic.<br /><br />But, I guess there are always those who "get it" and "get you" and those who just... don't. Don't understand or perhaps don't care to. C'est la vie.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To all those of you who understand me, or at least bear with me (heh heh) as I go through "bursts then breaks" while I learn "what works, what doesn't, and what to try next" with my photography efforts. I want to very sincerely say...<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Thank You! It means A Lot to me. Thank You for your support... and for sticking around to watch as I learn "Life, Kenna, and this photography business thing." ;) </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8itpwjsBLAYOu28pi3e41eUvlPFZar4auViALCkSqc4zVnMtB0sqdpyP2TVsRv9mQW5h3syptr5H6e5t2ezdKVY3LxPfptJrSpWeqatEjQhKBnQEsS7-idnyWZiUwIcC3snPUPK7FSDQJ/s1600-h/Kendra+W+30Card+Set+2st+email+8.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8itpwjsBLAYOu28pi3e41eUvlPFZar4auViALCkSqc4zVnMtB0sqdpyP2TVsRv9mQW5h3syptr5H6e5t2ezdKVY3LxPfptJrSpWeqatEjQhKBnQEsS7-idnyWZiUwIcC3snPUPK7FSDQJ/s320/Kendra+W+30Card+Set+2st+email+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441340688952906386" border="0" /></a>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-54865221063723928002010-02-22T23:12:00.000-08:002010-05-22T22:42:55.214-07:00So you'd like an update, hmmm?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOKM0HZsAmRJgs-BsERKO5Qb_RIZNoHSJUwwrGS2g1S19bN8n3rK-qTLRholCTPRmvqYUQi6WmwxGQWdaKKc_5mdKzVP3ulc7rCgSggSaFeGqbgjJkdTUUGMpg-faTrJ3fc0SDMT7XvCF/s1600-h/Watching+the+sun+set---+through+a+wave.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOKM0HZsAmRJgs-BsERKO5Qb_RIZNoHSJUwwrGS2g1S19bN8n3rK-qTLRholCTPRmvqYUQi6WmwxGQWdaKKc_5mdKzVP3ulc7rCgSggSaFeGqbgjJkdTUUGMpg-faTrJ3fc0SDMT7XvCF/s400/Watching+the+sun+set---+through+a+wave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441344144212215634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcrUx6IniktJLNShmg3Xi5TOF8_koS3J3WN7m5YwErOX9LiU5fu5EDylwh6vGYk-LbbyiIZWYYqlWv0fOfjjmJPejokCuK1HMG_vCvwNerGqmTJtMMOuUzfKc1PB3FZHw74mkhfFkJybf/s1600-h/Kendra+W+30Card+Set+3rd+email+4.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcrUx6IniktJLNShmg3Xi5TOF8_koS3J3WN7m5YwErOX9LiU5fu5EDylwh6vGYk-LbbyiIZWYYqlWv0fOfjjmJPejokCuK1HMG_vCvwNerGqmTJtMMOuUzfKc1PB3FZHw74mkhfFkJybf/s320/Kendra+W+30Card+Set+3rd+email+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441340299411921330" border="0" /></a><br />I've not had a whole lot to say or report lately. No new news... just been pluggin' away at some of the "less exciting" behind-the-scenes work and such.<br /><br />So... I let the "updates" go for a while here on my little blog. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to find that, after steady growth previously, I finally logged in to notice... I've lost some followers. Yes, I know... as I said, I guess it shouldn't <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> surprise me at all... and I guess it really didn't.<br /><br />I do, however, find it both unfortunate and ironic. Unfortunate that, with so much out there to read/watch/do, people would still "drop" my blog if it doesn't add frequently enough to that list of things to read. But... that IS kinda how "blog world" is set, so... ok.<br /><br />But the ironic part...<br />Great writers, scientists, artists, philosophers, etc... of the past were KNOWN for often locking themselves away in solitude to focus on their work or craft. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say I'm on par with history's greats... I'm just saying that there is obviously a reason and a necessity for that solitude and focus sometimes in all these "types" of endeavors.<br /><br />So it's ironic that, by isolating & "unplugging" (spending some time "recharging" and preparing work for the next big announcment/news/event/project), I should lose followers of that very work. That's what I find ironic.<br /><br />But, I guess there are always those who "get it" and "get you" and those who just... don't. Don't understand or perhaps don't care to.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To all those of you who understand me, or at least bear with me (heh heh) as I go through "bursts then breaks" while I learn "what works, what doesn't, and what to try next" with my photography efforts. I want to very sincerely say...<br />Thank You! It means A Lot to me. Thank You for your support... and for sticking around to watch as I learn "Life, Kenna, and this photography business thing." ;) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8itpwjsBLAYOu28pi3e41eUvlPFZar4auViALCkSqc4zVnMtB0sqdpyP2TVsRv9mQW5h3syptr5H6e5t2ezdKVY3LxPfptJrSpWeqatEjQhKBnQEsS7-idnyWZiUwIcC3snPUPK7FSDQJ/s1600-h/Kendra+W+30Card+Set+2st+email+8.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8itpwjsBLAYOu28pi3e41eUvlPFZar4auViALCkSqc4zVnMtB0sqdpyP2TVsRv9mQW5h3syptr5H6e5t2ezdKVY3LxPfptJrSpWeqatEjQhKBnQEsS7-idnyWZiUwIcC3snPUPK7FSDQJ/s320/Kendra+W+30Card+Set+2st+email+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441340688952906386" border="0" /></a>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-22484863942007274452010-02-01T00:16:00.000-08:002010-02-01T01:30:07.470-08:00Today I...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl4Y6fKsD3BDOaQEjTz9hT0BZcMsXw4ELnxxdYFFzqfaQPizppioz1uA57TEmwqAs4WFa9x9zE8I5s0VFZBY0mbDHCG5SoPJFcPJ9HJff1B7OCffUeEM010TcmZN7eT9dKGoGFATQlIIw/s1600-h/Appreciation+for+a+Sunny+Spring+Day+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl4Y6fKsD3BDOaQEjTz9hT0BZcMsXw4ELnxxdYFFzqfaQPizppioz1uA57TEmwqAs4WFa9x9zE8I5s0VFZBY0mbDHCG5SoPJFcPJ9HJff1B7OCffUeEM010TcmZN7eT9dKGoGFATQlIIw/s400/Appreciation+for+a+Sunny+Spring+Day+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433202397536322658" border="0" /></a><br />...truly <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">reveled</span> in and worshipped a beautiful "springy" day filled with SUNSHINE!!!!!<br /><br />I think I have been "not-exactly-silent" about the gray state of affairs that's been the daily weather here for <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">weeks upon weeks</span>. ;P I also know, well... as much as the weather man knows (and we all know how accurate that can be!) that we have at least another 10 days of gray and rain approaching. And, don't get me wrong... we very much NEED the water here (not to mention, it will make for a <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">very exciting </span></span>spring season of whitewater rafting)!!! }:D<br /><br />For a while now, I have been enduring the gray while in the process of doing my business taxes, planning for one upcoming gallery show, and screening my work to submit for another gallery show on the coast. Deadlines. What an AWFUL word... dead- lines.<br /><br />But today... despite a well-instilled sense of responsibility and commitement... today I took a "break" haha to spend some time under a soft, azure sky. That wonderous golden orb called "sun" is finally starting to make a bit longer path across the sky, and I *REVEL* in it after winter's hibernation.<br /><br />So today, as I was called by those taxes, internet self-created "obligations," and various deadlines, I felt also... calling <span style="font-style: italic;">more</span> loudly-- NO-- in fact, *PULLING my very soul* was sunshine, outdoor air, and an <span style="font-style: italic;">eye-stimulating blue sky!</span><br /><br />Really... it wasn't much of a debate. If it were a sports event, it would have been referred to as a "blow out" ...yard work (aka "playing in the dirt): 32 ...indoor work: 4.<br /><br />So... in explanation of the title of this post, Today I...<br /><br />~churned shovel after shovel of dirt that's been packed down for who knows how long!<br />~planted <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">42</span></span> shade-loving bulbs & tubers in a large, barren (shady) spot of our yard!!<br />~planted an additonal 5 potted ferns in same said space.<br />~prepared the adjacent partially-shady ground for my *summer herb garden!*<br />~stained & lacquered 2 lovely little bird dwellings, which I shall call the "Bird Yurt" & the "Shade Chalet" (as their cute little construction layouts seem to suggest).<br /><br /><br />...while tonight I still have yet to finish:<br />~submitting entries for the Coastal Arts League Kellicut International Photo Show, "Through A Lens: Energy, Strength, or Power."<br />~spending a while longer planning & ordering for my Solo Show in June at MAIYA Gallery (yes, June is a ways off, but one of my two photo labs is holding a 1/2 off sale that ends tomorrow on photos 16x20 & larger so... a couple hours of lost sleep could save me a fair bit of $$ if I can nail down a few more of the large-format works I'll be showing). :)<br /><br /><br />AND... I *Definitely* have to rise early tomorrow morning to finish filing business taxes before I leave for the day.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">All in all, <span style="font-weight: bold;">I'M SPENT!!! </span></span><br /><br />But that <span style="font-style: italic;">really good</span>, gratifying kind of spent... the kind of "spent" that follows a day of physical work & exertion in the soul-rejuvinating world of the outdoors.<br /><br />And THAT makes me happy. :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDL4CIv439NRoV2eDu2Ps-94e8CHnLLNvi94RB4-JPK0N6gz0ukNennHwcolfz4w0ApYuR6sSYNqcYADns1Z881FBsmIWgZnNB76EmF2QsBBNGitjnZNtSlxuYBCtPXfvHxLKPwRNfkv-/s1600-h/Appreciation+for+a+Sunny+Spring+Day+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDL4CIv439NRoV2eDu2Ps-94e8CHnLLNvi94RB4-JPK0N6gz0ukNennHwcolfz4w0ApYuR6sSYNqcYADns1Z881FBsmIWgZnNB76EmF2QsBBNGitjnZNtSlxuYBCtPXfvHxLKPwRNfkv-/s400/Appreciation+for+a+Sunny+Spring+Day+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433202651042184498" border="0" /></a>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-39885624947708105052010-01-17T01:10:00.000-08:002010-01-17T02:01:18.705-08:00A message to ALL my *Wonderful* friends...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9yg3aDM3iYtE2yAKFV4NU7qo_38bd9v3I7myJkoMuytvZDZDCn7BHZ1yu-ykn7YUDeq0uaBKFal-MDx5X61zpEEBdL3Wcu6sOQB7wSE_ks9lWJueDfeSa4WfKPfPkt7YnVdZ_nyrjUWS/s1600-h/You+Are+Beautiful+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9yg3aDM3iYtE2yAKFV4NU7qo_38bd9v3I7myJkoMuytvZDZDCn7BHZ1yu-ykn7YUDeq0uaBKFal-MDx5X61zpEEBdL3Wcu6sOQB7wSE_ks9lWJueDfeSa4WfKPfPkt7YnVdZ_nyrjUWS/s400/You+Are+Beautiful+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427640468929628162" border="0" /></a>I don't have a sixth sense or a web app to tell me when you are struggling and need to hear it, so I just want to take a minute to tell you a couple of things I've thought...