Joyce

Traveling to Maine

We started for Maine as soon as Allan got home from work on Friday. Â We had the car packed and ready to go early. EveryoneÂ spent most of the afternoonÂ running and playing.

We drove three hours to Ohio. Â It was a good way to start our long drive! Â Megan took off some of the pillowcases, declared she was cold and played dress up for most of the trip.

Our first campsite was very nice. The kids enjoyed playing in the pool and we were the only tents in the tent area. We also discovered “fairy lights” and had fun trying to figure out what they were and where they originated. Mark discovered a forest of them at the end of the tenting area and we enjoyed playing in them for awhile.

Vacation Lights

We are safely home from our wonderful vacation to Maine. This was the first time any of us had been there, so we saw and tried a lot of unique things.

I had a lot of fun experimenting with my photography also!

The Z. Children

The other day, I was asked if I would take some pictures of a friend’s children. We met at the park and while our children played together, I took pictures of Lydia, Luke and Leeanna. Â It was a lot of fun!

Experimenting

I was having fun experimenting with shooting toward the setting sun.

The Fort

Adrian designed this fort with a little help from Megan. They spent a lot of time in the woodsÂ building it. Â Even though it was short, Adrian and MeganÂ enjoyed playing in it until the rains ruined it.

Job Perks

This weekend, the kids were asked to dog sit for a neighbor down the road. Â They really liked the perks forÂ this job. They were given permission to play on the trampoline and with some 4-wheelers. So, while one child worked at tiring the dog out, the other kids tired themselves out.

Mastering Your Digital Camera Class

I just finishedÂ a second online photography class. It was a lot harder than the first one, but I learned a lot. On the final, I earned 84%. Â Two of the answers were my mistake; I should have known my answer was not the best. TheÂ others are things that I keep getting confused when working with manual mode. Â I understand manual modeÂ a lotÂ better, so it was good to see what I still need to work on.

I was a little disappointed that there was not much student interaction, but the assignments were more challenging. I am looking forward to the next class.

Here are the photos that I submitted for each lesson and what we were learning after the title.