Beautiful granddaughters for annual photo event

Through the years my challenge is to coordinate and outing to photograph my granddaughters out for  a photo event which started as "instead of" school pictures. Day was overcast and surprise to find autumn leaves still usable. They are so photogenic but can soon start clowning around. Baily is in the maron shirt and Brooke the green.

Of course we always have to do something with the bridge and they came up with this pose.

Joyfully tossing leaves. 

Great Concert at Central High with Bailey

This is my granddaughter that played in the concert last night with the orchestra playing classical and a Wizard of Oz medley.  

My ongoing challenge is getting a decent, focused photo with the lighting and distance. On the top photo, I was using a monopod and kept upping up the ISO and last shot was 2000 and the top photo was ISO 1000.  Non of the photos were tack sharp.

Kelsie's Graduation from Central High School

This is my oldest granddaughter Kelsie. She is going on to UW next fall.

Mother's Day treasures

These are photos taken on Mother's Day. Above, my daughter Kara, her husband Slade, and granddaughters Kelsie, Bailey, and Brooke. Lower picture is my son Kent.

On a less happy note, my desktop computer refuses to start up, so into the fix it shop today. Hopefully it isn't totally dead but it is at least 10 years old. This laptop is also not working smothly and should also be worked on. Shish, technology that I love hate.

Lunch with Bailey

Yesterday on Bailey's lunch break from her All State Orchestra practice, we had lunch at Jimmy Johns. Concert was fantastic.

I set the camera to inside mode and let it do the figuring. It jumped the ISO to 500 to get the shot. White wall didn't help either.

Mom's 96th Birthday

This was Mom's 96th birthday at Culvers. Lots of in town family showed up. '

We took up 3 different tables and  choose a different restaurant next time.