The Simple Path

April... Spring has arrived according to our calendars, which means that the brutal cold weather of winter will soon be a distant memory. This photo was inspired by the AHA National Walking Day on April 2, 2014 and Andrew Whyte's Legography project. If you've followed this blog for any amount of time you are well aware of my love of toy photography, a practice that dates back to 2009 and can be blamed on a little stuffed dog called Snugg LePup on Flickr.

The real heart connection with this photo is to follow this path of life with passion and wonder, and to quote a fortune cookie "A truly great person never puts away the simplicity of a child".

Fuzzy Start

1/365 Fuzzy Start
Originally uploaded by maggie_gem

A new year, a new beginning! I'm off to a fuzzy start...

Wow, another chance to start anew! I'm having difficulty gathering my thoughts as I try to focus on moving forward. Maybe I just need to be POSITIVE and ponder what I'd like to accomplish. I know it will all come in time, just not today.

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and successful new year!

Speaking of Gems...

While browsing through TweetDeck yesterday morning, a contact posted a link to a wonderful presentation that we all can learn from Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids Video on TED.com.

Reminded me of this fortune I got a few months back and was the Photo of the Day 32/365

I really do enjoy my toys, that inner child is just trying to break through all this grown-up baggage!

02/16/2010 Dare to Be Different

47/365 “All progress occurs because people dare to be different.”
~ Harry Millner

Camera:      Nikon D40
Exposure:     0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture:     f/4.5
Focal Length:     30 mm
Focal Length:     30.0 mm
ISO Speed:     200
Exposure Bias:     +2/3 EV
Flash:         Auto, Fired, Return not detected

Puppy Love

Friday Fun Foto

Having fun with flicker and Big Huge Labs, happy Friday! Until next time - Live, Love Laugh

Embrace Change

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In celebration of the first day of Autumn, my newest Photo Buddy "Louie daLamb" is starring in this poster to Embrace Change!

Louie is a gift from my daughter, she knows I'm a bit nuts and still play with my toys! This little guy comes from William Patterson University and proudly wears the school's colors!

Happy Fall!