SEPTEMBER ... SO FAR

"By all these lovely tokens

September days are here,

With summer’s best of weather

And autumn’s best of cheer."

-   Helen Hunt Jackson, September, 1830-1885

September 1 ~ Playing with an app called Paper by FiftyThree that lets you sketch and draw with pens and brushes, take notes, create diagrams, and draw on photos, etc ~ it's kinda fun

September 1 ~ Also playing with an app I heard about on Photojojo called Gudak Cam, "a disposable camera in your iPhone" ~ you get 24 shots for one 'film roll' and after you finish the last shot of the 'film' you have to wait an hour to reload the 'film' ~ And THEN you have to wait a full 3 days for the so-called developing process to see your photos ~ there's a tiny viewfinder just like in those old disposable cameras and no preview of the shots you take ~ the 'developing process' adds random filters and light leaks ~ and here is a lovely portrait of a bowl of popcorn taken with Gudak ....

.... took this one while sitting in the car waiting for the light to change ~ the viewfinder is so tiny it's hard to see what your snapping ~ the app actually makes the clicking noise of the shutter button and the grinding sound of the 'film' rolling forward ....

.... so you don't know what you're going to end up with until your photos appear in your photo file ~ fun stuff I guess but a bit frustrating for those of us who are spoiled by the instant preview of digital phone cameras ~ this one looks like a snapshot circa 1970 ~ fun fact: Gudak is taken from the term 'Gudagdali', an old Korean term for 'outdated' ~ they got that right

September 3 ~ Jane and me ~ great sisters think alike ~ I made that up, but it's true ~ this happens a lot in our sisterhood

September 3 ~ after Sunday evening worship service sunset

September 3 ~ grandson Elijah dove hunting with his dad, Jerry, who took this picture ....

.... didn't get any doves this time

September 5 ~ helped pack food boxes with Churches of Christ Disaster Relief http://disasterreliefeffort.org

Boxes going to Texas, Louisiana, and Florida ~ this is a worthy cause that gets supplies like food, household items, baby/children items to flood victims in need right now ~ please consider donating 

September 8 ~ Knox ran 10 laps in Cougar Run, his elementary school's only fundraiser for the year...

...one tired Cougar

September 10 ~ Have you seen IT? I love scary movies ~ Pennywise is probably the scariest clown ever ~ p.s. I did not take this picture 😳

September 10 ~ another awesome Sunday sunset

September 13 ~ Churches of Christ Disaster Relief volunteers gearing up to pack another 1500 food boxes to send to flood victims

Another shameless plug for this organization ~ here's how you can help ~ 

http://disasterreliefeffort.org/?page_id=142

Not my picture ~ saw it somewhere online and it made me laugh

September 15 ~ Today ~ grandson Knox is ready for Halloween in his Optimus Prime Transformers costume ~ his Aunt Holly (jokingly) bet him a hundred dollars this would not be his costume come Halloween ~  this bet is based on past experience as last year he couldn't decide what/who he wanted to dress up as and ended up with a mashup of four different super hero costumes

 

September 15 ~ Today ~ granddaughter Shelby ~ Isn't she lovely in the glow of afternoon sunlight? 

September 15 ~ Today ~ grandson Elijah dressed up and handsome for the dance at his middle school  

~ and yes he had a date ~ 

I need a Pause button ~ time .... slow down ... sloooowww down!

"Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain so yellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a young and a callow fellow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow--follow."

  -  Try to Remember, Lyrics by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt