Art or Hobby?

Art or Hobby?

Day 271 – What makes my photographs “art” or “hobby”? If I enjoy the process, is it a hobby? If I struggle, is it art? Am I the one who decides? Or is it the viewer?

 

Rockford Air Fest 2012

Rockford Air Fest 2012

Day 201 – We went to the Air Show today. It was thrilling. I really had a difficult time picking my favorite photo from today. There were so many amazing aerial displays! Photos can’t do these planes and pilots justice. You have to see them in person, to hear the roar of the engines as they fly by. The fighter planes in this photo are part of the Thunderbirds.

 

Bravery

Bravery

Day 196 – “Bravery never goes out of fashion.” – William Makepeace Thackeray

 

Young Ones and Old Glory

Young Ones and Old Glory

Day 88 – While I was sitting in the pick up line at my son’s school, I watched these two boys carefully take down the flag and fold it up. They were so careful to do it right. It was a sweet, simple moment that reminded me not to be too cynical about the future.

 

Freedom Is Not Free

Freedom Is Not Free
Freedom is Not Free

Day 64 – December 7, 1941 – “…a day that will live in infamy…” FDR.

This statue is part of a larger display memorializing the other major conflicts America has been in. Someone had left the rose in her hand. I thought that it was worth remembering all the women who serve in wartime and the sacrifices they made.

 

Bloods Point

Bloods Point
Bloods Point

Day 38 – My son and I ventured out to find a cemetery just outside of town that is rumored to be haunted. It was small and many of the headstones were old and fallen over from age or vandalism. There was one lone flag marking one of the few newer graves there. We took a moment to be thankful for our freedom. Gone but not forgotten.