Molehill?

They say you shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill. But mountains are there so we can learn how to climb. So you would think that mountains would be better than molehills, right?

A molehill is just a speedbump, if you go fast enough, you don't even notice it. Mountains, however, are not so easy to skim over. You go fast enough, and you crash headlong into them and do a lot of damage.

But if you go too slow, you really feel the effects of the molehill. That may even do a little damage. And if you go too slow, you won't ever even get to the mountains.

So which is preferable? The molehill? Or the mountain?

Or is it all perspective?

Painted Planter

For Father's Day, we did lots and lots of yard work. All of us had a job to do. Hannah and Leah were weeding, Mom was organizing, Aaron was mowing, I was cleaning. Sam was in charge of watering plants. She took her job very seriously, and spent the longest time pouring water from milk jugs into a smaller cup so she could water the little plants gently.

I took this picture while she was pouring water. I loved how her shoes were tossed behind her.

When I took the picture into photoshop, I just wanted to see if I could play with the levels enough to make it "pop." Instead, I used a filter on it to turn it into this painted picture. Click to see it full size, it's so much better!