tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-11:782065coconutbeadcoconutbeadcoconutbead2012-01-08T15:26:52Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-11:782065:2003Go Saints !2012-01-08T15:26:52Z2012-01-08T15:26:52Zpublic1What a helluva game last night !!!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=coconutbead&ditemid=2003" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-11:782065:618Tuesday -- let the madness begin !2011-05-14T01:25:55Z2011-05-14T01:25:55Zpublic0Tuesday started out with a little bit of introductions... maybe a bit of marking territory. <br />Some folks were more experienced than I. <br />'Tis fine. <br />I came to learn. <br />And I did. <br /> <br />5 participants. <br />5 ladies wanting to learn, to get THE shot, to find that sweet picture that will remind them.<br /> <br />At the time, I didn't realize that I came to be pushed out of my comfort zone. <br />But I did.<br />And I was. <br /> <br />Day 1 started at the barn with Wendy's horses.<br />I fell in love with Ollie.<br />Had I been able to pack him up and bring him home, Ollie would now be living in NJ. <br /> <br />We worked on lighting.<br />We worked on stance. <br />Detail.<br />Composition. <br /> <br />The additional plan was to have someone come out and work their horse over the jumps, but due to the extremes in weather -- Kentucky has had incredible amounts of rain lately -- it just was not safe for the young lady to work her horse over the jumps. <br /> <br />Matt loaned me a 70-200 f2.8 lens<br />Must.<br />HAVE.<br />This.<br />Lens.<br /> <br />OMG he created a monster.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=coconutbead&ditemid=618" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-11:782065:478Intrepid adventures AGAIN.2011-05-14T01:24:37Z2011-05-14T01:24:37Zpublic0This time solo -- my twin sister of a different mother, Colleen, didn't make the trip with me. <br />Pushed out of the box yet again, I was. <br /> <br />Flights in were no big deal. <br />Bluegrass airport has changed even more -- I especially loved the new lifesize bronze thoroughbred statutes, complete with grooms and exercise boys. <br /> <br />Lexington has grown so much. My immediate landmarks are still there: Keeneland and Calumet Farm (well, DUH, like they would be gone). Others... not so sure. <br /> <br />The ORIGINAL, the first, Long John Silvers store is still there. And yes, I indulged -- zomg, I have missed hushpuppies and crunchies off the fish. No, it is NOT gourmet, but it was comfort food. <br /> <br />Monday night was dinner with Old Friends. <br />People that I have not seen in probably almost 10 years. <br />We stay in touch via phone and email, but nothing is as good as hugs. <br />Good hugs -- feeling them, and remembering how much you love them!<br /> <br />As I walked up to the table, the first words out of my mouth were "oh my god, you people have gotten old !"<br /> <br />They HAVE aged -- hair colors have changed -- but they are still ALL the same people that I hold dear in my heart. <br />That said, the hugs and laughter began. <br />The guys are still the young guns I always knew. <br />Nothing has changed there -- maybe some hair color, but other than that, they still rock. <br />Ladies look GOOD -- still laughing and smiling and reminding me of how much I treasure each and every one. <br />We told stories on each other.... and laughed and ate and told more stories. <br />Three and a half hours worth. <br />Until the restaurant began cleaning some around us and we got the hint. <br /> <br />These people were, and still are, important to me. <br />And I made sure they understood that. <br /> <br />It was important to me to let them know that... to let them know that they still held a huge place in my heart and that one of the first things I thought of, when I came to town, was seeing them. <br /> <br />I can't wait to see the pictures!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=coconutbead&ditemid=478" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments