Black & White Wednesday

Fellow blogger, friend and inspiration, Wanda discovered Black & White Wednesday at Lisa's stunning blog, The Long Road to China a few weeks back. The concept behind it is brilliant as it invites photographers from across the spectrum ( meaning amateur newbies like me who just like to snap pics. of their munchkins and wish to learn more about photography ~ to professional photographers and everyone in between too! ) to share photos in black & white collectively.

For Lisa it was a way to beat the Winter doldrums and while we here are still relishing the white stuff and the new activities it yields, it IS true that I seem to take fewer photos as we spend much more of our time now indoors! I so miss our sunny days of basking ( er...racing after two active kids!) and I haven't felt a warm breeze on my face in oh so long now! But when I began peeking back into my photo archives it was like reliving those days of summer gone and just plain fun to glance back too! Time marches on swiftly but the moments we capture on film and in our hearts remain forever.

Please consider adding your thoughts and photos to this weekly Wednesday project and join in the fun! I may not be able to contribute each week, but I hope to as often as possible.

Below are a few photos from the summer a year ago ~ I'm calling this first series: Simply Summer with Lauren

Above: This one caught my eye then and now as it captures her sweet innocence yet reminds me (gasp) of the bride she will one day be..........which of course I'm SO NOT ready for!! lol

Below: The next 2 were taken in downtown Chicago: the first is Lauren playing in the fountains near Old Navy Pier and the second is her relaxing on what is fondly dubbed "the Bean" at Millennium Park. I think she was wore out in the 2nd one, but its a true emotion captured from that day! :)

And finally.....I can almost smell the blossoms Lauren is sniffing in Mimi O's pretty Springtime backyard.

Want to see more contributions by other's? Dash over to Lisa's, blog:

www.thelongroadtochina.blogspot.com for truly breathtaking photography AND peek at my friend Wanda's gorgeous girls & photos at her site: www.atlastmilanascominhome.blogspot.com ( or click on my blog roll)

Thanks for stopping by & taking a peek with me!