More Arboretum.
2012-04-22 Arboretum 016, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Donned coats and rain boots. Went for a stroll in the arboretum. Wondered at buds, blossoms, and tiny flowers on the ground. Switched gears a...
Woodstock Cemetery, April 2012.
2012-03-23 Forsythia 008, originally uploaded by jdl2005. I am so in love with Forsythia this year. Everything is grey and brown but the blasting yellow is gorgeous with promise of the next thing.
Color Story: Germantown, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Sitting on a sofa seeing across the house. Gifts given, dog playing, people laughing and a tea party. A couple of us stop to admire paint on t...
1990.Jamie 88th Street, originally uploaded by jdl2005. A great guy from a great family of old friends. Gone too soon. Brought boundless joy to this place.
Three year old peeks out the window at the blue-white world. She asks to make a snowman. Quietly we go downstairs and put her snow pants on right over the nightgown. Our front yard friend is built an...
Gingerbread House, originally uploaded by jdl2005. I must confess we bought a kit this year, but we brainstormed and broke out all our other candy/decor options.M made the leap from simply eating/wat...
2011-12-18 Reichmans 005, originally uploaded by jdl2005. One of my favorite tricks, making the tree into everyone’s tree.
2011-11-19 009, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Been quiet around here on the blog. So much to feel, little to say. I shot this a month ago looking over Saugerties just hours after my mother passed a...
2011-10-31 Halloween 006., originally uploaded by jdl2005. Oh, how we love Halloween in our family. It’s quick and such big fun. We go to town and get to see hundreds of people in costume while...
I heard this expression today and thought it so fitting for the beautiful foliage on a dark rainy day. Also refreshing: pretty interiors on Head Over Heels
2011-10-03 flourless chocolate cake B.web, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Here’s the flourless chocolate cake I mentioned. It can be made and baked in half an hour. I cut the baking time by a ...
2011-09-28 091.A.R.R., originally uploaded by jdl2005. How to make an ordinary part of your day a little more fun. Squeeze in a photo shoot! (Thinking about making this dessert to celebrate with husb...
2011-09-26 Juliet , originally uploaded by jdl2005. I was talking with my mom about friendships she’s had for fifty years and more. Imagine. She set a fine example of staying connected to those...
2011-09-20 Fallen Tree in Graveyard, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Still amazed by Hurricane Irene’s destruction almost a month later here in Albany County.
2011-08-10 Partly Cloudy, originally uploaded by jdl2005.
2011-08-09 Puddle, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Kind of dark with some pretty spots.
2011-08-06 Onteora, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Where I went. Fun to show the kids, and realize how nestled in the mountains this place is.
2011-07-23 Birthday Party 086a, originally uploaded by jdl2005. I have girls, but mostly we know little boys. I love to see how different they are. Little cave men figuring out the world. Suddenly th...
At the Ballet.
Pink streamers. Popcorn.Pink lemonade. Balloons (to decorate with AND to send away with each guest). Pink Cupcakes (see previous post). A bunch of girls. Bill it as a midweek/midday play date. Reques...
2011-07-13 Tiered Stand, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Before & After Had it a while, and some paint in pale pink…thought it would look cute holding cakes…what do you think?
2011-07-15 Hot Pink Toes 028, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Poolside. I’m sure my toes haven’t been this color since the ’80′s. Kind of digging it. Will post back and even b...
2011-06-26 Snack Bar, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Getting close to the Fourth of July. Smelling barbeques and hearing kids play outside in the evenings. Swimming lessons Roadside ice cream, the D...
1970′s Porch, originally uploaded by jdl2005 This is a dream porch from my past. Stone floors, decently upholstered wicker, speakers, and a hammock to hang in! Shot on Polaroid, my Dad’s ...
2011-06-22 Rain 017, originally uploaded by jdl2005. Too cold for swimsuits, but perfect for splashing. And playing with umbrellas. (Thinking about creativity.)
2011-06-15 Dandelion Bouquet, originally uploaded by jdl2005. I will always remember M saying “Dandelions are flowers too!” That’s when I realized how dismissive I was towards them....
2011-06-14 Raspberries , originally uploaded by jdl2005. Feeling like a fresh start kind of moment. Been off the blog for a while, experiencing the end of the kindergarten school year for M, R’...
Her "first time on a real stage" Ready! The big moment!
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