A Day in the Life [a photography blog]

Happy Wednesday!

More street captures from Cairo, Egypt.

Street vendor selling windshield covers in the middle of a busy highway.
He was kind enough to let me take his picture :]

Many flag vendors lined the street after Egypt’s revolution. I managed a few captures although I did not want to cause much attention to myself at this time.

‘Compassion’ – a touching candid street capture

hard-working men in the scorching heat. God bless them!

smoke break 🙂

Love everything about this!

Strung lights everywhere in Egypt.
Pretty awesome view at night.

One of my very favorite sunset captures –  shot off a 5th floor balcony. Cairo.
This print is available for purchase in a larger format- if you are interested hit me up.

Have a fabulous day!

Street Adventures [a travel photography blog]

Street Vendor
awesome cowboy hat ‘salesman’ & he’s wearing them all! :]
Cairo, Egypt

‘Balancing Act’ –  Bread delivery bike weaving in and out of Cairo’s extremely heavy traffic. w/out dropping one piece! 🙂
Amazing!

‘Ordinary highway’ – an out of focus awesome capture –something you don’t see every day!

Neighborhood watch during Egypt’s revolution. People flooded the streets with sticks and stones 24/7 to protect their neighborhoods from crime.

Street corner sugar Cane. Cairo
+ the standard car troubles

speaking of which…..
Quality is not the greatest as this was captured through the windshield of my car —a drive-by shooting if you will. :]

Here is a scene you will see quite often in Cairo. Often times there are entire families on one bike. Not very safe but pretty awesome! I will have to hunt down an image to show you…I know I have a few. – a windshield capture 🙂

Cruising along- Cairo

street sweeper Cairo

Night Capture in Cairo. You can see the mosque in the background.  Appears I was not suppose to be shooting here and nearly had my camera equipment confiscated. Was it worth it?  Probably not!    (stupid American! hahaha)

Where is your favorite place to shoot street scenes?  Where in the world have you been?/  have plans to go? /wish to travel to?

A tribute to my beautiful mother

Happy Mothers Day to one of the most beautiful people I know. My Mom at the age of three push-mowing my grandparents lawn. I remember using this same lawnmower on my (many)  visits to my grandparents.

words fail to describe my love for this woman
She’s truly one of a kind, a beautiful soul & a wonderful mother

with the patience of a saint she loved unconditionally all 7 of her little trouble makers.
(my youngest sibling was just a glimmer in my parents eyes at this time)
can you guess which one is me? :] 1966

 

Mom with her great grand-babies August 2012

Love you Mom!

A Very Happy Mothers Day to all the beautiful Moms out there!

A Happy Birthday Blog (BEDM)

Happy 29th  to my gorgeous daughter, J :]

Love her.

Awesome Mom to my G-doodles!

her personality shines through at the age of 4 in the very first image on this strip :] She’s still as fantastic, funny and energetic! Such a beauty inside and out!
3rd image: humorous Christmas card photo

J @the beach with g-doodles A & A

 

Social Media (BEDM)

family captures :}

 

“Are you a Twitter-lover? Or maybe you can’t get enough of Pinterest? Do you need to share every meal on Instagram? Do you waste away the hours watching Youtube? Or Facebook is your comfort zone? Tell us about your favourite social media channel and why”

I’m not sure if it is a favorite because I’m not really into social sites but I appreciate Facebook for allowing me to stay in touch with my loved ones near and far.

extreme edit of the G-doodles and a friend.
:]

I love logging on to find posts from my Mom who turns 84 this coming Halloween. She’s adorable and always posts  something equally adorable. During the times I am away from home & not available to speak with mom everyday it is great to see her posting to Facebook….it lets me know she is OK. :). I’m so fortunate to have my wonderful Mother still in my life. Love her beyond measure.

My beautiful Mom (in black) with her adorable sister, my aunt -Best Friends Forever! 

What’s your favorite social media?

First Job

“Tell us about your first job. Did you love it or was it horrendous”

From the time I was about 8 years old into my early teens I spent most of my weekend nights babysitting for my  neighborhood children.   I was a very popular babysitter as I grew up in a family of  7 kids…all potential babysitters in the eyes of my neighbors.   I still have contact and relationships with some of the kids I sat for.  It’s wonderful to hear  that I have made a difference in their lives.

My very first ‘real’ job was basically the same thing only I got to work in my bikini, picnic poolside every day, swim & lounge around all summer…… AND  got paid for it!!!   🙂  I LOVED my first  job!  My employers were very kind and extremely generous.  They compensated me above and beyond my imagination at that time.  I was living the life I tell ya!

My daughter, Jenn and G-doodle A.

