EightyFive-Elizabeth(My Third Assignment)

Sniff, sniff. My little niece Elizabeth is "graduating" preschool on Friday. My mother commissioned a graduation card and I think I made a pretty kick ass one but of course the one I maker from ME will hopefully be even more kick ass. :)

EightyOne-Guidance

Okay, so I hope you all will realize that I didn't actually make this card. I know, it's kind of hard to tell. :) I did help guide my niece toward making this card after she was so helpful and took about ten years of the extra buttons that come with your pants, jackets, and button down shirts and sweaters out of the little individual bags and put them in a container. I am enjoying the button idea but, pardon the pun, I need to button down and start getting serious for the rest of this project as I actually have a lot of different cards I really do need to make.

SeventyEight-Punching a Hole in the Sky

This morning I heard a fascinating story on NPR's Weekend Edition about someone I never heard of before. He was a test pilot named Arthur "Kit" Murray and he died last week at the age of 92. I won't go into his whole story as I've provided the link here (and I highly recommend it) but one of the phrases used to describe what he did flying nearly into "outer space" was a beautiful one I also never heard before. Arthur "Kit" Murray punched holes in the sky. In my last (?) photographic tribute to childhood joy I give you two photographs of my favorite subject inspired by that phrase.

SeventySix-Towards and Away

SeventyFive-The Little Mermaids

Keeping with today's themes of childhood, joy, and childhood joy.