Hey there hon….hope all is well on Your end!! Write when you can!!!!

Til later on and Love Always!!

Randi

Honey here is hoping your day, as well as other things are going well. On this end, we are about to enter our rainy season, which in addition to lasting something on the order of about 8-9 months, while it also puts a little bit of a cramp of wanting to take late afternoon outdoor shots. The old rules still apply about it being best to do so after 2PM, however the curse of Portland’s location on the map gives one a rather short window to do so during the fall and winter.

Hon, I hope You like the pics. After a little trial and error, I was able to correct a little probelms with the telephoto, which is now the standard lens I am going to use.The learning curve is not that long and this was a camera I had fallen in love with years ago due to the [advanced at the time] technology involved. Now having this is more or less like someone having a classic Jag in the carpark that is only driven on select Sundays but when it is used is a true joy to behold. While on the subject of joy, You may have noticed that I am smiling more and more in these and the last 3 sets that are up over at Flickr. They are not forced smiles as much as as they are that I do think of You while doing these and as a result, I am much more relaxed. Those thoughts in addition to allowing the smile to appear more often also helps in taking a few more chances with the image, which explains the blonde hair in a few of the pics. Yes, I admit to having this in the wardrobe, if only because after some consideration a while back, this color seemed to have made sense. This in addition to the fct that with the jade contacts, the overall effect is a little more natural than let’s say having the hazel or honey contacts. This may have been mentioned before…and no I am not rich so I can do this as a ‘lark’ so to speak, but the two sets of contacts have to do with one being the business look [and if I have to go over to the docs for either for an exam or to ask why in heck they have not forwarded on the medical records] and the other for fun and an experiment. In the case of the latter, yes there are a few stares, but the effect is that the eyes look green and with light red hair, it looks normal. Which I guess would be the point…

Sweetheart as for the YouTube postings, well the settings on that little camera actually do work and even with that little light from the pinheads at General Electric, I was able to get at least two that were better than before. Granted it is not perfect, but better in some ways than public access cable quality [which I have some experience with from many years back, wlthough it was early in transition]. There was nothing special, outside of getting ready to do those shots outdoors and thinking of You at the same time *S*. The soundstracks for them…well those were chosen for different reasons:

- ‘Can You Hear Me Call Your Name’ is the opening track from Renaissance’s album called ‘Novella’, which is an amazing piece. Written more or less in the classical style with one heck of an orchestral score, along with some amazing lyrics. In concert, if there is an orchestra it comes off as a typical symphonic number, without and some judicious editing it becomes a mix of semi-hard edge rock along with a gentle break featuring a 12-string acoustic guitar.Add Annie Haslam’s vocals…and well there are not enough superlatives to describe how beautiful the song is.

-’Moonlight Shadow’ which was written by Mike Oldfield ['Tubular Bells'] and originally showed up on Annie Haslam’s third solo album, as well as the last live one by Renaissance, which is where this version comes from. When I first heard it years ago, it seemed like a little bit of a throwaway, although repeated listenings have garnered that ‘wow’ factor’ This live version is really nice, just a simple song, not much in the way of flourishes. If I had a bass around here, I would be able to play along due to it having a really simple line.

Honey as for anything else that will get posted, that is a matter of time and opportunity. The Flickr site may see some older stuff there, and some leftovers from the last few shoots….as for YouTube…well I will have to save those as a surprise. After all, like some magicians and David Beckham I am not about ready to reveal any tricks. Besides, he selfish little creature in me wants to put a smile on Your face with anything new that shows up *S*

Sweets, before I close this post out…I really do hope You like what You have seen from the desk/computer, camera and mind of Yours Truly. Even in this age, there is a connection of a sort that is not that easy to explain otherwise that has been made.As in that great minds, even if there are times when there are intermittent communctations do think alike. Considering that the world likes to have its denizens walk, think, dress and act in lockstep, it is refereshing to see individual thought come shinning through the darkness, not unlike what a harvest moon would on a clear fall evening.

Til later on Hon and Love Always!!!

Randi

Hiya Honey, here is hoping You have a great day!!

Sweetheart to add to the beauty of the day….check out the Flickr site, as well as the previous You Tube Link. Yes..not only was yours truly lucky enough to have the right conditions outdoors, but also the digital camera gods smiled on me. [Oh Yes...there is a little subtext in those postings in the video section*S*]

Hon, have a great day and hope to hear from You soon!!

Til later on and Love Always!!!

Randi

Elizabeth

Hiya Hon!! Here is just another thought for the day/evening:

You are one of a kind
Forever on my mind
Like the white rose
You are the angel disguised in nature’s pose

~ Matteo Pascarella

Til later on and Love Always!!!

Randi

Just a little addendum: in addition to the phone number that was sent under sep cover, You can reach me through:

Yahoo Messenger:randipdx@yahoo.com
ICQ:6562879
MSN:RheaPDX2@live.com
AIM:RheaPDX2

Anytime You want to talk, page me through any of the above!!!

Til later on and Love Always!!!

Randi

Hiya Hon!!!!Here is hoping You have a Great Day!!!

And by the by, there will be a little surprise on the Flickr page by mid-week!!!!

Til later on and Love Always!!

Randi

Hiya Hon…hope all is well by you…..

Honey, there will be a little surprise showing up on the Flickr page midweek….fate and Kodak processing willing. will not detail any further here, but it it should work out rather nice.

Sweets before I run here, another reason for all of these posts can be found in a simple term that one of the millitary branches uses. That being:

‘Semper Fidelis’

it means: ‘Always Faithful’. And that is what you in this person from here…

Til later on and Love Always!!!!

Randi