<br /><br />I think you're amazing! I admire you for what you do and what you dream of, and all you endeavor to do. I value each one of you for different and very specific reasons, and you ARE a valuable asset to this thing we call the human race.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wfbhf5kbNxp6xEIPs_0TLKNTRN_jK9ZAMVHNHK7gu4sDye1_6fNvFwceHgrFjMifBo5Cx2DlHldVjMrldC5k1YBcxyigi7RWg28xUNqAZyhDD9yFIYSe0ZSyCYdXsRiqLlRBSRSl_avP/s1600-h/You+Are+Beautiful.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wfbhf5kbNxp6xEIPs_0TLKNTRN_jK9ZAMVHNHK7gu4sDye1_6fNvFwceHgrFjMifBo5Cx2DlHldVjMrldC5k1YBcxyigi7RWg28xUNqAZyhDD9yFIYSe0ZSyCYdXsRiqLlRBSRSl_avP/s400/You+Are+Beautiful.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427639735816865122" border="0" /></a>I feel like my mission in life, and nowadays, my career choice, is to find and see the BEAUTY in this world around me...<br /><br />Know, above all, that YOU ARE Beautiful.<br /><br />Within the thing that is "you" resides the same beauty that's in a sunrise... a sunset... mesmerizing water... and the most beautiful flower.<br /><br />...and I take this moment to thank you for all that you are and all that you are to me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISgRTkCrPIt2mK_5XG0ebB7e-_Jl-ZF6EeOlpfO1X6OH6eBqfeHV6RVLsf6uBrr-E2u2PPGat4BPMJ6TjSh9VcM273qhpIj6qWiF_jZXWWl95w2qcZDf3D3e2pCDai8XTbsIbHsIltCX7/s1600-h/You+Are+Beautiful+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISgRTkCrPIt2mK_5XG0ebB7e-_Jl-ZF6EeOlpfO1X6OH6eBqfeHV6RVLsf6uBrr-E2u2PPGat4BPMJ6TjSh9VcM273qhpIj6qWiF_jZXWWl95w2qcZDf3D3e2pCDai8XTbsIbHsIltCX7/s320/You+Are+Beautiful+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427641111028768898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">***Note: I was moved to post this more immediately after my previous post than is common for me, and it highlights the heartfelt dedication and contributions of two amazing people, so please DO take an extra moment to read the next post. I promise... it's well worth your time. :)</span><br /><br /><br /></span>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-46745686658452110722010-01-03T01:12:00.000-08:002010-01-16T15:34:51.926-08:00Continuing Ansel's Visions...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://florianschulz.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dsc8586-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 259px;" src="http://florianschulz.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dsc8586-copy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Arctic Sea Ice Landscape. Image use courtesy of Florian Schulz; ©Florian Schulz.</span><br /></div><br />There are MANY amazing, noteworthy photographers who dedicated themselves to conservation, and many who still do. The appreciation of beauty that creates good photographs quite naturally leads to an increased appreciation of the places that provide that beauty.<br /><br />I named Ansel (Adams) in the title, because he's one of the more commonly known conservation photographers. But there were many others who had HUGE roles in the development of using photography to help raise awareness and preserve beautiful places.<br /><br />And, there are a great many of them working tirelessly to continue building on those foundations today... I'd like to introduce you to Florian Schulz and his partner Emil Herrera-Schulz. They are amazing! You'll see what I mean...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://florianschulz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/malenest.jpg?w=500&h=331" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 226px;" src="http://florianschulz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/malenest.jpg?w=500&h=331" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">An amazing shot Schulz took after waiting 72 hours in a blind! Male Snowy Owl returning to nest with a lemming. Image courtesy of Florian Schulz; ©Florian Schulz.</span></span><br /></div><br /><br />I've been following their work for a while now (you may have noticed the link under my "Fantastic Links" sidebar). And, those of you who know me well enough to recall how I donate a portion of proceeds to various conservation organizations, will be none too surprised to find out that Florian Schulz is not only a respected member of ILCP (International League of Conservation Photographers), but also one of Blue Earth Alliance's project photographers (just a couple among his many honors).<br /><br />For many years, this amazing and passionately dedicated photographer has been working to take the idea of the National Park further... <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">much</span></span> further. Isolated places of preservation were a <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> good start, there is no arguing that.<br /><br />But what about migratory species that need more than one protected area to be able to survive? How do we keep the growth of our species from being the end of theirs? Enter the idea of <span style="font-weight: bold;">connecting</span> some of these preserved areas... Ladies and gents, I present to you, the work of Florian Schulz and a concept called "Conservation Corridors." A quote from <a href="http://www.visionsofthewild.com/index.html" target="_blank">Visions of the Wild</a> sums it up well:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">As part of his Freedom to Roam project Schulz has dedicated years of his life to documenting the drama and beauty of North America’s most critical wildlife corridor: “Yellowstone to Yukon.” Sponsored by Braided River, his first book —Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam (2005)—received the Independent Book Publisher Award:“ Outstanding Books of the Year,” singled out as “Most Likely to Save the Planet.”</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://visionsofthewild.com/images/fs.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 170px;" src="http://visionsofthewild.com/images/fs.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://florianschulz.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/mosquitos1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 134px;" src="http://florianschulz.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/mosquitos1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Florian Schulz doing some relaxing shooting... and some not-so-relaxing shooting (those are <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">swarms</span></span> of mosquitoes!)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>And, you've heard the saying, "Behind every good man is a good woman." I don't know if that's always true or not, but in their case it certainly is. I've seen time and again how Emil's dedicated efforts have enabled and enhanced the almost all-consuming work that Florian pursues. Again, I'll use a quote from <a href="http://www.visionsofthewild.com/index.html" target="_blank">Visions of the Wild</a>, as explains her best:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://visionsofthewild.com/images/ehs.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 195px;" src="http://visionsofthewild.com/images/ehs.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Leading a quite international lifestyle Emil </span><span style="font-style: italic;">has become fluent in English and German. She can be a social butterfly in the city and sit silently for hours in a blind to wait for wildlife. Over the years Emil has become a real multi-tasker-do-it-all. From assisting in the field, to editing in the office, meetings at conferences and the production of sound and HD video</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>Truly, the amazing things they're able to achieve are largely due to their dedicated teamwork. I have developed a great deal of respect for both of them. Oh... and get this... they're really nice people too! ;) Go figure.<br /><br />This video clip is a trailer that was used in the last presidential election to fight arctic oil drilling.<br /><br />The photgrapher in me LOVES this trailer-- so well done. The way they've combined video with still footage really makes the viewer feel like YOU were the one there... in this breath-taking place seeing something few humans EVER see... and like You took the pictures. ;)<br /><br />I promise, if you watch this you will, at the very minimum, have gotten to see rare moments that you would have to spend MONTHS in the wilderness, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">waaaaaaay</span> "off the grid" to be able to see.<br /><br />You'll at least get that... but really, much much more. This is very WORTH a few minutes of your life-- be sure to watch it all the way through or you'll miss the two best parts. ;)<br /><br /><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3791163&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3791163&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/3791163" target="_blank">Freedom to Roam</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user999635" target="_blank">Florian Schulz</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />THANK YOU, Florian and Emil, for caring <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">so much</span></span> about the beauty in our world to GIVE SO MUCH of yourselves to helping others be able to see & care about that beauty.Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-16504872808898148822010-01-03T00:38:00.000-08:002010-01-03T01:11:05.194-08:00Right or Wrong-- a thought for the New Year.There are people who are always looking for (and sometimes discussing) the bad in other people... even in the human race at large. "What's wrong with ____ is ______..."<br /><br />And there are people who are always seeing the good in everyone, even sometimes when it might seem undeserved.<br /><br />I know this is obvious... It's important to surround yourself with the latter. It is such a rewarding feeling to be around people who always see your good qualities. Yet, I've sometimes forgotten it. And when I did, I found myself "set up for failure." No matter how hard you try to be your best & show someone your best "you," it will never work if they're looking for what's wrong with you.