tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82564087076661905422024-03-12T21:26:13.650-07:00Allegria ImagesLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.comBlogger561125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256408707666190542.post-85677659995488810422013-06-18T20:00:00.000-07:002013-06-18T20:00:41.977-07:00Meet our newest.J has a kitten! When we went to look at the litter, this little guy wouldn't take his eyes of her. I'm truly convinced cats pick their people, and he knew he was supposed to be Julia's baby.<br />
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We have had him almost three weeks now (May 27 was his adoption day), and he's the cutest. Vet thinks he was a little bit younger than they said he was--probably 7 weeks instead of 8--but he's healthy and full of energy.<br />
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This image I took the second day. Used one of Julia's dolly blankets draped over a cradle. <br />
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Belle and Minou are best friends. I think Minou found comfort in having a furry body that didn't hiss at him (Mooch and Nellie are less than impressed). <br />
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Watching them play is adorable. I have a little video I took the other day. Belle is so gentle--and Minou's little claws must hurt on her nose! But she loves it. Rolls over onto her back, nudges him with her nose, puts her tail in his face so he's got something to chase, bats him gently with her paws. She can't get enough of her little kitty friend. She really mothers him, too, and watches out for him when the other cats get growly.</div>
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Here's a picture of him a week after we got him:</div>
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And here he is last week. Getting big!!</div>
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It's so fun having a little one around. He's tackling my toes as I type this. Julia is learning what it's like to be a parent, as she's not getting much sleep, what with him up at all hours, rubbing against her face, trying to give her kisses. I think this cat thinks he's a dog!</div>
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After a photo shoot the other day, Julia wanted me to take her picture on the rail. Here it is, edited with Florabella Colorplay actions.</div>
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<br />Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256408707666190542.post-9466106711914544802012-12-03T09:09:00.000-08:002012-12-03T09:09:03.893-08:00LEGO!!My son is gaga over LEGO. It's insane.<br />
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It's all he talks about. It's all he thinks about. And I'm pretty sure it's all he dreams about.<br />
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His life revolves around LEGO, whether it's playing with them or looking through books and writing down quite literally pages and pages of LEGO kit numbers.<br />
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Julia sometimes says, "ADAM!! Today is a NO LEGO DAY!!" Sometimes it's, "MOM!! I need an ADAM FREE DAY!" Which really means the same thing.<br />
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Heck, sometimes I need a LEGO free day! But it doesn't happen.<br />
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A few months ago we signed him up for the LEGO club, so every month he gets a magazine, which is kind of fun. And a month or so ago we received a card in the mail about a LEGO Kidfest that was travelling through Pittsburgh. So I just HAD to buy tix, because who knew when we'd get the chance again?<br />
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The anticipation was painful, but FINALLY Friday arrived. ONE MORE SLEEP.<br />
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I had the kids put out their clothing before bed, so we'd just have to change and leave, since we had to leave early in the morning for the session. The kids had been in bed no more than half an hour when, "MOM? Is it time to get up yet?"<br />
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5:50 on Saturday morning: <br />
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"Mom? Mooom? MOOOOM? MOM!!!" So into his room I go, to see him by the door, dressed down to his shoes. "Mom, I slept like this last night because I don't want to be late!!" But we weren't leaving that early, so I took off his shoes and tucked him back in for awhile.<br />
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So you can imagine how exciting actually BEING there was!<br />
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There was a huge brick pile in the middle of the hall. They say it was one million bricks. Adam sometimes wants to know how many a million is, and now I can tell him. It looks like this:<br />
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It took no time for Adam to get right in the middle of it. Some kids were laying in it, like a ball bit.</div>
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All I could think about was, "OW! Good thing everyone is wearing shoes!!" Stepping on THAT pile in the middle of the night would not have been fun!</div>
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There was so much to see and do. They participated in a tower building contest, where I won a beautiful little Christmas book because I knew the answer to a trivia question. Watching, "How Do They Do It" with Adam paid off, because I knew where LEGO are made! Whoot! Here the kids are waiting to be put into a team, and then LEGO Mike measuring their tower, which came in second place.</div>
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Then to LEGO Ninjago, where the kids had fun making little spinners:</div>
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Julia had a great time at the LEGO Friends area. She told me she wanted to stay there all day. To say there was lots of girl power in that space was putting it mildly. But Adam also had a great time here. This is what I remember LEGO being--lots of architecture to make buildings. I just read that the LEGO friends made it to the worst toys list--something to do with stereotypes. Blah Blah. Some girls love girly things! And Julia is no exception. This space was right up her alley. Master Builder Dan said that when they came out with LEGO friends, the master builders cheered, because it added so much in the way of different colours to their pallet. So there. LEGO Friends rock. Dan said so.</div>
