Jumping on the Bed.

Perhaps this is the oldest and most loved children's "sport" of all time: jumping on the bed. Admittedly, I love it too ... still.

Every time that Isaac's "future wife" Sydney sleeps over ... they endlessly perform their gymnastics skills on my bed. This time, I broke out the camera and tried to get some fun shots of it all.

For the following pics, I used a slow shutter speed, a flash, 1600 ISO and a tripod (the tripod was an after thought, so some of the pics are blurred). The results have been called "scary looking" by Sydney's Mom ... but I don't feel the same way. I love the transparency of their moving bodies against a still background ...

Ok --- so it's not photographic genuis ... but it does look like lots of fun, doesn't it? (You can see that the last pic was desperately missing a tripod :) Good times.

May you & yours enjoy some simple pleasures this weekend ...

Love,

Jodi

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Something New.

Oh how I am totally in love with my new camera. I could shoot photos all day long and never get bored. This camera just makes it so easy ... all around.

So, because I am having such a great time with it ... and I am taking some photos that people have actually expressed interest in purchasing ... and I am trying to raise money for Haitian Roots through my Etsy store ... I thought I might sell some photos over there.

I have placed the following photo for sale:

I have more listings planned as well ... and am very excited about trying something new ... both with the Etsy store and with my creativity. Thanks for sharing in this new venture with me. Your encouragements and support have been so wonderful.

Love,

Jodi

P.S. I have also added some fabric and sewing supplies to the store as well ... a venture that is less creative, but still fun ... as I love handling fabrics :) Who doesn't?

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