<br /><br />I, like most people, ;) am just an imperfect human. If someone's looking for my faults, they WILL find them. So rather than try to play the "hide your faults" game from someone who looks for them, why not just choose to be around those looking for what's RIGHT about you? Soooo much happier!<br /><br />And yet... ironically, I ALSO had to remind myself yet again, to BE the one looking for good!! Sheesh, really?? That perfectionistic side of me seems constantly to need reminded of when to back down. ;)<br /><br />Simple formula... Want to see the good in those around you and in humanity? Look for it.<br /><br />So, my new post-it reminder quote near my computer reads:<br /><br />"If you're looking for things wrong with people, you'll find them! Everywhere!!<br /><br />So... don't."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUtp2eMTNeWDV5xMbmF0dv-1up0oEF9xdtin96Z1E1EtDlukF_MSkaKkXryRq_w1LDUhUbXw3MZI95ER2Qw1a0unkW7L4Lwr7t9VK6QKFjI3089JDf7Y7H5hA7PAeLo_fTZ2-EPLnEvNh/s1600-h/New+Years+Eve+2010+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUtp2eMTNeWDV5xMbmF0dv-1up0oEF9xdtin96Z1E1EtDlukF_MSkaKkXryRq_w1LDUhUbXw3MZI95ER2Qw1a0unkW7L4Lwr7t9VK6QKFjI3089JDf7Y7H5hA7PAeLo_fTZ2-EPLnEvNh/s400/New+Years+Eve+2010+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422434435813392866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">New Year's Eve Blue Moon<br /></span></span></div>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-77018616616054549702009-12-29T21:38:00.000-08:002009-12-29T23:19:11.146-08:00Believe in making New Years Resolutions?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvu5xC0zhRMwhaUTJR7hBZt-cthGEu_8nWzbUhI71AYGTSGXTnqatrTS3G1nbFA8JArVA_YAwvO1M8yGvqRcqnTM6nkiqmKJ0WatzufTLBg5o2zqwpjLsbfl1JR6ADJ94LeXcqVrrrOKLR/s1600-h/The+Nook+and+Christmas+treats+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvu5xC0zhRMwhaUTJR7hBZt-cthGEu_8nWzbUhI71AYGTSGXTnqatrTS3G1nbFA8JArVA_YAwvO1M8yGvqRcqnTM6nkiqmKJ0WatzufTLBg5o2zqwpjLsbfl1JR6ADJ94LeXcqVrrrOKLR/s320/The+Nook+and+Christmas+treats+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420917934005196834" border="0" /></a><br />As the year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on '09... accomplishments, disappointments, goals hit, goals <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> hit, surprises good & bad, the things I said I would do but haven't, all the things I never would have imagined, the times I shined (shone??) brightly, and those others when I felt my little light was fizzling out...<br /><br />And I find myself, I think naturally, trying to improve for next year... thinking of my "plan of attack" for 2010. As I sit here typing, the ever-present (and ever-growing?) LIST stares at me coyly... a list of "good ideas," things to do, places to submit my work to, commitments, projects, etc... It seems I come up with more to add to it than I ever complete and cross off. Not sure if that's good or bad <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span>, but sometimes it certainly <span style="font-style: italic;">feels </span>discouraging. Anyway, there is that ever-popular idea of The New Year's RESOLUTION!<br /><br />I can think of as many resolutions as there are "to do's" on my list! Ha!<br />I could resolve to:<br />~~enforce a more regimented "work hours" schedule on myself so I'm not up working at 3am (though sometimes I still contend that THAT'S when I'm finally on a roll).<br />~~Excercise <span style="font-style: italic;">regularly</span> again (good for body <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">and</span></span> mind... and mood too).<br />~~Be more <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">efficient</span></span> in my work/computer time so I can spend more time outside <span style="font-weight: bold;">:D<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">~~</span></span>Play More! This kinda goes along with that efficiency thing above.<br />~~Spend more <span style="font-style: italic;">quality</span> time with my beloved man!<br />~~Take a trip out of the country (It's been too long since I experienced another land and another culture's way of viewing life and our world).<br />~<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span>~</span>Take more life-enriching classes I've wanted to (dance, pottery, a couple photography skills classes I could improve on, start up Tai-Chi again, any of several language classes I need to brush up on!!, -- perhaps including English grammer! hahahah!! :)<br />~~READ MORE!<br />~~Go mountain biking & hiking more!<br />~~Visit a million gorgeous "Oh, YOU HAVE to go photograph _____" spots! :)<br /><br /><br />... to name a few. But really? Resolutions? Are they really any more effective than the intentions I already have? If I could possibly do all that stuff I want to, wouldn't I be doing all of it already? I think I need some more me's & some more lives. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />So, tell me... do you do "the New Years Resolution" thing? Does it work for you? How many do you make? And if you care to share, what is/are yours?<br /><br />Whatever the case, this is me sending out warmest wishes for a full and happy 2010 for YOU!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIK-9bbzZL4Bdoj_ydampHbc3KB6C1zXjUuPzSICENg09l5tyysll0COZNXXKIvw65l1neXJPInTHLIeqfcECpF-OYMDvBLXgzvOfiZlaPSOAObfRcdxmHm8HJPXow2-w0HvHSN7_R5iL/s1600-h/Where+Light+Goes+to+Play+48.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIK-9bbzZL4Bdoj_ydampHbc3KB6C1zXjUuPzSICENg09l5tyysll0COZNXXKIvw65l1neXJPInTHLIeqfcECpF-OYMDvBLXgzvOfiZlaPSOAObfRcdxmHm8HJPXow2-w0HvHSN7_R5iL/s320/Where+Light+Goes+to+Play+48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420920913511963714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb-X1fq8zL1JWQcjBUmPQuAVTfcph4JD9fK8kQcz-jksKxwb-nrVsjHkoQEZjISTn9H2qdhP5WWJM6NX2hsrjoyTVNF0YsQB45kQhg6yu0764HCNBDfsX7e_xdLaqv2IsihpmgJsYYSQk/s1600-h/Where+Light+Goes+to+Play+54.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb-X1fq8zL1JWQcjBUmPQuAVTfcph4JD9fK8kQcz-jksKxwb-nrVsjHkoQEZjISTn9H2qdhP5WWJM6NX2hsrjoyTVNF0YsQB45kQhg6yu0764HCNBDfsX7e_xdLaqv2IsihpmgJsYYSQk/s320/Where+Light+Goes+to+Play+54.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420921441061729234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9wam4qHF3jvLDNCW-Bx_o0FLlUPLzF5oVK_31kXEbrUW-2PYdV1MfGgqw6BDL9iBQtVy-i-ITW-4CrljnbowIIj96v-t_RgRJQjKgaGGlyXwFB-CH8LnOCDTOCx6FkwO_x5GAgTKSAxy/s1600-h/Where+Light+Goes+to+Play+53.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9wam4qHF3jvLDNCW-Bx_o0FLlUPLzF5oVK_31kXEbrUW-2PYdV1MfGgqw6BDL9iBQtVy-i-ITW-4CrljnbowIIj96v-t_RgRJQjKgaGGlyXwFB-CH8LnOCDTOCx6FkwO_x5GAgTKSAxy/s320/Where+Light+Goes+to+Play+53.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420922498775286194" border="0" /></a>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-60009987951328537702009-12-14T18:21:00.001-08:002009-12-14T18:31:37.454-08:00Live... from Peet's!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeo96wIpkx8NxTAXh9Fehi7892rysXaCXbOLyHjOUibdD5YVHoyZwD9lpDO1mo536ctcsvDIx63aUKzUFDXrfb5niIrAk-ollxhOCAdk2_pj6cIMbxMu4UAx-V9SnAcb5RgGRYjgJFBFDi/s1600-h/Blog+midDec+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeo96wIpkx8NxTAXh9Fehi7892rysXaCXbOLyHjOUibdD5YVHoyZwD9lpDO1mo536ctcsvDIx63aUKzUFDXrfb5niIrAk-ollxhOCAdk2_pj6cIMbxMu4UAx-V9SnAcb5RgGRYjgJFBFDi/s320/Blog+midDec+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415283481545127474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A Frosty Rose</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">in our recent cold snap</span><br /></div><br />So, in the latest of many acts demonstrating their incompetance, our mega-company-who-owns-all-the-lines-and-charges-the-smaller-companies-so-they-have-to-charge-more internet service provider has managed to ACCIDENTALLY SHUT OFF OUR SERVICE AND CANCEL OUR ACCOUNT.<br /><br />So... I'm doing "other stuff" these last few days (including being bounced around their various service depts and kept on the phone for HOURS--literally hours)!<br /><br />And... packing and shipping all my holiday orders! Thank you soooo much to those including me in their gift-giving this year! BIG THANK YOU. :D<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDITfLb7A8ecMqI1fLcQoFbTdJbgkbtLATxTXZYE8dzbR-7Q9aVTHv0de4rGnoCvjd8JoywQIaIFXumCWhG1pjYA5t0OHNQgy7jkJuDeQtLs8ijrbDhwfJC2tHNg77bOeXmGgnz_ycumq1/s1600-h/Blog+midDec+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDITfLb7A8ecMqI1fLcQoFbTdJbgkbtLATxTXZYE8dzbR-7Q9aVTHv0de4rGnoCvjd8JoywQIaIFXumCWhG1pjYA5t0OHNQgy7jkJuDeQtLs8ijrbDhwfJC2tHNg77bOeXmGgnz_ycumq1/s320/Blog+midDec+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415284007044144882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anyway, since I came down to a Peet's coffee shop to send in my images for the Female Photographers of Etsy Book, thought I'd make a quick little hello post! Hope this finds you warm and happy! :DKenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-13641536042465747202009-11-28T21:33:00.000-08:002009-11-28T23:21:13.183-08:00Giving Thanks, little tears, and a BOGO sale from my New StudioSo... WOW! What a year! And it's not even over yet!<br /><br />Perhaps I should explain a bit. Thanksgiving, for me, is:<br />~~cooking ALL day! Homemade bread, pies, etc... warm, wonderful food with no added stuff you can't pronounce! :D<br />~~time with FAMILY! We're scattered all over 500-3000 miles at any given time, so family time together is Rare and Precious for us! This holiday was no exception-- we had a lovely visit from my brother and his girlfriend, complete with laughs and stories (some you wish would finally rest)! haha<br />~~last but *Certainly Not* least, time for gratitude. I don't mean that half-assed, "I'm-grateful-for-the-1st-thing-that-comes-to-mind" routine either. I mean taking some time to examine yourself to really focus on all the wonderful things in your life and really "letting them in deep" and appreciating them... appreciate them to the point of getting a little teary-eyed if you can. You know... big gratitude!! Giving Thanks!