I’m cheating a bit with the theme for this week’s photo, “Mothers.” Both my mother and mother-in-law live out of state, so I couldn’t get a picture of theme for the week. I am terrible at self-portraits so I didn’t even try getting myself in a photo.

Instead I photographed the two children that gave me the title of “mother.” I have renewed admiration for children’s photographers, because trying to get both of them cooperating in one photo was hugely challenging.

What did you do for Mother’s Day?

For more photos illustrating “Mothers,” visit Kent Weakley, who is hosting for Darcy at my3boybarians.

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“Still Life,” the theme for this week’s photo, immediately brought to mind paintings of fruit and flowers. It also brought to mind my son, the antithesis of “still life” if there ever was one.

Instead of trying to get a photo of my son in a rare still moment (you can see one of those at last week’s “Siesta” picture), or a composed photo of cut flowers arranged in a vase like my mental image of “Still Life,” I decided to shoot the beautiful flowers that are now blooming outside my front window.

Why? Because flowers are something that can still my son when we go for walks. He is so high-energy, and races his motorcycle as fast as he can, but when we come across flowers he has to stop every time and give them all a sniff. Often I have trouble keeping him from racing up to people’s front doors if they have flowers flanking the doorway; he wants to smell them all. I try and contain him to flowers that are accessible from the sidewalks only.

What do you think of for “Still Life?”

For more photos illustrating “Still Life,” visit Kent Weakley, who is hosting for Darcy at my3boybarians.

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Unlike last week’s theme where I struggled to figure out how to interpret it, and never did really like my idea or photograph, this week it was clear what I wanted to photograph. I have young children, of course they are the first things I think of for “things that grow.” And then my baby took her first unassisted steps last Saturday at only 9 1/2 months, so it was even more perfect to feature her.

Until Tuesday morning, when both kids were near the front door when the garbage truck was going down the street. They were FASCINATED by watching it, and both of them stood at the glass door, glued to its movement.

The picture isn’t the greatest, because I had to move fast before the truck left, but I love how it captures both of them:

But since I don’t want to ignore baby girl after her big milestone, here she is, so proud of herself:

Visit my3boybarians for more pictures illustrating “Things That Grow.”

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