One Little Word | Captured, Week 17 (and more)
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Uh oh. Those don't look like flowers to me.
So it's been a while since I gave you an update on my One Little Word, progress. It's not been far from my mind. I just didn't fell like I had much to say. This week, though, is different.
Last weekend, I took my first trip to the beautiful city of New Orleans to attend the Mom 2.0 Summit. I spent the conference surrounded by women (and a few men!) who have forged far-reaching career paths from their early experiences in blogging and social media. It was so inspiring - and overwhelming - to see the myriad paths one could take from this spot in which I stand. Being surrounded by all this achievement and success, I felt it was my obligation to myself to learn from these people and reassess my own goals. I can't say that I have all the answers just yet but it has certainly gotten me thinking.
In another development, I have surprised myself by how excited I am about these new friends I've made. I think that going into the conference, I knew most of the attendees by their Twitter handles but had met only a handful in real life. Believe it or not, little old introverted me actually had fun meeting new people and matching IRL faces to avatars -- though I haven't gotten so far as to know everyone's real names! There were 450 people attending, after all...
I also had a lot of opportunities to exercise my photography skills. I find few things more inspiring than a change of scenery and the natural beauty of New Orleans was certainly a welcome change. I took many shots when touring the city with Elise on our first day and also during a photo walk with several other shutterbugs from the conference. Earlier this week I posted my favorites photographs from New Orleans. Here are two new ones that I have also used for Picture Inspiration weeks eight (finding beauty in the random) and nine (documentary/observation style).
Oh, and about those flowers. Turns out that many of the seed things that had grown last fall were frost-damaged from this terribly cold winter we had (hence they've turned from green to brown). But, thankfully not all was lost! When I looked more closely, I found a few pure white blooms flourishing as nature intended. I guess there's hope for my little andromeda (and me!) yet!
See you next time!
Photography | tagged Mae, New Orleans, One Little Word, Picture Inspiration, progress
Reader Comments (4)
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Thx so much, Rachel! As if it needs repeating, I'm so glad we met, too. 'Til next time!
Wonderful photos that bring back so many memories. I grew up in N.O. It's a city that everyone should visit at least once. I've read a lot about the Mom 2.0 Summit. Glad you had the opportunity to go.
Thanks for stopping by, Jill! How lucky of you to have grown up in New Orleans. It is such a beautiful city. I wish I had been able to see it before the storm. Yes, Mom 2.0 was a wonderful experience. Maybe I'll see you there next year? It will be in Miami if that's at all tempting...