03/22/2010 ***Celine took this shot during the Passion play this evening. It was the first time she had ever used the D90 and she handled all of the challenges well using only existing light in a church with the lights dimmed. A group of the teens have been practicing this play for weeks and even though Celine is too young to play a part, she has been there for each of the practices supporting the teens in every way she could. She has stood in for absent actors, picked up props and various other unnoticed tasks that helped the production go more smoothly. So when I asked her to take pictures while I ran the video, she was thrilled. She was also very excited when I told her that I was going to put one of her pictures up in the dailies community. Way to go Celine! You are a good sport, always helpful in every way you can be. We still have three more showings of the play. Who knows how you will be asked to support the production this weekend? But I know you will come through. You always do.
03/222/2010 ***Daffodils in the Evening
03/21/2010 ***There is a Native American legend that goes with this flower. A warier was injured in battle and left unable to contribute to his tribe in any useful way. He couldn't cultivate the land for food, hunt or fight. So he sat in a field one day and asked the Great Spirit to show him his path, to show him how he was to contribute. He heard no answer. But he returned some time later to the same location. He noticed a little red flower there that was unlike any flower he had ever seen. And each time he returned, he saw more and more of the little red flowers. The sight was so beautiful, he decided to paint the landscape. He rendered everything in the painting just as it appeared. But when he tried to paint the little red flowers, nothing seemed to capture the color. He tried all the different natural resources that could produce a red tint. But nothing matched the color of the flower. Finally, he tried dipping one of the little red flowers in water and brushing it on the painting. It worked perfectly. Today, that little red flower is known as Indian Paintbrush.
