When it Rains

We had just finished lunch, which somehow ended in a discussion of Yogi Berra and his famous quotes. I pulled up a few on my phone to read and we wondered aloud whether his words were intentionally funny or slyly philosophical. I loved watching the expressions on the boys faces as they pondered, "When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it." or "The future ain't what it used to be." Sometimes they cracked a smile, other times their heads cocked as they considered the meaning of the words.

As we were loading our plates into the dishwasher, Nico unwittingly came up with this Yogi-like gem: "It's such a waste of a beautiful day when it rains."  I pointed out the silly and the sublime about his comment and we laughed and repeated it over and over to let it sink in.

To a boy who is itching to get outside and try out the efficiency of several battle poses for his newly-minted Star Wars character, it is a waste of a beautiful day.

I had taken this photo only an hour before to enter in the Beautiful Black and White challenge at I Heart Faces.  I guess we were all thinking about how the rain was affecting our day.... but, for me it was good. (Don't tell him I said that. :-)  )

By the Book

The I Heart Faces theme for the week is "By the Book."  Coincidentally, I had taken these photos last week, and this one a week before, each with a book theme. But, I decided to get my camera out and go for something new. The reason I do these things is to challenge myself, right? Not that I haven't gone to the archives for themes-past, but, this one is not only very doable (living room, couch, sunny day) it's also such a huge part of our lives, I don't think I could ever have enough documentation of the subject. Nor do I ever grow tired of it.

So, here it is, my I Heart Faces entry. You can see the many other beautiful photos here.

 

 

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Cry, Baby!

Ok, like choosing my favorite 11 wasn't difficult enough, now I'm participating in a best face of 2011.  Thing is, I LOVE all the faces I photograph. I'm sure we're all struggling with the same issue, we who are participating, so I'll suck it up and choose one...

As I dug through the chronicles this one popped up and I lit up and there it is. Nothing better than this (especially when you're not the mom)..... Those tiny lips and the sprinkle of teardrop on the eye. Precious. A little soul demanding to be heard. You tell 'em, baby. ... all while three little ducks parade happily across his hat and a consoling hand comes close. I love it so.

This is an entry into I Heart Faces Weekly Photo Challenge. Check out the best of the best faces of 2011 by clicking here: