2009 Starts of Sad

It's the first weekend of the New Year and ready there's a lot of hurt in families this weekend. This weekend I know of two families that will lay love ones to rest. A member of all 3 families worked at the hospital and I knew them of at least knew of them.


One family lost their 3 year baby girl another is a friend that lost his Mother and one that lost her brother on Christmas Eve. My heart goes out to these families. All 3 of these families had one thing in common, they were working families like so many of us just trying to make. I guess we think about them more because we're with them more and they are one of us, but what about those like John Travolta's family, I think a lot of times we never think about how they hurt. All we see is them being a 'STAR' having more money than they could ever spend in a life time while we try to make it to payday to payday. I know the family is hurting this morning just as the families of my co-works.

What does one say at a time like this? I can't think of any words that in anyway that could possibly easy the pain of losing a child no matter how it happened.

Hurt knows nothing of how much money or the lack of money one has or how famous or how lonely one is.... it hurts and there's no way to easy the pain.

My heart goes out to all this morning that are feeling hurt and pain this morning....

Jan 1, 2009 - A New Beginning

First Light 2009

Good morning January 1, 2009. You're making a cool entrance at 35 here at my house this morning. I saw you roll in while this morning while watching TV. I was expecting all kind of fireworks to go off, but for once things were pretty quiet for once.

Mom told me once that her Mom told her that what ever you did on New Years Day is what you would be doing all year. Well as soon as the sun starts to rise I'm going to get the first sunrise of 2009 and then it's off to work. I hope this will bring me good luck on my photography this coming year. As for any resolutions, well maybe to try to be more out going and maybe to live a little happier life.

Last 2008 Sunset

This is the last sunset over the Pascagoula Beach for 2008. I wanted to end the year shooting pictures of the beach.


All and all 2008 was a good year. I got go the the PPMA Convention and meet Hanson Fong. Joined the Mobile Camera Club. Shot my first sunset beach wedding with Debbie. Lauren and Lane got married. Noah started walking.

This past spring I lost my little Maggie. Melissa had gotten her before she finished high school and when she and Jonathan got married little Maggie just stayed with Daddy. I guess she was 13 or 14 years old and bless her heart she had lost her eye sight, but she never let it stop her. Sometimes she would get excited and bump into things and if I were talking to her and move away she would still be looking at were I had been. The thing I loved about her most was that no matter what, she was always glad when I got home.


Today was the last day for Claudia. We wished her well on her retirement and we hope the best for her. After you've worked with someone for 32 years they become more like family not co-workers. It's not going to be the same anymore for us that worked with her for so long. I remember when I hired in she was out on leave with her new baby daughter April. Now in late Feb or early March, April will have a little girl.

Looking forward to 2009--- What will this New Year bring... Mary will finish high school in May and Gage will start kindergarten in Aug. What will my job bring about? Will I retire in 2009? I'll have 33 years in... I really would like to get 35 years before I retire. I wonder how my photography will go in 09? So for Debbie has about 3 or 4 weddings to shoot and I'm going to be shooting Erica's wedding in June. Wow.. all the kids are no longer kids...


Well with just over 6 hours left in 2008 I'll close out the year and wish all of you A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

It's back to work today

Well here we are with less than 3 days left in 2008. I'm going back to work today after being off for 2 weeks. Oh God, I just know there's going to be e-mails and phone messages… oh well I'm going to take it one thing at a time.

I've really done well these past 2 weeks. I didn't do much and I didn't get to go the Mobile Cemetery as I had planned to shoot some. A lot of the days were just bad (weather wise) while I was off. For once I really just enjoyed being around here doing nothing. I think Lucy and I may gave gained a couple of pounds. Lucy isn't going to know what to do with out me here today.

Christmas has come and gone and even Christmas this year wasn't as bad as it has been in the past. Gage got a camera and I must say he is doing very well taking pictures. With him starting so early with a camera
there's no telling where it may take him. If it only takes him out on trips with me... well then the camera has done well.

I went up to see Mom and Dad Friday and Melissa's family and Mary came up Saturday to see them. Mom and Dad could not get over Noah. Aunt Pat and Traci came down and Gage and Brooklyn had the best time running and playing up there.

The picture for today was taken up at Moms. It's just a ragweed that has gone to seed. I tried some other shots, but they didn't turn out like I was hoping. I've got to get a better handle on my B/W pictures. They look dull... I've posted a message on the Canon Forum and I've gotten a few comments on what to do.

Well I'm about to get up and to get a move on here. The first couple of days back are always BAD... hahaha