Baby Barn Swallow Finally Retired

It seems like I just posted not long ago; to my surprise, it has been almost three weeks. I have to tell you that it takes me a few days to assemble a post like that, not because it takes that long, but because I get distracted with all the other things I have to do, and my priority for now will be my baby Matthew.

I cannot believe that today Matthew is five months old. It still feels like I am dreaming, but it is very real. I cannot stress enough how much I love this little guy, and every day I love him more and more. Since Matthew was 1 month old, you will laugh, we have been trying to teach him to say the three words 'I love you. Yes, we know it is impossible; however, we are still trying. Well, lately, I think he is saying it. The funny thing is that when anybody now says 'I love you' to him, he smiles, so I wonder if he thinks that 'I love you' is his name. Probably not because babies don't really know yet, but hey, you never know.

Okay, now let's talk about my photography. Autumn is my favourite season of the year. Just look at those photos, and you will agree. I love taking photos in Av mode, or something similar—portrait mode—where the object is sharp and the background is blurred. The photos become even more beautiful if the background has colours on the back, and once blurred, the background looks painted with many shades of colour, and the object itself has a three-dimensional appearance.

'Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.' - by Elizabeth Lawrence

So once I was analyzing photos and I was thinking, "There is no way that we humans can see with our own eyes like the camera can see in portrait mode." We see more in landscape mode, where everything is in focus or at least looks like it is. However, I was lucky to discover that yes, we have the ability to see in portrait mode as well; however, you must be nearsighted like me. I was once laying beside Matthew, and I did not have my glasses on, and I noticed when I was looking at his side profile that he was in focus and everything behind him was blurred. Oh wow, what a discovery! Lol, I've got too many modes for my eyes now.

I hope you enjoyed my autumn photo collection. I have many more, but the ones above are my favourites. And here we go again; it is all about Matthew. Matthew loves going 'outside, thus the opportunity for longer walks now and the opportunity to enjoy autumn with him. Believe it or not, he also understands the word 'outside' because he puts on a big smile once we tell him we are going 'outside. Yes, he is definitely going to be our nature boy. I usually post one photo of Matthew, but this time I found two I like very much. The one with a smile I had to show you because Matthew is teething, as you can see from the wet bib, and probably soon there will be no more pictures such as that, my little happy man.

Lastly, all votes are in. Thank you to those who voted on changes to my profile icon. I guess I have to use the photo of me and Matthew that voters asked for—then it is! Right Bob? My famous baby barn swallow profile photo is retiring this fall, and from now on I will have to update my profile picture more often, as we know babies grow 'too' fast.

~ Anna