Love is so complex a thing that no man should have the arrogance to attempt to define it, to fathom the nature of love.
Love is complex; we perceive it, but no definition can express it.
– Rudolf Steiner
This is the fifth month of a year-long blog circle I am participating in with about a dozen women from around the world… at the end of the post is a link to the next blog and a view of their world in May.
Should you complete the circle you will come back to my blog again…
View January-April’s “My Corner of the World Posts”
This month has really picked up… school shows & weekend day trips being a few things filling our calendar.
Almost too busy. Not much time to sit still and be us. I am looking towards June and the quiet and fun it will hopefully bring.
I have been working on a special new project, so I’ve been a bit quiet while keeping my head down and working lots.
More information on this to follow in the next few weeks
Here is Abby’s preschool show… to the tune of “Oh Susanna”
She did not preform for the last act with the rest of her class. Tears began and she stepped down.
She was concerned because they mentioned “Water Ice” (what our corner of the world calls “Italian Ice”) and she didn’t know if she would like it or not.
It was plaguing her through the whole performance.
We took a tour of Lancaster on the Strasburg Railroad after a picnic lunch. Owen was mesmerized!
And even in the busy midst of my writing and deadlines I still had time to develop a new personal project… Taking macro images of the kids….
Thank for checking me out this month! Visit my friend Jaime Profeta to continue on May’s Blog Circle.
May 30, 2013 - 11:04 pm
[...] This is the 5th of my blog circle posts about life in my corner of the world, please do follow the blog circle all the way round to see what life is like in May for some of my talented photographer friends. Continue this circle of photographer friends from by visiting my friend from Washington, Marissa Andersen Gifford of Marissa Gifford Photography. [...]
May 31, 2013 - 2:21 pm
I read your blog via Rebecca Spencer’s blog circle. Such a great idea and a beautiful blog
June 3, 2013 - 11:10 am
Oh you have the perfect lens for capturing school performances. The train series is fab. My son would love it, in fact l must look for something similar for him.
June 4, 2013 - 5:52 am
I LOVED the ones on the train. What an adventure. The school performance ones are great too. Your auditorium must be pretty gosh darn fancy to have such a grand stage. Or maybe it’s the perspective
I totally had to look up Italian Ice too. I had no idea, but wikipedia came to my rescue. Did she like it?
June 6, 2013 - 8:35 pm
Beautiful, as always!! I love the Strasburg shots too! I have to take my guys there. I think Emily would love it. Can’t wait to see more about your special project! 
June 6, 2013 - 9:21 pm
Love your May Melissa, looks like you were super busy! School performances are always a heart warmer. The railroad trip looks so fun, love the images on the train.
June 15, 2013 - 5:16 pm
Aww, sweet little Abby! Hope she likes Italian ice. And what a neat railroad trip!! Can’t wait to see what your June looks like as summer warms up.
This is the fourth month of a year-long blog circle I am participating in with about a dozen women from around the world… at the end of the post is a link to the next blog and a view of their world in April.
Should you complete the circle you will come back to my blog again…
What a change April brought to us…
The weather is warmer
The colors are popping from the ground
The Earth, again, has begun to grow once more
Life exists outdoors instead of in…
My husband and I also had the pleasure of a 5 day trip to ourselves.
This was the first time we have been alone for more than 1 night since we had kids…
For two days, I took a photography workshop and the other three we spent traveling southern California’s coast…
Please continue the circle to see what April looks like in other areas of our world.
Next up, please visit my friend, Rebecca Spencer, from Buckinghamshire, England for her take on “April In My Corner of the World”
May 1, 2013 - 2:29 am
Five days alone on vacation with the hubbs? That sounds amazing! It looks like you guys had a great time.
Happy Spring, too!
May 1, 2013 - 2:33 am
Gorgeous images Melissa! I absolutely LOVE them ALL!
May 2, 2013 - 5:05 pm
Beautiful pictures! I’m with you; SO happy the weather is getting nicer and we can get out of the house!
May 9, 2013 - 7:07 pm
Beautiful, Melissa! And looks like you and hubby had a great time on your little getaway!!
May 12, 2013 - 8:17 am
Your words are as stunning as your photos, I always like peeping in on your blog as I find it so inspiring x
Expecting is pure magic.
The round of the belly, the feel of life inside, knowing that you are growing and creating by simply breathing.
The swell moves forward as you approach “the date”.
Your walk slows, your emotions heighten, the house seems to change.
The moment is coming.
You will never again, with each new child, be quite the same.
Forever your heart is entangled and shared with someone you barely know, but know so well…
Here is a post about baby Joss, before and after her entrance to the world…
This is the third month of a blog circle I am participating in with about a dozen women from around the world… at the end of the post is a link to the next blog and a view of their world in March.
Should you complete the circle you will come back to my blog again…
March has been full of wanting to be outside.
Usually there are a few surprise warm days thrown into the otherwise chilly average temperatures, but this year it has been colder than cold.
This month’s post is about the day we visited the “Natural History Museum” in Wilmington, Delaware. It was a spur of the moment outing, as we had a free Saturday and Abby has been asking questions about dinosaurs for awhile.
Please continue the circle to see what March looks like in other areas of our world.
Next up, please visit my friend, Zemya Photography, a Bay Area Photographer, for her take on “March In My Corner of the World”
April 2, 2013 - 5:25 pm
Oh my gosh, there are so many great images here! I love them all! And your kids are adorable!! I’ll have to check that museum out. It looks pretty quiet there, which is nice.
April 2, 2013 - 11:12 pm
Beautiful images! Your kids are precious. And what a great museum.
April 2, 2013 - 11:34 pm
Melissa these are so great! And it seems like the little ones had a great time at the museum. Love the one of little Abby under the huge dinosaur bones!
April 5, 2013 - 12:19 am
Awesome images Melissa! They are all fantastic but I love the first one and the earth one a whole lot.
April 6, 2013 - 5:42 am
Eeek! Love these. I love seeing their faces illuminated by the exhibit lights. It’s like I’m marveling with them.
So… what did she think of the real dinosaurs?
April 6, 2013 - 8:44 am
Oooh BIG dinos and little kiddies! This looks fantastic, Theo would love to visit this museum. Hope you had a great time.
celeste jones - Beautiful work!