Details...Details...Details....

In life's moments, I sometimes get so caught up in the "action" that I forget about the environment of which I'm in.  I can snap a gazillion pictures of my girls laughing and playing...I can shoot couples kissing and holding hands...I can focus on sharpness and clarity, and seeing my reflection in someone's eye...

but, if I forget to document the details, then those images get lost in a sea of anonymity.  (And I'm not even sure if I spelled that correctly, so forgive me if so:)  Details define your setting...they give you the specifics of where you were and what was around you...I know that sometimes you'd rather NOT know...you'd rather just focus on the emotion of the moment. I mean, because THOSE are the images that you're going to frame or enlarge in an album anyway right?  And I understand that...but, there is something to be said for the details...the little snippets that, in and of themselves, carry a certain remembrance and "emotion" if you will...

My daughters had a tea party with their Nana recently...after I dropped them off, I quickly went around the table to capture the delicate and thoughtful settings...they went about their business of talking ladylike and sipping their lemonade...when I came back a couple hours later, I got just a few shots of them laughing and chatting around the table...but, what I wanted to share were those details...

even without showing you the images of the girls, I think the details speak for themselves and give you the emotion and allow you to imagine yourself there...

and so...I leave you with Tea With Nana...