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Adam met a hero--a LEGO Master Builder! His name was Dan, and he talked to Adam for quite awhile about building LEGO. You could tell he was just a great big kid!</div>
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You should have seen the elaborate displays adults made. Pirates and vikings and cityscapes and aliens invasions and who knows what else. I'd better be careful, because that's going to be Adam in a few years, and his wife won't be pleased if I don't curtail it NOW! HA!</div>
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<br />Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256408707666190542.post-52906004255827908942012-09-14T11:15:00.001-07:002012-09-14T15:50:18.726-07:00Faces: BonusWhen I started this project, the first faces were from the fire department. Julia said, "Mommy, you need to do the police, too." I thought it would be fun to come full circle, since the police department and the fire department are in the same building.<br />
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<li>People are generally friendly and accommodating.</li>
<li>Going up to complete strangers is HARD, but the interesting people you meet are worth it.</li>
<li>Doing a project like this is a good way to get over shyness with strangers. Oh yes it is!</li>
<li>It would be better to do this in the summer time when there are plenty of events going on where people gather. There aren't a lot of places here for that once summer is over, which I found challenging (and why I got to the last day behind).</li>
<li>When an opportunity presents itself, don't hesitate. Take it! I don't know how many times I saw someone that had a unique look or something, but by the time I hemmed and hawed about it, the moment had passed and the opportunity lost.</li>
<li>Bring your camera everywhere. Today I saw a guy walking his dog. A handsome, older gentleman smoking a pipe. You don't see that very much these days! But I was rushing to the school to bring something in, and left my camera at home. Interesting face and photo op gone buh-bye.</li>
<li>Rain stinks.</li>
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And with that, I bid the Community Portrait Project adieu. I hope everyone enjoyed this journey as much--or more!!--than I did. If you're thinking about doing something like this, dive in! It's hard, I won't deny, but you will see definite improvement in your confidence and people skills, so it's well worth the shaky knees and butterfly stomach!<br />
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<br />Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256408707666190542.post-58541268677394887322012-09-14T11:04:00.000-07:002012-09-14T15:46:50.560-07:00Faces 30: Meet HaileyHailey learned a lesson today. Unless you WANT your photo taken, never EVER make eye contact with let alone greet someone walking past you with a camera! <br />
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She was great, though, and when I turned back and asked for her photo, she agreed. Whoot!<br />
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She's studying premed here, and then she's off to chiropractic school in Ohio (edit: oops. Davenport, Iowa!). Her dad's a chiropractor as well, which is pretty cool.<br />
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My favorite theater--the <a href="http://www.westwoodplazatheatre.com/" target="_blank">Westwood Plaza Theatre and Cafe</a>. Nowhere else can you go, order a nice sandwich platter, go inside to watch the movie, and have your food delivered to your seat. Then you can sit back, relax, watch a flick and chow down. The prices are also really good, so if I want to just go to a movie with the kiddos in the afternoon, it's really economical. :)</div>
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I love the names of the platters, all named after actors or movies. One of my faves is "The Last Action Gyro." Yum.</div>
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What wasn't planned, though, was trying to find a place to take her picture. The chocolate store is in a strip mall, so finding a small piece of wall without glass next to it or parking lot behind was a bit of an adventure. This photo was shot on about 2 feet of wood perpendicular to a glass window, with the parking lot showing on the other side.<br />
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The other day I was reading an article about electronics shops going the way of the dinosaur, what with Amazon and things, and the article specifically mentioned Radio Shack working to reinvent itself somewhat to meet with changing demand. The article said that Radio Shack has been working hard to be offer phones (and you can see by the lanyards that that's the case), and to try to back away from only being known as the place to go for electronics parts. Talking about dinosaurs--that's my cell phone. So really I don't have a need for fanshy shmanshy. BUT I did need a miniport to VGA adapter, and went to Radio Shack to see if they had one and to price it out before purchasing one. Buying online wasn't an option. I needed it for Wednesday. So you see? Electronics stores aren't obsolete. Just sayin'.</div>
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Tim said that he isn't particularly photogenic, but I think that's a crock. He just needs to relax, man. We took a couple, and he says he usually stays serious. And much of the time men look best that way in photos. But I'm not posting that one, because I think THIS one is the best. This smirk is so dang cute! You can see the twinkle in his eye. The other one of him...meh. Yeah, it's fine. It's serious. But I don't think it shows what a fun guy I think Tim probably is. So there. Looking at this picture makes me smile--it looks like he's going to break into laughter any second. And I like that. So this is the one I'm posting, because if anyone needs to grin, all they need to do is meet Tim.</div>
