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The topic for this week’s You Capture was the suggestion of one of Beth’s readers. I wasn’t thrilled by the idea at first, as I only worked one day since last week, and there are pretty significant laws about patient privacy in hospitals (like I would really take pictures of my patients!) but then decided to look at it in different ways.
First, I thought I’d include some shots of me in my scrubs, the clothing of choice at the hospital.
This one was taken as quickly as possible with a point-and-shoot for 7 Days last spring.
I took this one on Tuesday, wearing my snowy scrubs on our snowy day.
Now here are some other “work” shots.
The driveway had to be plowed a couple of times. Of course, I didn’t have to plow!
We have my parents’ dog at our house for the week, and she’s a bit of work!
The boys worked on their valentines the other evening. Caden simply signed his name on each card, whereas Noah wrote his classmates’ names and his own.
There’s a bit of work that goes on around this house. I could have showed my baskets of laundry! Or the half-painted bathroom that is a lot of work. These shots will have to do. Go to Beth’s to see other kinds of work.
Here are some blues from Catheroo and myself.
First, Catheroo shows some love for the Brew Crew.
And I took a shot of Caden in his new, now favorite, t-shirt. His great blue eyes count too!
We’ll be exploring indigo next week. How do I differentiate indigo from blue???
Noah is home sick today. Just after Andy and I went to bed last night, we heard Noah calling for Andy. Andy went in to find Noah had thrown up in bed. We got him cleaned up, gave him some clean sheets, put a bowl next to his bed, and laid a blanket along the side of his bed just in case. We left the bathroom light on just in case, then closed our door (not tight) so the light didn’t bother us.
I woke up this morning with my alarm and headed into the bathroom to take a shower. I got out of the shower and found the boys in bed with Andy. Noah said to me, “Mom? I don’t think I should go to school today because I don’t want to get my friends sick.”
“Really, Noah? Because you only threw up that one time.”
“No I didn’t. I threw up three times last night.”
“What? No you didn’t. Please don’t lie.”
“I’m not lying. I really did throw up again.”
“Seriously? Seriously. I didn’t hear you. And I hear everything!”
So I headed to his room, and checked his bed. Well, wouldn’t you know, he was telling the truth! Not to gross you all out (all four of you), but he had thrown up a couple more times on the blanket we laid on his bed. And then he apparently went back to sleep. Without telling us. Didn’t say a word.
I apologized for not believing him, then we explained that he should let us know so we can help. So the morning got a little crazy, as I had a hair appointment, then I had to get Caden to school. Andy stayed home for the morning until I got back. I had to cancel a chance to watch my friend’s son while Caden was at school (sorry again, Amy!). And Noah and I had some time to hang this morning.
All is not lost, though. Noah and I managed to pass yet another level on our “Lego: Star Wars” game for the Wii. It was a pretty productive morning!
Beth’s assignment was “Faces” this week. I love the faces in my house. They aren’t always very cooperative, but I take my shots whenever I can!
As Noah got off the bus yesterday, the sun caught him so nicely.
Caden gets some crazy hair after he’s worn his hat for a bit! He’s not a big fan of it (can you tell?).
Over the weekend, Andy and I went to our goddaughter’s gymnastics meet (she’s also my cousin’s daughter). The team was making funny faces before the meet started. So cute!
The other day, the boys were playing with Legos. I love their faces that I caught. (I already used these shots in another post, but they’re too great to not include here!)
Go see other faces at Beth’s place!
It’s not easy being green.
But Catheroo‘s perfume bottle pulls it off wonderfully!
Stay tuned for week #5: blue.
Noah and Caden spend a lot of time studying the instruction booklets that come with the Lego sets Noah has gotten. They like to look at the other sets you can buy. This afternoon, Noah insisted we go out to buy him the Lego “Echo Base” set. I reminded him that he had received money for his birthday and he could use that if he wished. He wished.
After dinner, it was time to work.
 
Caden’s in the background of this shot sticking his tongue out as he concentrates.
 