<br /><br /><br />As I thought back on ALL that's happened this year, and all the wonderful people and opportunities in my life, yeah, I'll admit it... I DID get teary-eyed. So... what?! I'm a mush. We've already covered this I think. Anyway, so yeah, I'm very grateful for all the good that's come my way this year... and a little overwhelmed when I think of it all en masse.<br /><br />And, one of the things I'm most grateful for is YOU! You who care enough to take time out of your lives to read about mine... you who spend your hard earned money on the work I pour my heart into... you who leave encouraging remarks on my blog (even when I get that "Internet Overwhelmed Syndrome" I've been known to come down with, and then go absent for a while)... YOU!!!!! Thank you. Thank you so much.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlyuDuKSlfIgdUzDY30y5sK4c-HddVZG42pHTGDNwN6HyXDNxz4bbZodwrLKBrwXEF-G_3IHM3ZG_4yOWe_2P9ZnFOjqIFCwtXedjdVfW-59gDWbrl1UqTQwYS0xY3tXNDRbNnF5ADkWO/s1600/Yoga+shoot+1-+for+KBwebsite+11.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlyuDuKSlfIgdUzDY30y5sK4c-HddVZG42pHTGDNwN6HyXDNxz4bbZodwrLKBrwXEF-G_3IHM3ZG_4yOWe_2P9ZnFOjqIFCwtXedjdVfW-59gDWbrl1UqTQwYS0xY3tXNDRbNnF5ADkWO/s320/Yoga+shoot+1-+for+KBwebsite+11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409408684125105874" /></a><br /><br />Because it's apparently the time of year that you're supposed to have a sale, I decided that, if I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna make it a BIG one! So... in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kennafoster" target="_blank">ETSY Store</a> I'm holding a "BOGO" Sale (buy one photograph, get another photograph of your choice for FREE)... PLUS... Free Shipping on many of the listings in my shop. Plus... if you happen to be one of the fantastic souls who has already bought my work before, You also get a free fine art photo greeting card added in too! To take advantage of this though, you do have to order before midnight (Pacific Time) on Monday, Nov 30th.<br /><br />I think nothing says "thank you" like GIVING, so... for your support, I'm giving back. How's that for gratitude? ;)<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kennafoster" target="_blank"><br />www.kennafoster.etsy.com</a><br /><br />OH! And, many of you asked for photos once I got settled in... Well, I'm not exactly what I'd term "settled in" yet. Lots of boxes from "Garage past" still need sorted, given to thrift store, put away, etc... (new garage isn't quite weather proof-- small trade off for the fantastic home & extra room). And, as you can see, decorating of the new studio is... well... hasn't happened, but those things will take time that I'm not busy getting my submission images ready for the FPOE book... or the Viewpoint Gallery exhibit... or getting holiday orders ready to ship... or... blogging. :) So, for now, here's my new studio, complete with temporary matting/shipping table filled with supplies as I prepare to start matting my work for the upcoming exhibit. :) Maybe one of these days, I'll attach a photo of my old workspace... just so you, too, can truly appreciate the comparison. ;)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioj-M3qjk0bETZpCtOlkwUJNYQDNPwuVteFJOSp39S_lZqbze4EzDCqgXO0_6yY059s_PlblYkJcuHX4y5kBDVvj-M0_XaXtx5xicWg1bCy_ES4FGE2A8T90UNWTaUG3-y9GqypmV_Y1YD/s1600/Getting+ready+to+mat+in+my+new+Studio.jpg" target="-_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioj-M3qjk0bETZpCtOlkwUJNYQDNPwuVteFJOSp39S_lZqbze4EzDCqgXO0_6yY059s_PlblYkJcuHX4y5kBDVvj-M0_XaXtx5xicWg1bCy_ES4FGE2A8T90UNWTaUG3-y9GqypmV_Y1YD/s400/Getting+ready+to+mat+in+my+new+Studio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409405135881108066" border="0" /></a><br />And, as I settle into the work before me, melding happily into my new studio... candles aglow and wonderful music dancing gorgeously off the hardwood floors, I find myself, again... very grateful (with just a hint of teary-eye).Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-84127479018815310442009-11-24T01:31:00.000-08:002009-11-24T03:10:52.976-08:00Breaking the RulesBreaking MY OWN rules, that is... I am actually (dare I really DO this??) making a post with NO photos! Eeeep.<br /><br />Sorry. :(<br /><br />I am, as I sometimes do, jumping head-long into TOO many exciting things at once! I've been bitten by the "oh, and I have to do THAT TOO, and that, and while I'm at it, THAT too" <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bug</span>! It's already 1:30am and it looks like, after being up until 2:30 last night, I'll be going even longer tonight. So be it.<br /><br />I go in bursts. Good or bad, inconsistent, call it what you will... I get bursts of "chargy energy" when I take on everything and then, after I have done that for a while, I shut down for a bit. I think the "be average/even-keeled/steady" notions of society have influenced me to fight this for a long time, but... honestly, this is just my natural tendency. So... should one fight that?<br /><br />I think that, while I debate the issue, I'll CHARGE ON for a while longer until I find that brick wall I'm looking for. ;P<br /><br />Having said all that, I realize that as I take on big conservation campaigns, choose submissions for a wonderful book I'm participating in, asst. contest entries, magazine submissions, preparations for an important gallery showing, and try to "brace for the holidays," (all while still unpacking the boxes strewn about the house, cleaning, fixing, etc...), I have completely neglected my wonderful blog readers. For that, I <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">*am*</span></span> sorry. I ask you to bear with me and indulge my burst->idle->burst->idle ways. Think of it as a roller-coaster... they're fun! I promise to post photos again soon... maybe the new house & my happy studio that I'm working from now... maybe the latest winery project... maybe the human-nature yoga project... who knows?? <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Maybe </span></span>ALL of the aforementioned! ;)<br /><br />Oh... and if you celebrate it...Happy Thanksgiving. If not, give some thanks anyway, it's just good for ya. ;)<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Post-edit note: Wow... did I <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> forget to mention that I'm caving to the masses (i.e. joining an Etsy-wide holiday sale!) and hosting a big sale this weekend? Yep. I am. Check my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kennafoster" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a></span></span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Friday through Monday <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">to get your share of the bargains. It's way better than driving to the mall at 5am and possibly being tr<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">ampled on the way in.</span></span></span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">And the gift lasts for 100+ years, so that's cool too. Maybe if I have enough "bursts" it'll even increase in value... never know.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">The post, post-edit note: (huh??) So... returning to fix a downed blog-link, I discovered that I had a rather... exposed follower that obviously was looking for photography not related to nature conservation. Nude, fine, but make it artistic. Anyhow, had to block a follower for the first time, after losing two others (due to Blogger-glitch, me, or him... I'll never know). I guess maybe there is a down side to creating posts in the middle of the night afterall. :(</span><br /></span>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-45660498817378948632009-11-03T15:50:00.000-08:002009-11-16T16:42:11.271-08:00Movin' ...and Shakin!Moving... yes! Mentioned it previously, but as I'm starting to pack and getting ready to go do the "big clean" I seem to be so fond of doing before moving in... it's all *REAL* now, and this little nook and these windows are calling to me!! (And a bunch more windows in other rooms too)!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX7gi9O1p1uRtgAtE2bX52belIH20DbJAl92xlmRSjhbZ5l_36CGSTUHPwLCvyKmy-3lv_6iNlEVK_fNLY2NoOJ3kuNMmdj3xeFMBok809xJ2HGkq0Vz7tMPj-rOLSqGW6UareFG3uP6v/s1600-h/The+Nook.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX7gi9O1p1uRtgAtE2bX52belIH20DbJAl92xlmRSjhbZ5l_36CGSTUHPwLCvyKmy-3lv_6iNlEVK_fNLY2NoOJ3kuNMmdj3xeFMBok809xJ2HGkq0Vz7tMPj-rOLSqGW6UareFG3uP6v/s200/The+Nook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400037663073073314" border="0" /></a><br />This picture is just a little teaser-shot I couldn't help snapping while the former resident was packing up and we were having a look. :) You can bet more pictures will follow once I'm over there for the pre-move cleaning session (yeah... because the cleaning session upon moving out of one place isn't quite enough work, right??)... ok, so maybe I'm overly picky sometimes. Could be worse. ;)<br /><br />And what about shakin?? Yeah, that too. Shaking myself to make sure I'm really awake and that this isn't all a dream... wonderful old, beautiful home (LOVE old houses) with a big back yard and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">our</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">OWN workspaces</span>... at an amazingly good deal!<br /><br />AND, just got the notice today that THREE of my works have been accepted into the juried exhibit <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">"Twelve: The Play of Light" at Viewpoint Gallery</span> in Sacramento. I have to confess, when I first walked into that gallery on 2nd Saturday a while back, a little part of me wondered if it was "out of my league."<br />These two, along with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30628033" target="_blank">"Liquid Sunset"</a> are the accepted entries that will be featured in December, along with several other fabulous works from some very talented photographers! