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Self Portrait: Determination
Originally uploaded by Isabel....
For my pursuit to parenthood, I bring you this...my face. I speak to you, Infertility...you have not won. You will not win.
"If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tonight, as D was working in his office, and I in my studio/office, we both heard a loud noise and felt a slight tremble in the house. We asked each other if the other had heard the terrible noise. He turned off his music, and I listened carefully over the rumbling of the window unit air conditioner. That is when it happened again! This time, louder! The tremble was felt a little stronger this time. My first instinct was that Mia (the cat) had knocked something over...except, I realized that she was sitting on the chair near me. Then I imagined small explosions in the basement.
After the second boom, D ran down the stairs as fast as he could so that he could figure out what that was. I ran into the sitting room to switch off the air conditioner. My heart was beating fast. I then looked out the window towards the front of the house. That's when I saw him. I saw a shadow moving near my vehicle and behind our large maple tree. I yanked up the blinds, pushed the window and screen open and popped my head out of the window. I saw him! He was walking briskly away from our house. I ran down the stairs probably say ... "That fucker is outside...he tried to break in!!" D was already on the phone with the cops to let them know we thought someone tried to break in.
Fast forward 45 to 50 minutes later. No cop. We were too chicken shit to check out the basement by ourselves. So, we waited. And waited. Then, I began to hear sirens, and a helicopter. I wondered if it was related. About 5 minutes after the helicopter pulled off, a police car drove up. We were already outside talking to our neighbor (after 12 AM) to tell him that we think someone tried to break into our house. Earlier today, he told D that someone broke into the house next to him. Freaky!
Anyway, the police officer asked us what happened, and then walked the perimeter of the house with her nifty flashlight. We followed her around and didn't really notice anything. In the end, she thinks that he probably tried to punch out a window...and then was scared off when he heard D running down the stairs.
After giving the description of the person I saw, the cop snickered and said that it matched the description of one of the men (there were 2) that the cops were chasing. They were being chased by police over something else.
So, now it's 1 AM, and I can't sleep!
After the rain cleared during the night, it paved the way for a magnificent Sunday. Although a bit chilly, it was sunny and gorgeous. We decided to head out to Annapolis, Maryland. The day went off without a hitch, and we had great photo opportunities...!
This guy was sitting next to us and I couldn't help but notice that he was wearing cleats. He had no other obvious signs that he was involved in a sport this day -- but, he was sporting his cleats. Heh.
This guy caught me taking his photo. Oops! He looked so "occupied" as he awaited patrons to take advantage of the hotel's valet service. I tried to play it cool and pretend that I was taking photos of the steps behind him. Not so sly am I.
I thought this was the coolest color of the day! It was outside of a shop near State Circle, I believe it was a gallery.
Too Muckin Fuch. No, seriously.
This little birdie had a piece of toilet paper that it would not let go! It sat still and let me take one good shot before it took off, probably to build a nest. Although, we swear that it smacked in to a pole soon after it took flight.
This weekend we had planned to go camping. It rained on Saturday. All day long. Being that we're not the outdoorsy type, we opted to stay home. Trying to set up a brand new tent in the rain didn't seem very tempting at noon that day. So, instead, we stayed in and enjoyed the warm indoors.
I built a lightbox made from foam core and masking tape and a few lights from Home Depot. The tutorial can be found here. Here are a few examples of photos that I took with my new contraption:
I am playing around with it...trying to learn how to use light correctly.
I picked up a couple of dolls and some other objects at a thrift store that I frequent. It was a good Saturday.
