Kim 365

Along with the red theme this week, it appears I have self-imposed a transportation theme to go along with it. And a 50mm f/1.8 theme.

After yesterday's shot, Clay said, "I guess you're going to have to find yourself a sweet red car to shoot tomorrow." At lunch today, I asked my dad where I could find one. He sent me to a vintage auto sales dealer in the next town, and this 65 Impala fit the bill. I was smitten by a silver Thunderbird though, so maybe I'll go back to shoot it another day. (Jean, now I've got the Marc Cohn song in my head.)
Now what else can I shoot for the next 3 days? Bicycle? I'm running out of transport options.

I pull into a parking lot at the same time a badass looking guy pulls up on this bike. All I was thinking was, "Red bike! Red bike! I need a shot of that bike for the theme!" After humming and hawing about whether I should, I approached him and asked if he'd mind if I shot some photos of his bike. He was incredibly friendly, and said it was no problem.

Moral of the story: Don't judge a man by the skull on his leather vest.

Lift me up
turn me around
I'm gonna get my feet off the ground
lift me up
turn me around

-The Benjamin Gate

Things of this earth
that we treasure
will rot and rust.
There's nothing
here for me.

"But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal." Matthew 6:20

Mmmmm.....BBQ supper with the family, and waaaay too many options for dessert. Not that I'm complaining.

We spent the day on the beach at the lake today, and with the sky overcast with smoke (forest fires are burning 2 provinces away), the light was awesome for taking pictures. It was hard to choose just one, but I went with this, a rare candid shot of my oldest brother, Kel. Yes, his eyes really are that blue.

I had a wonderful evening, spent with all my sisters on my side of the family - there are five of us now that Steve is married. A girls night with all of us is rare, since Jude lives two provinces away, and Jean in Kenya.

We went for dessert and coffee at Calories, a fabulous local restaurant and bakery. I used to be all about the chocolate, but now I cannot resist a good (I stress GOOD) carrot cake. Even better than the dessert though, was the joy of being together as family. I love you, girls!

One good thing
stacked on another
piled next to more
good things.
One good thing
moves under the
pressure, and
everything
comes tumbling down.
Good things
sometimes seem like
bad things
and make you curl up
in a ball of tears.

Much thanks to my man who helped spark an idea for a photo tonight, when all I wanted to do was throw in the towel and go to bed.

"Auntie Kimmi, can I have another carrot from the garden?"
You bet, Julia!
The carrots are finally a good size for eating, and we were very happy to dig in today. There are few things that compare to the deliciousness of fresh veg from the garden.

Jean and Julia (my sister and niece) arrived last week by surprise, for Steve's wedding! We are having an awesome time enjoying their company - a short visit but definitely a sweet one!

Derek celebrated his birthday today (happy birthday, Derek!), so the guys came over to play video games for a while.
I stayed in the kitchen, editing photos :)