Life: Through the Lens

As I once again gathered my camera and a couple of lenses to photograph airplanes, I started to chuckle as I thought about how much my father would have loved this aspect of my life. Dad loved airplanes.  When I was growing up we would eat an early supper on Sunday so Dad and I could go to Detroit Metro Airport to sit on the observation deck and watch the planes take off and land.  It was just the two of us, and a very special time. Night was the best time to go, as everything was lit up like a Christmas tree.  Runway lights.  Take off and landing lights.  Terminal lights.  The flashing lights on aircraft.  Lights everywhere.  I even remember "street lights" on the deck, with benches strategically placed so everyone had views of the planes taking off and landing. We love the history of aviation; the way it has helped build our nation, and the world.  The old hangers are full of treasures, and art and historical records help us remember humble beginnings in a bicycle

W is for Wonderkid  Find the Superhero in You by Linda Daugherty and Sandra Koch Wow!  Our book is finally published.  It has been such a lengthy process and the reward now sits on our tables, and on Amazon.com!  The journey has been bumpy, exciting, engaging, frustrating, worrisome, creative...all that it should be, I suppose. Approximately 10 years ago we sat down over coffee at our neighborhood Big Boy and began crafting a children's book, one which would engage young students, and help parents, grandparents, caregivers, and teachers teach children social skills, decision-making skills, skills to help them be citizens in this huge and complex world.  We wanted children to develop their own powers to help confront all sorts of situations they might find themselves in, especially bullying.  10 years.  And that problem is still an issue in our schools, and society. Initially we wrote everything on notepads, putting it in the computer later.  We could meet weekly, or mo