Through the eyes of sisters, week 7 Topic: WORK

WORK .... this has the potential to be such a powerful topic. Every week I come on moaning time in not on my side, I have made peace with that. Unfortunately rain and strong winds kept me from chasing the picture I really wanted for this week, once again I found myself scrambling at the end to get something to submit (my bad). Next week the kids are back at school and I am going to use at least one of those days to get the pic I want for whatever topic my sister chooses (and now that I have put that in the open watch the weather forecast I am going to be plagued with floods and snow storms and gales ... just because Murphy lives on my doorstep).

On the bright side of the lack of time it does at least force me to think harder and out of my usual train of thought, look for idea's I wouldn't have thought of first hand, so I guess that is a good thing.

My sister's picture is simply beautiful! It symbolises work at it's hardest ... and mother and her offspring ... lets be honest there is no job tougher than kiddies of any kind. I am not going to rewrite my sisters story because she always has such a way with words. She said it like this: a couple of weeks back I wrote about the swan sitting on her nest - well, she is still at it, earning her jewellry while she hatches her cygnets.  I chose her because she has not budged since she laid the eggs, you can go past her any time night or day and she is ALWAYS there.  That's WORK if you ask me, but then, ask any mother and she will tell you that children are hard work - there is no down time, no 'off duty' sign you can put up like a cab driver (although, that's not a bad idea!).  Regardless of how tired you are, you will still get up to answer the whimpers of a sick child, or wake up early to finish a science project . . . and here is this beautiful lady, sitting on hard round eggs for WEEKS for her progeny.  Is this mother nature or a nurturing mother?  I think raising young can only be a labor of love, so the answer is nurture.

For me mine is obviously a mad scramble, having to have my pic submitted last night at 7pm I was going "ummm ..... ummmm ... ummmm" then I decided to do something symbolising my new "work" my new job that I am so excited about. Now most photographers always show themselves with a camera in front of their face and one eye peeking out, you know the sort of pic I am referring to. Well that is all good and well but then if I do that I am not taking the pic and it is kinda the point to be a photo I have taken ... not? so I did the next best thing. It is a bit cliche is you ask me, I am not happy with this weeks submission but I am doing it regardless because I have committed and if you know me you know if I commit then I do it no matter what ;-)

Before I sign off thank you for all the positive comments, it is great to hear positive words coming from others, especially others with the same passion. xxxx