My First !!!

There is always a first time :)

This won’t be a long blog because as I am looking at this empty page, I realize my mind is empty too…. and I don’t know if that is good or bad at this point :) But not only is this my first blog, its my first web page so maybe my mind is empty because all of a sudden I have an open book before me…

Let’s start with this though, because this who I am, and whose story this blog will write.
I am an avid animal lover and often am called the cat / dog / horse lady to people near and far. Photography is an art for me, an emotion that runs deep and sometimes in many directions. I did not discover my endearment for Photography until late in life and if there were any way to turn back the clock for that, I would.

My childhood was rough and when I became an adult it roughened up to some very traumatic experiences that shaped who and what I was and it wasn’t until I was literally at death’s door from my ex that made me realize that turning a double 360 was my only option out of the hole I helped bury myself in. My ex went to prison for what he did to me so it was a choice made for me and for a number of years I had to “regenerate” a healthy way to look at me. I did a lot of growing from the inside out and learned that windows do become doors, it’s all about how you open them and let down the door jam… I am a survivor and have a second chance in life, used it wisely because I have never heard about anyone who talked about a third chance… the first one was a life changer and very challenging!

When I met my current husband 15 yrs ago, he helped form the person I wanted to become! He was the one I should have met when I was 15 and many times we have sat and reminisced about places we’ve lived or visited and realized we were within 1 mile or less from each other. About 5 yrs ago he bought me an outrageously expensive camera because I liked taking pictures and all I had was an antiquated Pentax that only worked some of the time and a small digital point and shoot. So we went to Best Buys and got a Sony A27 with extra lens, a camera bag and other goodies. I took a lot of “green” pictures but I learned a lot, the best part was the zest and initiative to keep learning more.

From there it grew… my life had meaning… my life had love, and a love for learning that love is not 4 letters or an emotion but an act of will… I told God in one of my recent prayers that I have to live until I am 160 because not only want to redo my life, I want to “live” in the happiness and blessings of a fruit-full life….. Maybe there is more than one reason I have an empty mind