Here are a few shots of the Wedding that I made before I myself was drafted to be photographed.  It was good to not be in charge. I didn't even follow the pro around and use all her set-ups.  I don't really mind if others do that while I'm photographing a wedding, but I decided I would just be the mom on this day.  So, these are shot only from that perspective.

We went to the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art last week. I love that one. It is attached to the National Portrait Gallery and they are two of my favorites in the city.  At the bookshop, I found a new treasure that I've been reading a bit at a time. It is a collection of essays by Robert Adams and published by Aperture Foundation.  I found a quote that I already love, mostly because it helps me both explain my love of photography and simultaneously justify my lack of ambition to jump in with both feet and become a Professional Photographer. :o)

Photographers "may or may not make a living by photography," he writes, "but they are alive by it." 

 That makes me happy.