I'm a Pittsburgh based mother of four (ages: 1, 4, 6, 9). Taking pictures of our ordinary days reminds me of their beauty.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11:04PM 
All of these were found in the garden of my friend and neighbor, Caroline.
I don't take time to grow plants myself, but I appreciate gardens very much. One day when nothing seemed like it was going right at home, I took the camera outside to pay attention to the beauty of my neighbors' gardens. I came home feeling ready to brave the chaos.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10:05PM 
My mom made these dresses for us to wear when I was a baby. She has a photo somewhere of us in them.(Photo by Savanna)
After dinner we went for a walk in the rain.
(Photo by Steve)
A few months ago I wrote a post here about choosing focus points. When I sat down to write the post, I only knew how to choose just one focus point on my camera. While writing the post I found other modes my camera has and it has made it easier to pass the camera to someone else who isn't as camera crazy as me. In these photos I changed my setting to zone auto focus before handing the camera over.
Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 10:49PM 
For weeks, she'd just take a few steps and then go back to crawling. Then one day, she wanted to carry something while crossing the room. With a reason to walk, she gave up crawling and walks everywhere now.
On Friday, we were walking while her big brother was riding his bike. I noticed her shadow and how it helped show her steps. I didn't have my camera with me. I don't usually like taking pictures in the bright, midday sun. But, here was a reason to. We went home for the camera and came out again. I was happy with the shadows and also with how the path reflected light on to her happy face.
Friday, May 4, 2012 at 10:14PM 
Our neighbor got out her hose on a warm evening. I'm happy about the return of water photos.
On a technical note - I set the shutter speed is 1/80 to get the water to look like lines in the above photo.
Above is the first one I took. I didn't like the blue slide and chairs in the background and I thought the water would be lit better if she turned around. The shutter speed on the above photo is 1/200.
Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10:14PM 
On a sad day two years ago, I was out walking in search of a photo for my daily photo project. I saw bleeding hearts in my neighbor's yard and thought, "Yes."
Now when I see my neighbor's bleeding hearts in the spring, I remember that sad day and the days that surrounded it. I look at them, remember and go back to my day with a grateful heart.
Below is the photo from two years ago.