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Sunday, January 2, 2011

December 18, 2010

December 18, 2010 can not go unnoticed or undocumented {i.e. unblogged}…My youngest son’s Seventh Year on this planet begins. I celebrate his birth and blessedly giving birth once again...As I write it is January 2, 2011, we are heading into another decade. My resolutions are to relax and enjoy life as well as make a new business plan...to create a year of balance and joy.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Celebrating giving birth Nine Years ago today

Making Mass amounts of Spaghetti and Meatballs today for my son's family birthday celebration. I can't get to my external drive for photos as my PC is down (imagine that) and I am working on my macbook. So, I am thinking of internet archives and remember these 2 phots that the Spanish Literary Journal :: Margen Cero hosts as entries to their first ever {Premiere} photo competition. Troy and I were first time parents with a camera and in love with life! So this is to make a note to self: Enter more photo competitions, and Remember to cherish life...it is what we make it...

I am grateful that these photos are hosted in Cyperspace...we are entries 13 & 14...

http://www.margencero.com/BIBLIO/fotografia/fotos_concurso.htm
http://www.margencero.com/BIBLIO/fotografia/fotos_concurso.htm

Monday, October 18, 2010

Steamboat DELTA QUEEN

Revisiting Synchronicity : The Last Docking of The Delta Queen in The Port of Paducah, Kentucky

This morning I woke up with The Delta Queen (song by Nathan Lynn and Bawn in the Mash) playing in my head...then all this morning, I think I am hearing the Calliope Whistle loudly announcing??? Something...So, I peruse the Ol' BLOG and find that we are nearing that sad anniversary. I think it's worth a re-post and a re-visit. There is something about synchronicity and nostalgia that never grows old...

SAVE THE QUEEN~October 27, 2008
On Synchronicity: The Delta Queen and Nathan Lynn

We went early and made a day of it starting with a good morning salute to the Queen, and then headed to the River Maritime Museum, then onto the Railroad Museum, next for lunch: Kirchoff's good soup and sandwiches and then onto Wildhair Studios to pick up my first music purchase of Bawn in the Mash's Atomic City, their first album. Finally, we got back in the car and re- parked right down by the river to watch the Queen leave the Paducah Port for what could be the very last time.

Still in the sunny part of our day before the Queen's departure while relaxing in the warmth of the car by the river, I put the Atomic City album on and listened and stared at the old gal that is the Delta Queen paddle boat, and tried not to cry too hard in front of the children, but I was really sad, and then a head pops in our window~who but the singer of our farewell serenade: Nathan Lynn: http://www.nathanblakelynn.com/index.php.

He popped his head in and said, 'hey I sing that song, that's me singin'" The boys were delighted, and I went and got his autograph, and he gave me a cd! I felt like the most privileged of fans.

www.save-the-delta-queen.org

After I hopped back in the car, my eldest son didn't believe that the person on the cd that we were listening to was who he said he was there at the river front, right in front of us, so I said~'hey, he's got that guitar on his back maybe he's about to prove it." So, then the boys and I shamelessly followed Lynn and Dixie up to where the river gage runs and Nathan commenced to singing his beautiful tune about none other than The Delta Queen. It was such an honor to be there at the confluence of great art and history.

Fort Massac at the Encampment 2010

at the Encampment 2010
Originally uploaded by jj leatherman

Boydom

Friday, October 15, 2010

my son on hail bails ~flying

In my inbox I get these: Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week From: DharmaOcean@lists.shambhala.com
http://lists.shambhala.com/mailman/listinfo/dharmaocean
October 15, 2010

FEARLESSNESS AND JOY ARE TRULY YOURS

When a warrior king presents a gift,
It could be a naked flame, which consumes the jungle of ego,
Or an ice cold mountain range, which cools the heat of aggression.
On the other hand, it could be a parachute.
One wonders whether it will open or not.
There is a further choice—Thunderbolt:
Whether you are capable of holding it with your bare hand is up to you.
So, my heartfelt child, take these gifts and use them
In the way that past warriors have done.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Joie de vivre

Joie de vivre
Originally uploaded by jj leatherman

Happy Happy Joy Joy...I love these Coming of Age Portraits...

Simple Beauty

Simple Beauty
Originally uploaded by jj leatherman

One of the beauties from my 'First Senior Portraits' set.

Flickr

This is a test post from

, a fancy photo sharing thing.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Hope Collage

Finally, I have a new piece up at the Benton Working Artist's Gallery~{B-WAG)...It is mixed media collage made with authentic vintage materials, dragon fly body, feathers, and my photography...

Friday, June 4, 2010

‘An Evening of Performance’

Yay! First time I've been in the paper since Governor's Scholars...and the GS article is with it. Ha!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Photography~My First{ Indian}Wedding

The Harbringers of Spring

I took this in Land Between The Lakes for a Freelance Cover/piece I'm working on...This is the fave photo I've taken in a while. I feel peace and hope when I look at it=Making Peace...