Embrace the Haze

In my recent photography class, we had an assignment to shoot right in to the sun and to \’embrace the haze\’.   Last night I went outside with Quinn and the light from the \’golden hour\’ was just beautiful in our backyard.  Quinn had a popsicle and was somewhat compliant so I asked him to sit in this chair while I ran inside to grab my camera.  A couple of things I was trying to get was a \’halo\’ around his hair and maybe a lens flare or two.  I definitely got the halo and the flare appears in the second image above my watermark.    You can also see some \’twinkly trees\’ in the second shot which is a bonus.  I think I would have gotten an A on this assignment.  

Quinn loves the mist setting on our hose.  He calls it either smoke or fog and he says \”I can\’t see anything\” (because it\’s so foggy 🙂  Did I mention that our water bill usually doubles in the summer?

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Walk to Town

We are having a beautiful week in Westfield and on Monday Barbara, Quinn, and I decided to take a walk in to town.   On our agenda:  scooter, Starbucks, park, picnic, playground, and frozen yogurt.

At the park we found a couple of flocks of fuzzy baby geese.

Quinn scootered around the park.

He had alot of fun going down the small ramp at the gazebo.  Here\’s a very quick video of one of his many trips down the ramp.

Then it was back in to town to Alan\’s Orchard for some frozen yogurt.  It hit the spot.

Then the 1+ mile walk back home.  Q zonked out about halfway home.

It was a great way to enjoy the day.

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Coney Island

After we dropped off Brad at the airport on Sunday, we headed to Coney Island for a little fun.  The weather could not have been nicer to enjoy the day walking the boardwalk.   
As soon as we got there Quinn started asking to go to the beach.  We weren\’t really beach prepared but he and I went and played in the sand a little bit while Don and Mae checked out the sights on the boardwalk.  In this picture you can see the Wonder Wheel in the background.  It\’s an iconic site.  

There were lots of people laying out in the sun and Quinn thought he should do the same.  He is a funny boy!!

Probably my favorite image from the day.

The only way to get Quinn off of the beach was to offer up some rides.  He took the deal 🙂

They have a small roller coaster and Quinn was pretty excited to ride it with Don.  I think we were all a little worried about how he would handle it but he thought it was pretty great.

We had one last ticket to burn and Quinn decided on the monster trucks.   He\’s in the green truck honking the horn.

We ended our day with a cold beer and some crappy Coney Island food before heading home.  A fun way to celebrate Mother\’s Day!

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