Goodies from Napa

This weekend I was blessed by a beautiful trip to Napa Valley with my husband and some wonderful friends. There was certainly beauty everywhere and I easily could have spent the entire trip composing photos and loving every minute of it. Perhaps I spent too much time with my camera as it was.  Someday..... someday it would be fun to go back to that area just for photography fun. I am thankful for what I have learned in my class, yet continually feel the frustration of not knowing how to capture what I see with my eyes.  I wish I could just know if it is composition and settings or a special lens or attachment.


My photography class is over. I still need to finish the final and work on the assignments that I haven't completed. It is difficult to describe how much I enjoy all of it. I love it. I am afraid, though, that I will get out of balance about it. I am finally pursuing something that I like and enjoying the chance to learn something-- yet, in the scheme of things, it just isn't that important, right? It is just photography. I find myself often reminding myself to hold onto it loosely- this pursuit doesn't need to define me, or be understood by everyone around me. It can't cause me to feel frustrated when I don't get the time I would like to delve into it. I can't irresponsibly place it in a higher financial priority. And, expression of how it moves me can't  be my highest aim.  There's a lot to think about with that. Anyway, here's a few shots of things I enjoyed this weekend.