Catching Up (a little)

I'd like to say that this is the reason that I haven't been taking many photos over the past couple of months:

But it isn't.

I could say that this is the reason I haven't been blogging much:

With Scot....

But, Scot's not the reason either.  (Though he'd be a good reason).

It would be nice to be able to say that I've been so busy over the past few months that I simply haven't had time, or been able to set aside time for posting.  But, I won't. 

And, I could say that it's been the dreary weather or the lack of photoworthy moments.  But, I can't really say that. 

After all....
There have been outings with "Papa Bill" and friends to play in the snow:

I've been skiing with Bill--first time with a season pass, my own gear, and my own personal coach whose taught me to stay on my edges, be countered, and have good angulation.  Who knew. 

And I've been on adventures with good friends...

But, such outings are not the reason that I haven't been photographing and haven't posted in so long.  I don't think I would have been blogging without these wonderful winter diversions.

More likely, perhaps, it's been the apparent monotony and mundaneness of life that I let sneak in and lead me to laziness, procrastination, or something like that. But, I don't really think it's that either.  Maybe it's the desire time to time to just enjoy certain moments without interruption; the preference to leave the camera behind when I go on walks or adventures or visits with friends.  

Or maybe not...because the camera in no way seemed an interruption or inconvenience on my trip to see my sister and keep her company while Bryce was on a golf trip with the guys!

There was a little bit of basketball...

And I got to play carpool mom for a few hours...

Jenna proved she could walk is mom's new red high heels as well as a .... umm... let's just say ... the girl knows how to rock a pair of heels. . .

We made pizza...

And, oh yes, there was frozen yogurt... 
Thankfully, we hit it just ahead of the winter-storm rush:

I have decided that next time I go to FroYo with anyone under age 8, I am going to have whatever he or she is having.  It is amazing just how good is the combo of cake mix, peanut butter, and raspberry frozen yogurt topped with Nerds, brownie bites, Gummy Worms, whipped cream, and more than one maraschino cherry!

Then there was shoveling, some sledding, and a perfect sunset.

I don't really know why I haven't been taking many photos and blogging (my form of journaling) over the past couple of months--neither why I haven't done it nor why I haven't felt like it.

But, I do know that it's not because life isn't good, although, of course, life is not always good. 

It's not because life has been too busy or too dull, because really neither can ever be the case.

I'd like to think it's because I've been intentionally living by the words of the French playwright, Champort, who said,

"Contemplation often makes life miserable.  We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live." 

But, I never had heard of Champort, much less this quote, until searching online just now for some wise, articulate person's words that could somehow capture whatever it is I'm trying to say.  And, I'm not even sure that Champort's words really do the job of bringing the sort of unity and closure and point to this post that I was hoping.   No matter, I guess.  I've managed to get a bit more up to date on documenting some of the events of the past several weeks and perhaps that is all I set out to do. Sometimes the more we see and feel, the less we actually speak and write and capture it in a way that can be shared.  Then again, sometimes, it's just the opposite.   It's all good.