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZuLGXFxWAZMPeK97Ow_yioo42rtrSfg7_ccFYrZqweGxD4V2M3M1ARTtKHwTw05TIZQh76fPItBDpQQPHu_pkLxKSon7WVCXKIgCGvKkuzsT8nuZMl7-x096H4nSzPG-v049LO_6Hz4G/s1600-h/Play+of+Light+exhibit+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZuLGXFxWAZMPeK97Ow_yioo42rtrSfg7_ccFYrZqweGxD4V2M3M1ARTtKHwTw05TIZQh76fPItBDpQQPHu_pkLxKSon7WVCXKIgCGvKkuzsT8nuZMl7-x096H4nSzPG-v049LO_6Hz4G/s320/Play+of+Light+exhibit+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400042450273030306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4t10xKzSILs5b-rC4LyIbLHcFp-5I2rfw73dcVkdDYX8ndnHn-bIdj16wD2b7iZ67ThPAm5J8CIaPvglmWapEg5JmY-se_lGnlO8w-0KXOhJNXetqTvG5qUrAmK4_eWnrgVQUHu0hr0x/s1600-h/Play+of+Light+exhibit+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4t10xKzSILs5b-rC4LyIbLHcFp-5I2rfw73dcVkdDYX8ndnHn-bIdj16wD2b7iZ67ThPAm5J8CIaPvglmWapEg5JmY-se_lGnlO8w-0KXOhJNXetqTvG5qUrAmK4_eWnrgVQUHu0hr0x/s320/Play+of+Light+exhibit+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400042816380558722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And all this after being accepted into the <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Sacramento Fine Arts Center's</span> November exhibit, as well as a featured artist exhibition at <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Dragon's Lair Art Gallery</span> (at Creative Connections Art Academy) this month too! Yeah... I'm <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">swamped</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">! <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> BUT, VERY GRATEFUL!</span></span><br /><br />So this time I really mean it... ;) I may (should) not be around for a while, but wanted to leave you knowing I send very warm wishes while I'm away. :)Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-67427626761325810212009-10-26T16:45:00.000-07:002009-10-26T23:55:24.199-07:00Calling My 3 Giveaway Winners! :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DsbxMktAuuMSQ3RpvWp9WMBr2fLvPrnwo_eznbYWp2G0QAWCFd0U32pBhR3JsibmBtlQvNsQo62SLtsgUTEaUz2m1KU5cYsMquyvzNp3jTQf2cnGcGj7uMOJnty2X7bN8TydQoMB23BT/s1600-h/Sierra+Nevada+Fall+blog+6.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DsbxMktAuuMSQ3RpvWp9WMBr2fLvPrnwo_eznbYWp2G0QAWCFd0U32pBhR3JsibmBtlQvNsQo62SLtsgUTEaUz2m1KU5cYsMquyvzNp3jTQf2cnGcGj7uMOJnty2X7bN8TydQoMB23BT/s320/Sierra+Nevada+Fall+blog+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397154486074685650" border="0" /></a><br />I would like to congratulate the WINNERS of my latest giveaway!! The lucky readers to "POP out of the (technological) Hat" are............<br />....(all these dots represent a little drumroll)........<br /><br />1. Malibubunny<br />2. Ruth S.<br />3. Painter Mommy<br /><br />CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You may each choose 1 print (up to 8"x12") from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5701537">Etsy Shop</a> and email me (within my blog profile, just click "email" under Contact) and let me know what address to send the print to. Have fun choosing! :)<br /><br />And, now, regarding the requests to see photos from the multi-day shoots that delayed the posting of winners...<br /><br />Though I'm thrilled and extremely proud of them, I can't post photos from the YOGA/PAINTING SHOOT just yet-- there is an agreement among the models, artists, and myself not to release yet for assorted reasons. But those will be up on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennafoster/">My Flickr page</a> as soon as possible. However, I CAN post a few from my "Sierra Nevada Fall" shoot... :)<br /><br />And yes, that IS **SNOW** you see... we camped overnight-- it was a little chilly! And by "a little chilly" what I really mean is, "Awww, Jeez, WHY did I not remember GLOVES?!" 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYz94aoLRnUqgbIKf1vj6EMt_L_o-Ve30QyO6Ts_LYbjxDiE4f_E1Vuqx7XWCTV-lbohAFyafxNQAzcXj1WhPV954YuHalnItXWNImC_N5ut957uVRjuUByOabAvdX1thgMUVi7C9H_A-/s200/Sierra+Nevada+Fall+blog+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397159430363899186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As the BLUR of Life continues to fly by, I may not get a chance to blog again for a bit... In the next 3 weeks or so I've got visitors coming (my wonderful parents), a not-so-wonderful audit from the city re: a home business permit (don't even get me started on THAT!), a new job to find/acquire (out of +/-200 apps, I was one of 10 to be offered the part-time job I recently applied for, BUT... get this, my background check didn't come in before training began so... back to the drawing board).<br /><br />And, oh yeah, "This Just In"... We're <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >MOVING</span> too! The opportunity to move into a nicer, bigger house, with more individual work space for each of us AND a big yard (for the same price we're paying now!) just kinda hopped into our laps, so... with little notice, but excited smiles...here we GO! Commence project move!<br /><br />And so it is that, once again, I find myself swamped but in no position to complain. I hope you, too, find yourself in no position to complain. :)Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-82076427714549007292009-10-03T11:26:00.000-07:002009-10-19T12:46:31.199-07:00The "Vow NOT to Recycle" GIVEAWAY!!<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">10/19/08 Update-- This is just a quick one to let you know that the giveaway has officially come to a close! As it turns out I'm actually away on a yoga photo shoot out of town, but... if I get a chance I will draw winners & do a post on a break or something! If that doesn't work out, I will do it as soon as I return! :)<br /><br />GOOD LUCK to you all and THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting my little enviro-giveaway! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">I LOVED seeing all the wonderful ideas and support of reusing!!!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxbDj5JpdiZipZTcdxbjaOUCrQpvb6fy7aE6VKb5ipuFHBzux4MT5iAx1fGFuPVlwUiQwwEJ8y5LPHbKvKanU92xOeFBvmFzNmduiIBuhWo8jv_cyYcrh697g2u1VT8UXQ8aCCZA1W26J/s1600-h/Reuse+more+than+you+recycle+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxbDj5JpdiZipZTcdxbjaOUCrQpvb6fy7aE6VKb5ipuFHBzux4MT5iAx1fGFuPVlwUiQwwEJ8y5LPHbKvKanU92xOeFBvmFzNmduiIBuhWo8jv_cyYcrh697g2u1VT8UXQ8aCCZA1W26J/s320/Reuse+more+than+you+recycle+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388541023324911922" border="0" /></a>For all those lovely souls who've been following and know me, I'm sure you're wondering (and possibly a bit irate)...<br /><br />WHAT?!?! Did she <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">really</span> just say "vow NOT to recycle?!" Well, yes, I did. And I'll get to that in a just a wink, but first... I'm <span style="font-weight: bold;">bursting</span> to share this... just yesterday I met with a gallery owner and it is confirmed that I am having another gallery showing. BUT, not just another gallery showing... I'm actually the <span style="font-style: italic;">SHOWCASED ARTIST</span> for this one!!!! I can barely believe it and I'm soooo grateful and... just... humbled by my good fortune. I know very talented artists who have waited 10, 15 years for a showcase show, so I'm NOT taking this lightly! But, more on that in a post soon... that is not what this post was scheduled to be, I just couldn't help burst a little... :))<br /><br />I've promised lots of <span style="font-style: italic;">wonderful</span> people another Giveaway and right now, I'm delivering on that promise... So... the "Vow Not to Recycle" Giveaway:<br /><br />You're probably thinking that's a pretty shocking statement for one who so openly professes to love the enviroment... one who dedicates her photography (and some of its proceeds) to <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">protecting</span></span> nature... one who has named this very blog "Beholden to Nature!"<br /><br />And I answer, unashamedly, YES! I did say that. And yes, I AM holding a givewawy of 3 of my photographs that *<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">requires</span></span>* you to take a vow not to recycle in order to enter!!<br /><br />So... what's the deal with that?? Here's the deal... This stems back to my wonderful days of teaching environmental science at Outdoor Science School.<br /><br />The awareness I'm looking to heighten with this giveaway is that recycling <span style="font-style: italic;">*is*</span> good...<br />But REUSING is better, FAR BETTER!<br /><br />What I'm asking of you, is to vow NOT to recycle <span style="font-style: italic;">*when</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Reusing*</span> is a viable option. In other words, yes it is good if you recycle all those bottled water bottles, much better than adding them to a landfill... or to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Texas-sized garbage heap</span> of mostly plastic that is currently <span style="font-weight: bold;">floating in our oceans</span>. BUT, recycling all those bottles still requires a lot of energy use, and does release some chemicals into our enviroment in the process.<br /><br />So... the BEST thing to do for our environment is to SKIP bottled water (and all manner of other "disposables") all-together! Buy a filter for your faucet or your fridge (the fridge variety cost less than $20, and even with the cost of replacing cartridges SAVES money vs bottled water). But more than saving money... it saves lots and lots of plastic water bottles. And when you go somewhere, take your water with you in a stainless steel bottle, like a <a href="http://www.kleankanteen.com/">klean kanteen</a>. As if saving money and the environment weren't reason enough, add your health into the picture. Plastics really are bad for you and really do leech into your water-- that's why, when the bottle gets warm, your water tastes all "plasticy." I can tell you, that does not happen with these... they're made with food-grade stainless steel.<br /><br />You can look at your daily routine and come up with MANY ways to reuse instead of recycle/dispose... a towel instead of a paper towel, reusable containers instead of plastic bags for storage, etc...<br /><br />Big fan of your morning Starbucks... or Peet's... or (insert favorite coffee shop here)? Take your own mug! Many of the chains offer a whole line... or you can get one at just about any store. Also, most coffee shops will charge you less per cup if you bring your own mug to fill-- good coffee shops DO reward us for caring about the environment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs0CXHaN2C8qMylEELZyOF5iFBaQzN6CTF3p2aesNi-KwvFTnp4j6XXlJiSKqd46XfG1wCj_da8Ux6GLMj6v560XYOXSAhNMNmezMKW5aH8XKX2ja-9zFTz11dS6PAMJYS6LiHdUVINIr/s1600-h/Reuse+more+than+you+recycle+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs0CXHaN2C8qMylEELZyOF5iFBaQzN6CTF3p2aesNi-KwvFTnp4j6XXlJiSKqd46XfG1wCj_da8Ux6GLMj6v560XYOXSAhNMNmezMKW5aH8XKX2ja-9zFTz11dS6PAMJYS6LiHdUVINIr/s320/Reuse+more+than+you+recycle+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388541143034043954" border="0" /></a>I'd LOVE to have this turn into a discussion too-- offer up your ideas for ReUsing instead of throwing things into those garbage or recycle bins!