Hi all!

Back on track this week!

Actually Friday the 13th has always been a good day for me! All days are great! Each one is a blessing in so many ways! So, don't let superstition keep you from enjoying today!

It has been a busy week! Started something new this week---sculling lessons down at Lady Bird Lake:) What a blast and what a workout. It is so beautiful to glide through the water on the sculling boats. It looks easier than it is! There is so much to coordinate to make it all work. One of the biggest things is looking over your shoulder to ensure that you don't hit anything...even the swans are at risk with me out there!

Also preparations for Vietnam are in full swing. Only three more weeks until the mission begins. Please pray for Good Samaritan Medical Ministry http://www.gsmedicalministrry.org/ If you wish to donate please go to the website. Our dollars go a long way!

I have attached seven photographs today to illustrate the difference between black and white photography versus color. Sometimes black and white adds depth and sometimes it takes it away. There are clearly pictures that look best in one or the other and some images can be both. An example is the picture with the goat. I think the black and white makes the image look more third world than the color version. The cross on the tombstone takes on a more eery appearance in black and white than the color version. The door becomes extremely flat in black and white and looks more like an illustration. You decide for yourselves.... I love working in both.

I am working on a book of black and white portraits of Austin musicians and their biographies. They look best in black and white I believe...(attached is one of those)~~~

Love to all of you!

;) Watch out for me on Lady Bird Lake!