 
 
 
And just some cute faces!
My favorite of the night, and a recent favorite for sure!
(The pictures are a little “noisy” but they’re not too bad!)
This week’s challenge is a great one. Color. I love color. We were at the Milwaukee Art Museum this past Sunday and I found myself surrounded by color. And I found myself appreciating our art museum just a little bit more. (Hang in there: there are a LOT of pictures!)
I discovered there is an entire gallery of Haitian art in the museum. The pieces are amazing. I found myself walking through, thinking of the artists, wondering if they have been affected by the events of January 12. I thought this piece almost depicts the turmoil going on there now.
I’ve always been a fan of Georgia O’Keefe. There is a lovely collection of her works at our museum.
Not an O’Keefe, but wonderful colors nonetheless.
There has been an Andy Warhol exhibit on display, and I finally got to see it. I love his colors, though his work is a bit bizarre at times.
And here is my favorite piece in the whole museum. This is a gorgeous piece of blown glass by Dale Chihuly. It’s called “Isola di San Giacomo in Palude Chandelier II” and I’m drawn to it every time we go.
I’ve developed a bit of an obsession with Dale Chihuly‘s work. There is even a display of his work at the Kohl Center in Madison. He’s a Badger alumnus! Imagine my excitement when I walked into the Bellagio in Las Vegas this past October to check in, and I looked up to see this:
(Now imagine my surprise when I saw a large canvas of a picture, very similar to the above shots, leaning against the wall, on sale for about $125 at Bed Bath and Beyond!)
If you’re ever in the Milwaukee area, do check out our art museum. It is really wonderful.
(Yes, I took this. It was a VERY cold, but gorgeously sunny day last January. This year, the “wings” were down because of the wind.)
Enjoy the colors over at Beth’s!
Catheroo had a great yellow subject for our diptych this week. She and my brother, (e), have an awesome lemon tree in the backyard. My brother went out to pick the lemons off of the tree because they were getting weighed down by all of the crazy rain they’ve been getting. He picked three buckets and two crates worth of lemons-approximately 300 lemons!
Here is Catheroo’s shot of her lovely yellow lemons.
And here’s my shot of a hungry hungry hippo.
We’ll be shooting green next week. I should try to get some shots of our green grass that’s showing since our thaw this past weekend! But that means I’d have to go out in our sub-freezing temps that have shown up at our house again. I hate winter.
The assignment given to us by Beth for this week was to find love around our homes. We were to capture what we love, what gives us joy as we look around our home. Here’s what I found.
We had this bulletin board for a while, and finally Andy wanted to put it up. He found the pictures on the computer-I took them. He hung the bulletin board. And since I was having a bad day, he put up that note. He put the note up last summer. It hasn’t come down since.
My mom knit this blanket for Caden, and it’s his “best friend”. He has a favorite hole on it (it’s knit to have small holes around the outside). As soon as he picks it up, his thumb goes into his mouth. I love how he positions his hand while he sucks his thumb. I love how he gives his blankie a hug and a kiss when it’s time to leave it in bed. I know he shouldn’t suck his thumb forever, but I hope he has his blankie forever.
I took these pictures of the boys two summers ago. I love the joy on their faces. I remember that day very clearly. I hope I always remember it.
My sweet little baby boys. These pictures were each taken when they were still in the hospital. I love their precious little faces. They sit on a shelf in my bedroom.
Andy put this collage together for me for my first Mother’s Day after Caden was born. He actually took all the pictures, too. It hangs on a wall in my bedroom. I so love this.
We bought this mirror in Mexico on our honeymoon. It’s one of the only things we had to pay for on our honeymoon. Seriously. We had the entire cost of our honeymoon refunded because they overbooked our resort and we agreed to switch resorts. So all we paid for were our excursions, this mirror, and a Mayan calendar with our wedding date on it. We paid about $500 or so for our honeymoon. Cool!
My grandmother was a very talented watercolor artist. This is one of her pictures. It hangs in our front hallway and I walk past it several times a day. I love that.
When my grandmother passed away, my cousins, my brother, and I were able to choose some items from her apartment. I got this marble top chest. I love it. The door doesn’t clasp well, the marble top slides off if you’re not careful, and the drawers don’t slide very well, but I love it.
Love can be found anywhere in your house. Just look.
Go here to see what others have found.
Color number 2 in the rainbow: orange.
Here’s Catheroo’s orange shot:
And here’s mine:
Yellow is next!
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