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Giveaway details...</span><br />∆∆∆ What's up for grabs? 3 photographs from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5701537">my shop</a> (your choice, up to 8x12). Only one photograph will be allowed per winner, if you win twice, another winner will be chosen.<br /><br />∆∆∆ How do you enter?<br />≈VOW to ReUse (instead of recycle or throw-away, <span style="font-style: italic;">whenever</span> possible). *Required to Enter*<br />To do this, simply leave a comment on my blog, stating your vow to reuse. Basically, it's the honor system, and you get the good or bad effects of your own truth or lie. :)<br /><br />≈Become a follower of my little blog here (also required to enter).<br /><br />The following are not required, but highly encouraged, and <span style="font-style: italic;">each</span> will earn you an additional entry ;)<br />≈Blog about this giveaway<br /><br />≈Subscribe to my monthly mailing list (just email me at kennafosterphotography@gmail.com and ask to be added to the newsletter).<br /><br />≈Follow me on twitter<br />≈Become a fan of my brand new facebook fan page<br />≈Post this button into the sidebar of your blog (or on your webpage, myspace, or Facebook).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.beholden-to-nature.blogspot.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaOGcDciOcS5YdEOpLZsFSJagzlUf2EoSNaYyxWGMrNkXcS1u6IHuERUCXSyk7hQL3WlVDpLMy7x1qA30AAQdvLiztKxrvo0izsEk1RHZO9RQYeVIY_Z46xCpVUoXeEDkuKB79-3_tRVC/s200/ReUse+button.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388556474414227666" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />**Please leave comments on this blog post indicating each of the things you did (and include a link, if applicable) to get credit for your appropriate number of entries.<br /><br />Entries will be accepted until... midnight (Pacific time) on Sunday Oct. 18th!<br />HAVE Fun with this and <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">GOOD LUCK! :)</span>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-88796388698140646852009-09-29T21:31:00.000-07:002009-09-29T22:16:19.688-07:00Red Wine on a Cool September Evening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwiT0_cKAUfIZUkeD8asQclzvmmW_hAmhwFfDiDxooRXJPviv6ZLIIt8jzOAfzy2pUp4I77q1pu3uSnUTfchB3lK1JzFWdxkRChPQGxA-rdcmp1BB_Q6e0lL3wgNeJE4dciu6ehPOpmTg/s1600-h/Red+Wine+for+a+September+Evening+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwiT0_cKAUfIZUkeD8asQclzvmmW_hAmhwFfDiDxooRXJPviv6ZLIIt8jzOAfzy2pUp4I77q1pu3uSnUTfchB3lK1JzFWdxkRChPQGxA-rdcmp1BB_Q6e0lL3wgNeJE4dciu6ehPOpmTg/s400/Red+Wine+for+a+September+Evening+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387114092689661634" border="0" /></a><span class="UIStory_Message"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span><span class="UIStory_Message"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Tonight </span></span></span></span><span class="UIStory_Message"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >I spent an hour and a half doing shots of red wine. ... I mean, uhh... shooting a bottle and a glass of wine... hmmm... I mean taking pictures of wine... with a camera (while, of course, sipping wine).</span><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqF9T9C0z0kiShIXFML7YtxpBuBlbk_iELRFoiDyiTJlDvm6Ph_Jp-ludZACoR6AsGbNw9He_oc_o0190_y4Nu2OZZowhMXghdUPGZwDBhPeuX8gPCe-xdIcxA_OG1pckJA6BtdIEJ9NG/s1600-h/Red+Wine+on+a+September+Evening+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqF9T9C0z0kiShIXFML7YtxpBuBlbk_iELRFoiDyiTJlDvm6Ph_Jp-ludZACoR6AsGbNw9He_oc_o0190_y4Nu2OZZowhMXghdUPGZwDBhPeuX8gPCe-xdIcxA_OG1pckJA6BtdIEJ9NG/s320/Red+Wine+on+a+September+Evening+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387114998965019682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6kUuiNnag5xScUdsUwivussLxuwV0f_bCd0Qh4egHsSichlEtIR0X0wJmCqNyvYwYO6478BLy0FWtdoTyIjDZnh0uCEF3v8CRI9EcMhxaHy74NoijnmSjEnzpmiDE0nSKTd5FognDrHj/s1600-h/Red+Wine+on+a+September+Evening+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6kUuiNnag5xScUdsUwivussLxuwV0f_bCd0Qh4egHsSichlEtIR0X0wJmCqNyvYwYO6478BLy0FWtdoTyIjDZnh0uCEF3v8CRI9EcMhxaHy74NoijnmSjEnzpmiDE0nSKTd5FognDrHj/s320/Red+Wine+on+a+September+Evening+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387114784207267458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">I found that both of these wines (Bogle Vineyards 2007 Old Vine Zinfandel & Clos du Lac 2006 Meritage) made the *perfect* compliment to a September Sunset... they're as tasty as they are beautiful.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ox3L0rnQASKPFrLQHdY4yKj-azEta9HUnSdCdRqiCeFanwAIf_2Shgm5KMJvnrK63_-vgDAAz-Ug3sT-CigszTArX-5UOKMJCdmOoYwJ6GxryyGLISMUE70JGZI7gDM7lxWfBtOLoWab/s1600-h/Red+Wine+for+a+September+Evening+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ox3L0rnQASKPFrLQHdY4yKj-azEta9HUnSdCdRqiCeFanwAIf_2Shgm5KMJvnrK63_-vgDAAz-Ug3sT-CigszTArX-5UOKMJCdmOoYwJ6GxryyGLISMUE70JGZI7gDM7lxWfBtOLoWab/s320/Red+Wine+for+a+September+Evening+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387115552941675714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3NazoLFG5ie0BIDEQaZzExXE9-pGvHLlBkE8QkJ-kEtgQD89L0scNt4UwEtnwARMI_D6S-3DNBWGQ5AoYGF7WA62LRVV1lvg4E4ptmszGRuzOlNeOYAPG787lUK8nFxq_lW3N4I3_el3/s1600-h/Red+Wine+for+a+September+Evening+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3NazoLFG5ie0BIDEQaZzExXE9-pGvHLlBkE8QkJ-kEtgQD89L0scNt4UwEtnwARMI_D6S-3DNBWGQ5AoYGF7WA62LRVV1lvg4E4ptmszGRuzOlNeOYAPG787lUK8nFxq_lW3N4I3_el3/s320/Red+Wine+for+a+September+Evening+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387115349754804978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">I know what some of you are thinking, and NO, I did not drink 2 bottles of wine tonight! If I had, I'm fairly certain that I could have put this post together! </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">;)</span>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-24737367676282961022009-09-21T09:17:00.000-07:002009-09-24T13:17:50.374-07:00Expression of Gratitude... (aka "STOPS")<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAqit4gV5pqoTkKYUh0dNpkOzt1VGaIwkcNXO0O47jlcYVRRfpKScWdFvDQyQDbx4SngACKYRkFs1DIJ-sTda-ToHly0E3hiPi7cTVSQaZas47A4WqiOJGmUmEu9A8oEedBHiOFPuI8nb/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+14.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAqit4gV5pqoTkKYUh0dNpkOzt1VGaIwkcNXO0O47jlcYVRRfpKScWdFvDQyQDbx4SngACKYRkFs1DIJ-sTda-ToHly0E3hiPi7cTVSQaZas47A4WqiOJGmUmEu9A8oEedBHiOFPuI8nb/s200/Gratitude+Stops+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384900616870147186" border="0" /></a><br />Now, before I get all mushy, I have to let you know that next week, I'm going to hold another GIVEWAY on my little blog here... a "Save the Parks Giveaway," so make sure to come back & enter to win! But that's another post, today brings... gratitude.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_lPh1o8Bv78XH7Ixl8-30kiddgngnx_9F0tWsPGNgUtuPUyOBIZs8KtruM6k_9S6OutyZeNhJrA2nE3Wm1NFqhAiRKhakIebohsG8MUSjJIF9ragr0527mWQZ9rFz1UNQQ893o18hHxh/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+4.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_lPh1o8Bv78XH7Ixl8-30kiddgngnx_9F0tWsPGNgUtuPUyOBIZs8KtruM6k_9S6OutyZeNhJrA2nE3Wm1NFqhAiRKhakIebohsG8MUSjJIF9ragr0527mWQZ9rFz1UNQQ893o18hHxh/s200/Gratitude+Stops+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384901928490114930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-FEmfHVPUQSie6HvitNzMs7Oa5PJDqzCflat8RODct43mhZNvS1LUoBcDwW1AFSOkaVltJMD9vSFcypKCZbyH4S4SA7XTNuIkwigNF9YMT6FOUXsOGDlkyZg3iWR29PyGZjR7eKM0jiT/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+13.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-FEmfHVPUQSie6HvitNzMs7Oa5PJDqzCflat8RODct43mhZNvS1LUoBcDwW1AFSOkaVltJMD9vSFcypKCZbyH4S4SA7XTNuIkwigNF9YMT6FOUXsOGDlkyZg3iWR29PyGZjR7eKM0jiT/s200/Gratitude+Stops+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384903155229752930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As many of you know all too well, photographers do some annoying things from time to time... things directly related to being, innately, a photographer. That compulsion that gets the greatest shots, also commonly stops whatever was happening when "that moment" of perfect light/beauty occurred.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzjKsQSQGJJLwQtot0STebnqncEEL1pAYXLrQKxlBNGQvCQh6QACayDtW9t90QGpK3Q95hxtmW8dgQPmV4GVXFDsZZZP4dROqsb-G2LEGJzgwr-obpsEKG-sU1YTM2g9_eBdTC46CfO8P/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+5.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzjKsQSQGJJLwQtot0STebnqncEEL1pAYXLrQKxlBNGQvCQh6QACayDtW9t90QGpK3Q95hxtmW8dgQPmV4GVXFDsZZZP4dROqsb-G2LEGJzgwr-obpsEKG-sU1YTM2g9_eBdTC46CfO8P/s200/Gratitude+Stops+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384904808608507538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjWdO8eUJgkIbGKPEU7pETMUcMGKyc-TaG8ZW0PUw3sGcDUptqSd8tEyJp6UvBae-iPfL3c0T_91nIskcCUO_0H6EiY4lGWPJ_jafeKhh5BBH11vv-bag52iJD7em2CgfI-0rpQ8Yzt-p/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjWdO8eUJgkIbGKPEU7pETMUcMGKyc-TaG8ZW0PUw3sGcDUptqSd8tEyJp6UvBae-iPfL3c0T_91nIskcCUO_0H6EiY4lGWPJ_jafeKhh5BBH11vv-bag52iJD7em2CgfI-0rpQ8Yzt-p/s200/Gratitude+Stops+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384904695871948482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I think the real reason photography uses the term "stops" to describe such an integral part of the process is that it inserts STOPS in everything! You know... it interrupts things like taking a walk, admiring a sunset on the beach, having a conversation about your day, eating a meal, making a meal, enjoying a morning cup of coffee (or an evening glass of wine)... pretty much everything that happens in a day (well... <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">almost </span></span>everything)!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxhRGn5YlFtxpqbLDfgKz1EPPqgOEEK3uJKqGYiP5mQoWVeTxjKW7bBKc6hckav8j2Z83eNqv0O80MxDFU8daxczXdMxcJr1WTgRADleMFve1JeBpdNNmNI6zT7aoRpPs7hhMdnUEOCmu/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+12.