Vacation

Alex and I were talking about our favorite parts of vacation.  For him, it's all the things he can get out and do.  Like jogging, eating out, going to the movies (True Grit is amazing).  For me, it's all the things that I don't have to do.  Like keep the house tidy and cook every meal.

We both agree that vacation is great because we can have so much uninterrupted time together.

Like this afternoon when Eloise did a photo shoot for her incredible parents.  :-)  She would aim and we would lean to try to get in the frame.  It was silly, fun, totally unproductive, and completely perfect for vacation.

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I've been talking a lot about photography lately with lots of different folks.  One conversation turned towards editing.  How incredible editing can be.  I know it's true for most photographers and bloggers.  Every image you see is edited in some way.  The object of editing is to improve your original and not make it worse.    And that can be more difficult than you might think.

Eloise's favorite part of vacation is playing with her cousins and with other people's toys.

Cordelia's favorite part of vacation is all the love and attention she gets.  And Gigi and Grandad's carpeted staircase.  She can slide down fast on her tummy.

Our least favorite part is packing our bags to go back home.  And that's why I'm blogging now.  I'm procrastinating.  Not packing.  Just blogging.  Because I'm still on vacation.