Image taken Sunday July 4th, 2010 at 4:22 pm. ISO 200, SS 1/200, f/2.2. Lens 50mm f/1.4 (Nikon).
Today is a day steeped in traditions. Capture the mainstays or simplest pleasures of your routine today, be it a holiday tradition or a celebration of summer.
We haven't been to see fireworks since Penny was about 5 weeks old, it was Columbus' Red, White, and Boom. We were close, ash fell on us. . .the people with the baby. Maybe that's why she can't hear me tell her no? The next year I was pregnant, we did nothing. The following year we were in Kansas City with family, the kids were tired and it was bedtime, the end. 2008 Josh was bitter about something, we didn't want to go anywhere, your kidney exploding will do that I hear. Last year we were in California, our kids were still on the eastern time zone, so we offered to watch our hosts' baby.
So summary: not real big fourth of july celebrations people. not that we don't like the holiday, or the festivities, just not something that meshes with our scheduled programming right now. . .maybe next year.
Instead I pretended we were some of those non-americans taking the course and went the path of trying to capture something that symbolizes summer celebrations for this family. And if it is summer and we are having friends over, Andy usually grills. And he grills well. It just so happened he was out of his homemade "Mutha Sauce," the base sauce for a lot of his recipes, and was cooking that up today.
Nothing says summer celebration like Andy grilling up something awesome and serving it with a homemade delectable sauce.
I love the color of the sauce! Also, not just the part about grilling fits the photo theme, but definitely the ball jars for canning. I think it is a very creative shot. I am also doing the Picture Summer class and I love the inspiration so far. And finally, small world isn't it with our husbands going to high school together? Always amazes me. Hope you had a great weekend.
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