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxhRGn5YlFtxpqbLDfgKz1EPPqgOEEK3uJKqGYiP5mQoWVeTxjKW7bBKc6hckav8j2Z83eNqv0O80MxDFU8daxczXdMxcJr1WTgRADleMFve1JeBpdNNmNI6zT7aoRpPs7hhMdnUEOCmu/s200/Gratitude+Stops+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384906932107908930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg0iZTUBUYnI8YInuUmD3-DzShyphenhyphene6Ai3hQuOFtcgxFFq4hrzYTxB24rYbPEbXP_grhVdoLKiuXaJXbrLXhBTameV_WOXy-tODVcraCjsPernwFw2M9z6E08Dphlg41t_GVFq9tY9E5QjR/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg0iZTUBUYnI8YInuUmD3-DzShyphenhyphene6Ai3hQuOFtcgxFFq4hrzYTxB24rYbPEbXP_grhVdoLKiuXaJXbrLXhBTameV_WOXy-tODVcraCjsPernwFw2M9z6E08Dphlg41t_GVFq9tY9E5QjR/s200/Gratitude+Stops+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384906751299754882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkqQb8Ys2Tcng6nlRYNQzJqvnKMTEccpWpIqbF9aHcGzAdkFFchBJt80Rym2f5tHGkoXuNd_mgGt14FpWMfq21nGW1qiFNrFIFzXKe8TtNG7joM_XUdh_2wzAyL-wDy-OSFKdQzTFEBQb/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+11.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkqQb8Ys2Tcng6nlRYNQzJqvnKMTEccpWpIqbF9aHcGzAdkFFchBJt80Rym2f5tHGkoXuNd_mgGt14FpWMfq21nGW1qiFNrFIFzXKe8TtNG7joM_XUdh_2wzAyL-wDy-OSFKdQzTFEBQb/s200/Gratitude+Stops+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384905703433557970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00tnBR-2iAm1x9DREEiHm5MuTou195vGlIE8C0POGOGYTt2bKxfv4Xk2ku2AaeQH3r32fub9DD6a6t8qHGnVty1R8P2rd_XLu70Tw9g3w1ctvzEk232usGsNucY970Wcvh1Wi8ZiTZC4R/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+10.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00tnBR-2iAm1x9DREEiHm5MuTou195vGlIE8C0POGOGYTt2bKxfv4Xk2ku2AaeQH3r32fub9DD6a6t8qHGnVty1R8P2rd_XLu70Tw9g3w1ctvzEk232usGsNucY970Wcvh1Wi8ZiTZC4R/s200/Gratitude+Stops+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384906197044273570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgE6NOoSUMCjAo8CVEylsSJO3qgNfquPjXkJxmpXFzTVsUaoh1Bo4IuUxNeJ6ItjtVFnevFf_rZ2CFD9TeaEKwYDVj1jAf13m9ff-nHTRUe0e_9Z02rU5UJEEt9CatC710LqCJQVFoNmn/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+15.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgE6NOoSUMCjAo8CVEylsSJO3qgNfquPjXkJxmpXFzTVsUaoh1Bo4IuUxNeJ6ItjtVFnevFf_rZ2CFD9TeaEKwYDVj1jAf13m9ff-nHTRUe0e_9Z02rU5UJEEt9CatC710LqCJQVFoNmn/s200/Gratitude+Stops+15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384905965104081682" border="0" /></a><br />It takes someone very patient, understanding, and supportive to take all those "delay of game" moments in stride... someone who actually respects/understands/<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">supports</span> that unending pursuit of capturing beauty, not just tolerates it. And, even then, it takes a LOT of <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">patience!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCYkLwMU07nVXpQ7iH_RVMHNy31tZZTxWJU7-vovTSki7A48jZpTqYRx-0YIiASAI9AbAPutMyPpb6jkbtk9ooP13uyCb3vhPtc9EOnlhaO-tkJuXtnmjK_cgmsjkXq0a3mcv_RB_2AgC/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+6.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCYkLwMU07nVXpQ7iH_RVMHNy31tZZTxWJU7-vovTSki7A48jZpTqYRx-0YIiASAI9AbAPutMyPpb6jkbtk9ooP13uyCb3vhPtc9EOnlhaO-tkJuXtnmjK_cgmsjkXq0a3mcv_RB_2AgC/s320/Gratitude+Stops+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384908122705623538" border="0" /></a><br />Does that wonderful and amazing soul really receive gratitude befitting the gift... the gift of <span style="font-style: italic;">Time? </span>For ALL the <span style="font-style: italic;">times</span> that gift is given?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTqRRrv9CGaHF4dXj3JEGQveTp04-qUZa6gUHdRfKSqdZI2wchyZQmwW1IOotEiBAfpddyH1Ii00EjL6-s5oCn8Za6VOAJSbNEcPp4NQadFyMVeZMNzO3_E3GGKOWAmuYqC1fP-JACitK/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+8.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTqRRrv9CGaHF4dXj3JEGQveTp04-qUZa6gUHdRfKSqdZI2wchyZQmwW1IOotEiBAfpddyH1Ii00EjL6-s5oCn8Za6VOAJSbNEcPp4NQadFyMVeZMNzO3_E3GGKOWAmuYqC1fP-JACitK/s200/Gratitude+Stops+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384908799999395522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAcJpkWtZ7uDlL_4LNTn15idDgGaaCMhyht3lDzxD3jk_bKP4-K_Mtx35bEl_yiHAtKe9mM_jXZfz2iVzZqnXKtmYz2VCNtCBWc1_AhoyYMArA_IdKyUKbZokCiDITWtseZ9fD-xldrRs/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+7.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAcJpkWtZ7uDlL_4LNTn15idDgGaaCMhyht3lDzxD3jk_bKP4-K_Mtx35bEl_yiHAtKe9mM_jXZfz2iVzZqnXKtmYz2VCNtCBWc1_AhoyYMArA_IdKyUKbZokCiDITWtseZ9fD-xldrRs/s200/Gratitude+Stops+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384908582798731858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So, this post is for those extroardinarily precious souls... the ones that enable our pursuits of <span style="font-style: italic;">passion</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">dreams</span>, without guilt or consequence.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsFNkcWlJsWViRE0H_gv_A5X3PP2jJBQvEXsoMdbA2VUVLjKZjF1AjWQ4y7gqA8H5OnUTiThNHdy5LrAYoxDNNisdjYEvtCr9ODvyC91ry5eyujhiRHw-U2ZYWyYskbY8cqsL1gG74B12/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+9.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsFNkcWlJsWViRE0H_gv_A5X3PP2jJBQvEXsoMdbA2VUVLjKZjF1AjWQ4y7gqA8H5OnUTiThNHdy5LrAYoxDNNisdjYEvtCr9ODvyC91ry5eyujhiRHw-U2ZYWyYskbY8cqsL1gG74B12/s320/Gratitude+Stops+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384909274504242450" border="0" /></a><br />I love you Jhon, and I can't tell you in BIG enough words how <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">*very grateful* </span></span>I am for your support & acceptance of all my many "stops."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAu1l_Vjs20z631ajrACLTeRmBOW8s2q8Cq4dZLt6pyy3w8G6d8uv5Kw9M-lx4fhyphenhyphenl-WAEBTs8dLi0WmacYevXvJ7nGPuIA01YfZz8ruf25Ji1dwg12AOeP_z2A2Rse-E_H5wCWBKFy2p/s1600-h/Gratitude+Stops+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAu1l_Vjs20z631ajrACLTeRmBOW8s2q8Cq4dZLt6pyy3w8G6d8uv5Kw9M-lx4fhyphenhyphenl-WAEBTs8dLi0WmacYevXvJ7nGPuIA01YfZz8ruf25Ji1dwg12AOeP_z2A2Rse-E_H5wCWBKFy2p/s320/Gratitude+Stops+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384909629650598402" border="0" /></a>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-32559745019227321632009-09-12T14:39:00.000-07:002009-09-12T15:10:23.318-07:00How did I get ready for Second Saturday today?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyR4O5bnmHUY-PQ-oOfyuc9iZOyd1Uv69VwnP-yUm7-zrZ_Yp5nXZIpSSRuqOQwG9Z_40KedCzjpBx-rlft26Gbh3W9x6FsLX7Alih8llTNPc7rTGAUwvrLPXrR-JY3swHT2Qsg4XuT9e/s1600-h/September+Dragon+Fly+7.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyR4O5bnmHUY-PQ-oOfyuc9iZOyd1Uv69VwnP-yUm7-zrZ_Yp5nXZIpSSRuqOQwG9Z_40KedCzjpBx-rlft26Gbh3W9x6FsLX7Alih8llTNPc7rTGAUwvrLPXrR-JY3swHT2Qsg4XuT9e/s400/September+Dragon+Fly+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380701967380999010" border="0" /></a><br />Well, yes, I know I *should* have been doing a whole number of things to make sure I'm absolutely ready for my Second Saturday display this evening at "Park Your Art" (5-9pm @ 2031 K St., Sacramento-- by McMartin, for those who are local and might want to come say hi!).<br /><br />Buuuuuut... see, there was this pair of dragon flies hanging out in my little garden this morning when I went to water and... well... you know how people always ask, "Do you have any pictures of dragon flies?" I do, but only a couple and they wouldn't hold still for long so they're not as good as I would like them to be. However, this whole morning/early afternoon was cloudy/sprinkly (further leading me to feel less like getting ready for 2nd Saturday), AND encouraging the Dragon Flies to be still, perfect models for a long, Long time! I couldn't resist it! Didn't have time to really go through and edit/crop/pick faves/etc... these are just a few shots.<br /><br />So... here's how I spent my day preparing for Second Saturday! Hope you enjoy as much as I did!<br />(Oh yeah, photos from the CA State Parks shoots to follow in a blog post very soon--promise!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaTzCSPy4xp4fwtBjs6l2JtbzK-LxrtvDjk0lGt976Pc24KXtHNeHDcnCs0PXOPkaXwCPPj7Sr93M1-bKBLNrg7LZeT_WLZbaFaPLez__0lkOI8mhPX_JlKFtWp4BOb6QwDgVRSChvVrG/s1600-h/September+Dragon+Fly+5.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaTzCSPy4xp4fwtBjs6l2JtbzK-LxrtvDjk0lGt976Pc24KXtHNeHDcnCs0PXOPkaXwCPPj7Sr93M1-bKBLNrg7LZeT_WLZbaFaPLez__0lkOI8mhPX_JlKFtWp4BOb6QwDgVRSChvVrG/s200/September+Dragon+Fly+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380702328501547122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy9hJdoBd4mW-Bn2JYA87obAyCKUbJ8WUVZJu8XOYDm4K1nJMGc70-YWC0UPSjRTwa3hHqCAZusgcVGGKpCeUHEMjSON06ZsRaj-JpJCqtY6mAfUM0hKa92sMd4GcCIKt729ylJPy8LOi/s1600-h/September+Dragon+Fly+8.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy9hJdoBd4mW-Bn2JYA87obAyCKUbJ8WUVZJu8XOYDm4K1nJMGc70-YWC0UPSjRTwa3hHqCAZusgcVGGKpCeUHEMjSON06ZsRaj-JpJCqtY6mAfUM0hKa92sMd4GcCIKt729ylJPy8LOi/s200/September+Dragon+Fly+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380702731255424802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Can you see the Dragon Fly, nestled in at the edge of the chives and the former Cilantro/now Coriander going to seed?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1yYIBWZ7dmpDqjbZld_-FIRh8Pz9ewQf3cXGnG8G2yHzqVFb0NHa85d2RzoR1BwEQ8sWmecfw-SI2bhKVQOY45MnDcigGRFaNj2IKC6V7cnQ4jaTU2qPfzbAY-uWpdKktvM8kh0Ojtma/s1600-h/September+Dragon+Fly+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1yYIBWZ7dmpDqjbZld_-FIRh8Pz9ewQf3cXGnG8G2yHzqVFb0NHa85d2RzoR1BwEQ8sWmecfw-SI2bhKVQOY45MnDcigGRFaNj2IKC6V7cnQ4jaTU2qPfzbAY-uWpdKktvM8kh0Ojtma/s200/September+Dragon+Fly+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380703405494559586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tUxQFsvrqp0kw97LvXi99EgWWg_lKXuZ0Pj_au24C2G8N_ZYUCs4iNEMKHWAkrHlfyaUzQ-em5DoKV8W0ep-cnc2Ps3ctOAn-8L6mMucUvAqOSR6x0xDUY4TKFMx5Ky_Mqh8tkcCmCql/s1600-h/September+Dragon+Fly+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tUxQFsvrqp0kw97LvXi99EgWWg_lKXuZ0Pj_au24C2G8N_ZYUCs4iNEMKHWAkrHlfyaUzQ-em5DoKV8W0ep-cnc2Ps3ctOAn-8L6mMucUvAqOSR6x0xDUY4TKFMx5Ky_Mqh8tkcCmCql/s200/September+Dragon+Fly+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380704175635095154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XznE6NAP9BtOVzYE9nxCgETWWUOUXYVSYsvkooSw2lKP_Azizp7J5uPvEgObxzXefJR7q8Dv9P936KtoWrurK4j1WZXJ15NApnivx_ZnpFgZPqNnnIP7WJU2oy3DQzLTTxb5whqqQb9a/s1600-h/September+Dragon+Fly+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XznE6NAP9BtOVzYE9nxCgETWWUOUXYVSYsvkooSw2lKP_Azizp7J5uPvEgObxzXefJR7q8Dv9P936KtoWrurK4j1WZXJ15NApnivx_ZnpFgZPqNnnIP7WJU2oy3DQzLTTxb5whqqQb9a/s400/September+Dragon+Fly+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380704973035207218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now, off to shower, eat, & pack the car in... less than an hour! Yikes!Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-58467004362047225172009-07-20T22:25:00.000-07:002009-07-21T00:26:57.946-07:00I forgot to laugh... and it's been Hell!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVpiOeR1BBnaqNbX_R77Y-Q5px6aRw9btnWcvBBIFobq5q17nFoBlE9j2F0mK2nKgOsnOnPXm3xmFmCMyDfvTA5Hl-xQU0lJwL7fcOjmjRaXOXB4R6i4a6Qx-lG4UXIIg1Zal3Rzlok_t/s1600-h/Be+Still.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVpiOeR1BBnaqNbX_R77Y-Q5px6aRw9btnWcvBBIFobq5q17nFoBlE9j2F0mK2nKgOsnOnPXm3xmFmCMyDfvTA5Hl-xQU0lJwL7fcOjmjRaXOXB4R6i4a6Qx-lG4UXIIg1Zal3Rzlok_t/s400/Be+Still.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360811254473506914" border="0" /></a><br />I'm in the kitchen, cooking dinner tonight (nothing really good and fresh, gourmet and full of herbs like I so often used to make) but... at least I'm cooking! For myself!! This is the really impressive part (Jhon's working tonight and I almost <span style="font-style: italic;">never</span> cook for myself lately-- takes too much time from work, and I'm always behind it seems). All of a sudden, our normally quiet little neighborhood is transformed by, not one, but two cars revving until the engine nearly screams, squealing tires, screeching brakes, ya know... agressive sounds. I start to think of bad things like them hitting my car, or my neighbor, or doing something malicious, or... "Stop it," I think to myself. "Think of what you want, not what you don't want. Think of something good."<br /><br />So... I did, I thought about what I want. Though I've half-heartedly talked about what I want lately, I've not settled down and really just <span style="font-style: italic;">thought</span> about what I want. I haven't really visualized it, and felt the good feelings of it. Looking back over some of my blog posts, especially the last, my feelings of being overwhelmed, as opposed to excited are obvious. I know the problem, and, in theory, the solution. Yet somehow, I've been unable to implement the solution lately.<br /><br />But tonight, I did visualize something good while cooking, and it made me come up with a great idea. As I sat at the table eating, it occurred to me that I haven't had very many of <span style="font-style: italic;">those</span> lately either... I've just kinda muddled along, working hard on the ideas I <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> having before I started working so hard. That's when I remembered the importance of balancing "doing" with "just thinking." How could I so easily have forgotten that that's when all my good ideas come?<br /><br />Fast forward to after dinner...<br />I took tomorrow off (well, "off" of travel to get home/internet work done), so I give myself permission to relax and enjoy tonight. I scan our bookshelf, looking for a bit of something to fit my mood tonight, something uplifting... I need to get back on track here... something I can just kind of read a chapter or 2 of, and then get to bed at a reasonable hour...<br /><br />My eyes stop on "Life's Greatest Lessons, 20 Things That Matter," by Hal Urban. Using a bookmark placed years ago, perhaps shortly after college since it was a graduation gift, I surmise that I've read Chapter One (<span style="font-size:85%;">SUCCESS IS MORE THAN MAKING MONEY</span>) and Two (<span style="font-size:85%;">LIFE IS HARD... AND NOT ALWAYS FAIR</span>). Really?? <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">That's </span></span>all of "Life's Greatest Lessons" I read?? It seems unlike me, and not very encouraging. "Hopefully I've learned more than that on my own," I think.<br /><br />Commence, Chapter 3 (<span style="font-size:85%;">LIFE IS ALSO FUN... AND INCREDIBLY FUNNY</span>). How ironic... I've had so little time for play, fun, or laughter lately. Now, I won't spoil the best quotes and gems of the chapter for those who love a good read, but it talks of the author's pursuit of serious disciplines and cultural movements that left him too serious and unsatisfied. It discusses scientific proof of the powerful health benefits & healing properties of laughter, as well as giving examples (Edison, Einstein) of the necessity of rest, play, and laughter in accomplishing large, arduous undertakings. Apparently, "Both discovered early that to work too hard or to think too intently for an extended period does more harm than good." Edison kept a cot and many notebooks of humor in his lab, enabling him to endure all the frustrations and long hours he passed through in his work. Another gentleman, Norman Cousins, designed his own healing program involving delving daily into all positive emotions (faith, love, hope, laughter), after being given a 1: 500 chance of surviving more than a few months. What he went on to accomplish after that is quite a story. Basically, the chapter discusses the importance of laughter, play, and rest to our health, head, work productivity, and relationships. Thinking back on the last year, and especially the last few months, I realize that I <span style="font-style: italic;">have</span> figured out more than chapters 1 and 2... I knew the importance of all these things, and the balance of them... I just forgot. Forgot to balance work and seriousness with laughter and play. Both are good... but not to the exclusion of the other.<br /><br />And I think of the good ideas I haven't yet accomplished, and those I have. I realize the importance of trying something thoroughly, but also the importance of allowing yourself to give up on a good idea that isn't working as well as you had hoped. That's the only way you have time to pursue (and create) more good ideas. And for the first time in a while, I stop feeling so overwhelmed. I'm ok. Better than ok, I'm proud of my accomplishments, grateful for my good luck and the kindness of others, and I'm excited... excited to sleep well and wake to begin a new Chapter tomorrow. The book chapter is <span style="font-size:85%;">WE LIVE BY CHOICE, NOT BY CHANCE.</span> And we shall see what the life chapter brings...<br /><br />And then, as I close the book, reflecting on all these thoughts, I hear the screech of tires, skidding around the corner, the engine whiiiIIINING to accelerate our short block, then tires squealing to meet the STOP sign, starting the cycle all over again.<br /><br />And I think, "Thank you..."Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331940682394333447.post-22014898015754216912009-07-07T23:45:00.001-07:002009-07-08T00:26:52.191-07:00What NOT to Do??So... here's my schedule for this week (which I'm supposed to have been posting more regularly for folks I've met at Art Fairs but haven't had much time for). Why? Well, back to the "here's my schedule this week" part...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Monday</span>- Fill/Ship orders, restock, *try* (unsuccessfully) to finish building website, and generally play catch-up with all things home and internet.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Tuesday</span>- up at 4am to go to South Lake Tahoe to sell my work for my "Tahoe Tuesdays." Gone all day. And repeat at...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Wednesday</span>- Sell work at market in Cameron Park.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Thursday</span>- Switch hats (work Whitewater raft guiding in Coloma).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Friday</span>- head south for Stockton Art Walk.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Saturday</span>- midtown Sacramento for "Second Saturday" showing.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Sunday</span>- sell work in El Dorado hills for market/event there.<br /><br />(Mind you, many of the places listed are approx. 1-2 hours drive).<br /><br /><br />Now, I don't mean to sound ungrateful or unappreciative-- I'm VERY grateful for the warm reception I'm finding out here and all the opportunities being presented. I think that actually is what makes this so tough. I'm finding myself unable to keep my energy up and I'm falling behind on activities/priorities/obligations/etc... I know some people do a fantastic job of keeping a schedule more chaotic than that and big kudos to them (and envy) but I am coming to realize that for me...<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Something's Gotta GO!</span><br /><br />This routine of getting to bed at midnight and up early, then driving all over (to events that sometimes are productive and other times leave somewhat to be desired) is taking too much toll on my health, sanity, time spent actually doing photography and with loved ones... ya know, the stuff that makes life rich.<br /><br />It's a tough decision for me to make (I tend to want to take advantage of all opportunities offered to me) but, I have to face facts and facts is... I'm losing steam. So, as I have for the last couple of posts, I'm going to assure you that I HAVE NOT forgotten you and am working to make changes to allow me to catch up soon... just not sure what all those changes will be yet. But they will be, and they will be soon! :) Stay tuned next week...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;">And, as ever, warm wishes for a wonderful week filled with laughs, beauty, and all things joyous!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rks32db1qMWcWzHzRzRD9XCaiR7A83c_c0Ev3tGF_WlmbFS40VQgzWBpFPp6DrtUZ-oslfseHqiDmnT9I6UfxHvBvppg5xqHJYLBrOsQUTPyBH78beBOdqV4RJw5IMUWPJ_iBPn6KpoS/s1600-h/Kenna+Foster+behind+the+lens+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rks32db1qMWcWzHzRzRD9XCaiR7A83c_c0Ev3tGF_WlmbFS40VQgzWBpFPp6DrtUZ-oslfseHqiDmnT9I6UfxHvBvppg5xqHJYLBrOsQUTPyBH78beBOdqV4RJw5IMUWPJ_iBPn6KpoS/s400/Kenna+Foster+behind+the+lens+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355980226249759346" border="0" /></a>Kenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15029800312763996759noreply@blogger.com4