The Best of the Blues (and a button)

Happy Best Shot Monday all! I hope you're all enjoying your holiday weekend.

So, what shot tickled you this week?

Pssst! Look what I finally made. A button for our Best Shot Mondays! YAY!

Wanna share the fun? Grab this code I put up and put the button on your blog today!

Picture a Word

Over at my other blog, I just reviewed a new show that will soon be coming out on PBS Kids called Word World for The Parent Blogger Network. If you want to find out how much my daughter loves the show, go read all about it over there.

If you'd like to win yourself a copy of the show on DVD (it's got 2 episodes on it) just leave a comment here and you'll be put into a random drawing. Here's the only catch; you must post your child's favorite word (let's keep it clean moms) in your comment. I would admit that right now my daughter's favorite word is "poop" but since I've asked you to keep it clean, I won't. Yep, the Clark family has been reduced to lots toilet humor. It's nothing I'm proud of, believe me.

But, back to Word World. The series begins on Sept 3rd so stay tuned and like I said, if you want to win a copy, comment here (note-I'm offering the exact same giveaway at Mother May I and yes, you may enter at both blogs but you must leave a comment at both). Oh, AND, if you somehow manage to take a photo of the word you are using, include a link to where the photo is and I'll throw your name in for the drawing twice. That's doubling your chances I think but then again, I don't do math. I do words.

So, what's your word?

Summer Fruit

As August slowly slips away, I find myself capturing all those little things that speak of summer.

I shot a series of these, but this one holds some kind of sweet mystery for me.

What kind of shots have been speaking to you this week?

My Best Shot (Better Late than Never)

Sisters. Aaaaaah. Gotta love 'em.

I got to see my sisters this weekend and we had a lovely time together. And on that note, I'm going to give a shout out to one of them--Happy Birthday Rebecca. May every wish come true for you. Xoxoxox.

I apologize for being tardy with this post today everyone.

I hope you're still up for sharing your Best Shot Monday!

My Best Shot in the Water

I love it when my daughter wears a swim cap at swimming lessons. Can you blame me? She is adorable!

 

I shared this shot for the photo challenge at Maya's Mom too. I was inspired by the words In the Water.

What inspired you this week?

Here's a Spectacle

...even if it is a few days late!

My intention was to post an image from my daughter's annual Ho'Ike (a fund-raising Luau for her Hula group) because the show was indeed a spectacle in the best possible way!

Here's a shot of my daughter teaching her dad how do "move it move it" if you know what I mean. It was hilarious! Notice he's looking at her hips trying to figure out how in the heck????

Can you get over that costume?? I had to make most of it! Along with the others she wears. A labor of love (and sometimes loathing) but when she gets out there and does her Polynesian thing it makes it all worthwhile. I do the same crazy thing for Halloween. It's just one of those mom things I do that I enjoy (kind of). Anyway, I just wanted to squeeze in at least one of these 'spectacular' shots for My Best Shot Monday.

Can't wait to see what you've got.

My Best Shot at Transcendence

For the last few weeks things have felt a bit out of control around here. With so much running around and juggling (above the norm) it's been hard for me to get my bearings. In other words, I'm all over the map. Summer is great and all but what comes with it is the lack of routine that always has me feeling anchor-less.

This shot of my oldest (a la my lensbaby) embodies those feelings of trying to rise above the chaos while I struggle with balancing all of the elements of life as they are coming at me at what seems like warp speed. Anyone feeling the same way?

What made you decide on Best Shot this week?

Thursday's Theme - Glee

Something tells me this one was an easy one. Can't wait to see your gleeful pix.

I really appreciate all the input on yesterday's post. I'd love to keep that conversation going. I think it's more Universal than we even realize....and I think it's a problem. Don't you? Ooops, sorry, I digress.  Today is about GLEE!

My Glowing Best Shot Monday

We got the chance to experience Illume this weekend and I'll tell you, it was it something to see. A bunch of the worlds greatest "action and adventure" photographs featuring extreme sport athletes doing what they do best lit up the sand and sky of Huntington Beach and it was awe-inspiring to say the least.

Read all about the exhibit on the Red Bull Illume website and get a look at the incredible photographs featured and the photographers that captured them. And I thought chasing after a preschooler with a camera was a challenge!

I look a handful of shots of the evening but this one of my daughter looking at the enormous glowing screen was my top choice for My BSM.

Illume's next stop: Portland, Oregon. If you live there, I encourage you to check out the show when it comes your way.

What glowing images would you like to share? No, 'glow' is not the theme today...I was just trying to be clever.

Thursday's Theme - Imagine

Imagine that just over four years ago, I didn't even know you. I wasn't graced by your beauty or touched by your wisdom. I hadn't seen the depth of eternity in your sacred blue eyes. I had never heard the laughter that pierces my heart with clear and perfect joy and I had no idea that I could ever possibly love this much.

Imagine how much one life can change when another enters into it.

Just imagine.