Platte Woods United Methodist Church had a packed house for Easter. They even added an extra service and offered shuttle rides to help with parking. What a great way to celebrate Christ!
Canon 60d
1/30 sec., f/4.0, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (24 mm), ambient light
My aunt Jill passed away from pancreatic cancer last July. So when my family heard about the first pancreatic cancer PurpleStride 5k in Kansas City, we jumped on board. We ran, walked, raised money, and volunteered at the event. It was a huge success, drawing 1100 participants and raising over $97,000! This photo is what it’s all about – the survivors. Out of 1100 people, there were only eight survivors. Eight. There have been almost no advancements in pancreatic cancer in the last 40 years, and the five-year survival rate is only 4%. Hopefully with passionate people like those we celebrated with Saturday morning, those numbers will start to change.
Canon 60d
1/400 sec., f/4.0, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (28 mm), natural light
Happy Earth Day! I don’t have any bright and colorful nature photos since the last two days have been rainy.
All the gas we use and the toxins we emit each day must make “Mother Earth” weep. Filling up Jerod’s two-door car for $48 on Thursday made me want to cry, too.
1/100 sec., f/4.0, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (32 mm), natural light
I watched the ducks near our apartment play in the muddy rain puddles this morning. They seemed to enjoy it, but they also enjoyed a thorough cleaning afterward.
1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (170 mm), natural light
A couple weeks ago while riding bikes, Jerod and I stumbled across this random sculpture in what looked to be an abandoned field. I don’t carry my DSLR camera on my bike, so I went back yesterday evening to photograph it. According to the forecast, we’re supposed to have rain every day for the next week, so this may be the last glimmer of sunlight you see on the blog for a while.
Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/11.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (40 mm)
This is my all-time favorite Easter decoration! (And one of about three I actually own.) I may have to go after-Easter shopping this year. 😉 Although I do think it’s sad that probably the most important Christian holiday has become so commercialized and secular.
Canon 60d
1/8 sec., f/8.0, ISO 1000
18-200 mm lens (60 mm), ambient light & flashlight
Last night we made these mango smoothies with the mango we got from Door to Door Organics. They were delicious! Here’s our recipe:
1 frozen banana
1/2 mango
5 oz. orange juice
4 oz. vanilla yogurt
10 ice cubes
Blend and serve! Makes two tasty, healthy smoothies!
Canon 60d
1/30 sec., f/4.5, ISO 1000
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), ambient light
What a great joy that the processional of children walking through the isles waving palms was five or ten minutes long at the Palm Sunday service! We didn’t have the best vantage point from the middle of a crowded pew, but the kids were adorable. Even the poor screaming girl, who obviously DID NOT want to be there.
Canon 60d
1/50 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
18-200 mm lens (170 mm)
We spent yesterday evening hanging out with my cousins and their kiddos. Kids are so photogenic, so it was really hard to pick out a favorite photo. I chose this one because I love Taylor’s facial expression as she flies down the driveway on her trike.
Canon 60d
1/50 sec., f/5.0, ISO 640
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), natural light
Yesterday was one of those cold, rainy days where you just want to stay inside. So I decided, despite the 40 degree temps, to do my annual closet switch from my winter wardrobe to my summer one. Jerod thought this photo was hilarious because it looks like I have so many clothes, whereas I looked at this photo and thought, “It looks like I have more winter clothes than summer clothes. I’d better go shopping!”
Canon 60d
1/25 sec., f/3.5, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), ambient light
It’s hard to believe this view of a Kansas City train yard, and this view of beautiful tulips, are a mere four blocks apart from each other.
Canon 60d
1/1000 sec., f/7.0, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), natural light
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