My job title was that of a nanny/referee/life guard/taxi driver/nurse/cook/maid…. basically a glorified babysitter or otherwise known as a MOM! lol

G-doodle A, poolside :]

For three (short) wonderful years of my teenage  life, all summer long…I cared for 2 very well-behaved little adorables  at their family private swim club.

my grandson with a friend :]

While the kiddies  took swim lessons nanny  got to  lounge by the pool basking in the glorious sunlight taking periodic dips in the refreshing pool    🙂

daughter Tay w/ fiance E

…..and then I became a mother/gwamma and got to do all of these wonderful things with my own kids & grand doodles…only now

for free!

Pets!

“Tell us all about your pets, past and/or present”

While I am not a big fan of owning a pet (at all)   I have fallen in love with  one adorable miniature Yorkie named Gizmo Bartholomew  (Gizzy Goo).

….and this is why! He’s a cutie for sure!
a one of my many cell phone captures

Gizzy is the coolest dog I’ve ever known! He  belongs to a friend of mine so I can enjoy a visit with him  whenever I feel like without having the  massive responsibly of actually owning him.   Best of both worlds for me!

He will actually only bite you if you happen to be male. lol
Photo credit: Giz’s owner CB
Edits by me 😉

Bank Holiday Fun

My beautiful daughter Tay

It’s a long weekend! What are your favorite ways to enjoy the extra long weekend off work?

This weekend was indeed a long one for me but unfortunately was not a holiday at all. (unless you consider work, laundry, cooking and cleaning fun?!?)

I would love to enjoy three entire days just lounging  by the pool, sipping on a cold refreshing beverage, reading  & just soaking up some rays…..hopefully this will happen for me soon!

🙂

‪Fit and Healthy

“What do you do to stay fit or be a healthy individual? Share any useful tips and advice. Or tell us about your plans to get healthier”

yes, that is me jumping on the trampoline :]

My secret to living a healthy and happy life 🙂

Supportive people: Surrounding myself with positive, uplifting & supportive people.

A sense of humor: Laughing is a wonderful stress reliever and is the best kind of contagious! 🙂

a capture of my adorable G-daughter, Ava at about 5 months. A total ‘by accident’ shot of her flipping me off….still makes me laugh to this day!

Faith: Having faith is key to my overall health and happiness . I am aware my life has purpose and I am fortunate to be here to enjoy the journey while I can!

Attitude: keeping a positive attitude…especially during the most difficult of times

Forgiveness: forgiving  is my selfish way of staying sane & happy. Not to be confused with forgetting but rather letting go. All I can do is live this day to the fullest, there is no room in my 24 hours for negative feelings

Awareness, Compassion & Empathy: Awareness of the fact that there are others who are dealt a far less fortunate hand in life & whose suffering is completely foreign to me. To imagining myself in those shoes and how I would handle the same set of circumstances humbles me. I am grateful for the blessings in my life.

Street Capture- Cairo, Egypt 2011

Passion: For life & the endless possibilities! 

Motivation: discovering ways to stay motivated…then sticking to those plans!:)

Love & Charity:  not in the romantic sense (although that’s good too *wink wink)….rather in the humanitarian sense.

Truly loving those around me with compassion is what life is all about. Stepping outside of my own sheltered world helps me to stay grounded, content and most grateful 🙂 Smiling is a form of charity & can make a persons otherwise crappy day a little brighter.

My G-Son, Aiden loving his GG (great Grandma/my Mom)
Photo Credit: KBG Photography
(Awesome Photographer located in Rhode Island, USA)

Being myself: there is only one me in this world! Why would I wish to be anyone but who I am. I am by far perfect…..a continued work in progress, but I enjoy being me with all my strengths, creativity, flaws. & weaknesses. Feeling relaxed in my own skin is essential to my health, happiness and well-being. ………

just being me with my silly G-Son Aiden. :]

….Today at almost fabulous fifty I can say that this is true…. (almost as in a couple of years away…but who’s counting!) 😉

A Day in the [my] Life

[ Tell us about your typical day. Or maybe do a photo diary of what you are doing on the hour every hour for 12 hours. Or you could sum up what you did today ]

At the risk of boring you all to tears I have decided to change the rules for this post a bit & not list all the mundane details of my very boring day.  (I would not have it any other way….at my age boring is really all that I  can hope for!)  ….instead, I thought I would   share a photo of the most important aspects/people/art  of my everyday life. (Including family who prefer to remain anonymous & are not ready to make  a blog appearance….they’ll come  around eventually )

Top Left: Crochet motif I worked on today
Bottom Left: Bubbles with my Daughter Jenn, G-doodle A
Top Center: Flowers captured today 🙂
Bottom Center: Some of my family.: G-doodles, my children (minus my son who was working the day this was shot) , my sisters and my beautiful mom! LOVE them all so much!
Bottom Right: 1970’s image of my sisters and I  looking oh so 70’s indeed! :]

Flowers I captured today

Hope your Friday was/is/will be spectacular!