Home for the Holidays

By far, the best part of the holidays is having my three kids home, together.  Having adult children has been so much fun, and watching them together is even better...

A Dad and His Sons

My father-in-law Chuck turned 87 this weekend and he decided to throw himself one heck of a birthday bash.  This image of Chuck dancing with his four sons encircling him says it all...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving in our home means that Mike is in charge of deep frying five turkeys for 50 people.
The preparation starts the day before, and he absolutely loves it.  No one messes with Mike and his turkeys...

Motorcycle Mama

My Mom is in town visiting, and the unseasonably warm weather enticed her to hop on the back of the scooter with Mike...she had a ball!

hannah

I just returned from spending time with my 2 year old niece Hannah in Detroit.  Hannah invited me to her gymnastics class which was great fun.  Below is the best "donkey kick" in the class!  I also had the chance to jump on the trampoline with her, and her mom Ashley captured a shot of me (my butt) in mid air.....

He's Smiling...again!

"Red"

...to be included as a visual definition of the color "red"...

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Now THAT'S a hat!

I captured many images of the "streimel", a fur-ringed hat traditionally worn by married Ultra-Orthodox men on the Sabbath, Jewish holidays, and special occasions...it is not worn on a daily basis...

Military Arms

As commonplace as seing armed military is in Israel, these soldiers caught in an innocent public display of affection really stood out to me, and I was thrilled to be able to capture this image...

Lost Faces of Israel

This sculpture, "Korczak and the Ghetto's Children",  is located outside Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem.  Korczak (a great Polish-Jewish educator) and the children of his orphanage were sent to the Treblinka death camp in 1942.  This statue represents Korczak's attempt to shelter this group of children with his body and outstretched, embracing arms.  Only his face and hands are visible, uniting the group with their embrace.  Traditionally, visitors place stones on the memorial as a sign of respect...

Those Were The Days

We finally got around to cleaning the basement.  Going through years of outgrown and/or outdated clothing that's been collecting down there was like going through a time capsule.  We came across the kids' wetsuits which brought back a flood of wonderful memories from our houseboating days.  Allie's was the last one we picked up, and when we saw how small it was, it  brought tears to our eyes...

Faces of Israel

During my recent trip to Israel, I found myself rather obsessed with capturing photos of Israeli people.  This is one of the photos that will probably end up in a photo book I'll print called "Faces of Israel"...