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All Hail the Graduates

By Annette Heidmann June 17, 2017 Art, Photography, Portraits No Comments
All Hail the Graduates

I have been slowly learning my craft as a photographer over the last several years, discovering what I like to see in a photo, learning a little about composition, learning…

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Respite

By Annette Heidmann June 17, 2017 Arizona, Art, At Play, Family Life, Fostering, Fun, Landscape, Out & About, Photography, Portraits, Ranch, Scenery, Sightseeing No Comments
Respite

If I were to pick a word to describe this past couple of years, I think “challenging” would be barely adequate. It’s not just the numbers – going from five…

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19 Years of Geneva Melody

By Annette Heidmann May 13, 2017 At Play, Birthday, Celebrations, Family Life, Fellowship, Food, Fun, Gatherings, Love, Macro, Photography, Portraits, Still Life 1 Comment
19 Years of Geneva Melody

Today, on the 100th Anniversary of Fatima, we also celebrated 19 years of Geneva Melody, our resident composer-piano/ukulele player-rapper-drummer-vocalist-music-producer-writer-comedienne.  Yeah, she’s crazy talented, low key, and awesome and we love…

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A Perfect Sunday Afternoon

By Annette Heidmann May 9, 2017 At Play, Family Life, Fun, Landscape, Out & About, Photo Walks, Photography, Photography, Portraits No Comments
A Perfect Sunday Afternoon

Sunday afternoon was one of the most perfect weather days ever, a complete outlier for the month of May in Arizona, when the temperature barely hit 70 for a high.…

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By Annette Heidmann January 1, 2017 Birthday, Celebrations, Family Life, Milestones, Photography, Portraits 2 Comments
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Another New Year’s Day brings with it another birthday for my firstborn. This is the twenty-second birthday we are celebrating together, and I know almost certainly that it will be…

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Boxing Day at the Park

By Annette Heidmann January 1, 2017 Art, Christmas, Family Life, Fellowship, Food, Friends, Fun, Holidays, Landscape, Out & About, Photo Walks, Photography, Portraits No Comments
Boxing Day at the Park

After a weekend of celebration and crazy schedules and too much sugar, there’s nothing like getting out into nature a little to settle the minds and hearts of our kiddos.…

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In which I try new things with limited success

By Annette Heidmann October 11, 2016 Art, Photography, Portraits, Studio 1 Comment
In which I try new things with limited success

Another episode in my long, painfully slow saga of becoming a decent photographer. In this episode, I set up my new equipment. I recently acquired a set of light boxes, a backdrop stand,…

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Celebrations of June

By Annette Heidmann August 2, 2016 Birthday, Celebrations, Family Life, Photography, Portraits No Comments
Celebrations of June

For many months, a sweet little girl with breathless anticipation of her 4th birthday, has been asking me, several times a day, to recite the month and day (and every…

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A picnic, and a wake-up call

By Annette Heidmann February 2, 2016 Art, Asthma, Celebrations, Family Life, Gatherings, Health, Out & About, Photography, Portraits No Comments
A picnic, and a wake-up call

Despite the fact that both Efrain and I were feeling somewhat punky on Saturday with coughing and such, we had a plan, and when you have a plan, you stick…

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One Minute Photo Shoot – 5/8

By Annette Heidmann December 28, 2015 Photography, Portraits 1 Comment
One Minute Photo Shoot – 5/8

A one-minute photo-shoot of Geneva resulting in some very funny faces.  

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Reality Blogging

By Annette Heidmann October 18, 2015 Art, Cleaning, Family Life, House, Out & About, Photography, Portraits No Comments
Reality Blogging

There’s nothing like a Saturday when everyone is home to help reign in the mad chaotic mess into which our home can descend in just a few short days –…

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