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Yes, I've wanted a picture of a guy with his Harley since starting this project, but I didn't start until after Thunder in the Valley, and whenever I see one I want to shoot, they're on the highway. Not a good place to have someone pull over. Today was my lucky day, though, because on the way home from church, I decided to take a turn downtown and see if there was anyone interesting--after all, I'm behind and have to do two people a day to complete my goal of 30 folks in 30 days. Drove by Michael and went, "Whoa--hang on! Harley! Person! Not going anywhere!" Whereupon I screeched to a halt. And Michael was kind enough to agree to an image. So I took photos while he kept a lookout for cars, since I was right in the middle of Main Street!</div>
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And yes, I'm behind. Lots happening around here that kept me from getting out, and I had a plan for getting a few shots tomorrow--but it's supposed to dump rain. So. Plan foiled. I'm starting to panic, because I've got 10 shots to get by Friday!! Any ideas where I can go? This is a hard town for this type of project, and with the summer over, there's not a lot going on. </div>
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Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256408707666190542.post-91524028307476748042012-09-04T07:58:00.000-07:002012-09-08T07:57:15.341-07:00Faces 19: JustinJustin plays the stand up bass for the <a href="http://whiskeyriverpanhandlers.com/index/Home.html" target="_blank">Whiskey River Panhandlers</a>. They play such toe tappin' music, you can't help but get dancing. Great fun. During their intro, they said that if anyone wants music for, say, a funeral, be sure to give them a call!<br />
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Like what I did with texture? The tent he was under was bright red-orange. Blech. But considering the band name, the kind of music and all--a nice gritty texture seemed appropriate.<br />
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<br />Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256408707666190542.post-31063765699581866232012-09-02T05:53:00.000-07:002012-09-02T05:56:33.253-07:00Faces 17: NancyNancy and her husband, Neel, own the Sunny Sprouts Greehouse, and they were selling their plants at the Log House Arts Festival. We needed an aloe-vera plant, so bought one from Nancy. Neel showed Julia the bugs inside a pitcher plant! Ew! We also saw a venus flytrap, and it was actually a really beautiful plant. Maybe we should have gotten one. Might have helped with our fruit fly problem. <br />
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I think Nancy looks beautiful amongst her plants. When you see her, you'll probably notice as I did that she seems the type who spends loads of time outside enjoying the outdoors and digging in the dirt--she has that healthy, outdoorsy glow. I think she would do wonders for my garden, coz although I love spending time in it, I really have NO clue what I'm doing. HA!<br />
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Had to post these. The last of Alyssa's senior session, since the fleurs were finally ready! I know I've gone a bit nut with posting Alyssa, but dang it--how could I not post these bright, sunny flowers!<br />
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There are couple of these without the tractor, but I just LOVE having the tractor in the shot. Adds a bit more visual interest. As though it needed any more, but hey. It was just a lucky addition.<br />
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They probably think I stalked them, because I saw them at the uni (although not their faces, because their heads were covered with motorcycle helmets). But as I was taking their photo, I noticed both were wearing biking boots, and it turns out I'd inadvertently followed them to Starbucks!<br />
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Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256408707666190542.post-27116250480773900082012-08-27T14:35:00.001-07:002012-08-27T14:37:47.855-07:00Faces 11: Hi, Ben!Ok everyone--wave to Ben!<br />
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Ben works at my favorite little cafe. I don't have a chance to go there often, but if a client for whatever reason can't meet for an initial consult at their home, I suggest going here--beverages on me. It's the only place like it in Johnstown, which has a plethora of chains and not much in the way of little, chic, community spots. Fortunately, there's always the <a href="http://www.villagestreetcafe.com/" target="_blank">Village Street Cafe!</a>!<br />
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And if you're lucky, you'll have either Ben or someone else equally as friendly and capable serving up your latte or espresso or (in my case, since I'm not a coffee drinker) Italian Smoothie or steamed milk. Yum. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then there was this 1948 Fleetline. Pretty neat looking.</span></div>
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Dennis is the owner of this awesome car. He said it's a great car, as long as it starts... It obviously started well today, as he was living the good life, cruising along in a classic ride, his lovely girl by his side. And a plush doggie in the back! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Took a jaunt over to Hilltopper Days late this afternoon. Along the way to the classic cars, we stopped to look at the displays and crafts and things set up. And that's how we met Rodney! I asked him about his jerky-making business, and he said that he's just known as the jerky man. I LIKE this guy so much. He reminds me a bit of my dad. There's something about the way he tilts his head, the way he addresses people in a friendly but quiet way, and how his eyes crinkle when he smiles. He lives not too far from here, a former dairy farmer, and he has been making jerky for years and years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And his jerky is YUUUU-MMY!</span></div>
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