Gratitude: Nice weather to play with kids and lay under clouds. The Pits: I have a note that Weston got really moody, but none of us can remember what he was moody about. Typical. The Peaks: Today, while I was
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Gratitude: Nice weather to play with kids and lay under clouds. The Pits: I have a note that Weston got really moody, but none of us can remember what he was moody about. Typical. The Peaks: Today, while I was

Gratitude: Vacation days from work, even though I’m being somewhat forced to take them. The Pits: Turner called me an idiot for making him take a shower. The Peaks: This 70-200mm lens has been my go-to workhorse for nearly every

Gratitude: Hand warmers and extra layers of clothes. The Pits: It was really cold for Weston’s flag football practice. The Peaks: After practice, we met Traci and Izzie’s family at Mill Creek Brewery, where they were playing trivia. The kids

Gratitude: Weston running to greet me when I got home. Nice walk with a new lens (Fujinon 50-140mm f/2.8). The Pits: Our flag football practice was 2 hours long in the 40 degree weather. The Peaks: Took a nice walk

Gratitude: Traci arriving home safely from her girls’ trip. Being able to participate in the flag football team practices, despite the rainy weather. The Pits: I had planned to record a chapter of The Century Cube audiobook, but had issues

Gratitude: A “mindful moment” lying on the ground with the boys and looking up at the clouds. The Peaks: There’s a stock photography company called Alamy.com that I’ve been following for some time. I saw a recent photo request from

Gratitude: 3:00 AM alarm experience with Boog and company during our family campout. Brisk morning runs. The Peaks: Someone was giving away two free bikes on Facebook, so the boys and I went to get them after flag football practice.

Gratitude: Ability to work from home as needed. Opportunity to have a guys’ weekend. UPS guy waiting on me to get home from picking up the boys from school so I could sign for the package containing my lens. The

Gratitude: Fun conversations and games with the boys during our walks. The Pits: None. The Peaks: I worked remotely since Traci was out of town and had a productive day. I’m considering moving from Canon to Fuji and the telephoto

Gratitude: Good relationships with both of the boys’ flag football coaches. The Pits: Another flag football practice rainout. I delayed in taking a photo of Weston’s school picture, thinking I’d take it tomorrow instead, but then he ended up returning