Oh goodness- spring break was another adventure trip for us leaving the Dad behind. We drove from Fairhope, AL all the way to the middle of Florida to an area known as The Villages. It was our first time there and we were hosted by eager-to-show-us-around grandparents. The Villages is a massive retirement community spread over many, many acres with an incredible amount of activities always available. Pools, rec centers, golf courses, stores, main squares- it has it all. One of it's main features are the resident's golf carts that serve as the main mode of transportation. The kids and I had a blast driving and navigating our way around. We had so much fun squeezing in every second for exploring and figuring out what life is like there. We enjoyed meeting standout and friendly neighbors, visiting arts and crafts fairs, square dancing and even took in the sunrise Easter service. This definitely felt like an adult Disney kind of place. Our time flew by! We definitely look forward to when we can visit again.

Today was a day that I needed to run to one of my favorite local plant nursery and smell the dirt, see the green and be tempted by the "summer is coming" colors. It's always a therapautic outing. I'm enamored by the tried and true plants, tempted by the things that are new to me and totally satisfied to look and not buy. But honestly, I really needed some healing time with my camera to enjoy and capture the time of year that I'm fond of. Not too long ago, I was gifted a box of old film cameras and vintage lenses. They've been a box for months now under my bed. But recently I remembered a blog entry on the Clickin Moms Forum that was written right before I received my box. The two finally met in my mind and I dug into the box. I started with a solid Olympus 50 1.8 one day last week. I freelensed with it. Freelensing is a technique to take photos with a lens unattached. The results are interesting. But after that personal session, I wanted more from the lens. I loved its haze and colors. So that led me to a $10. adapter investment. So now I can mount the lens to my camera and shoot it using manual focus. That's how I used the lens today. The old vintage film camera lens- mounted to my digital camera. The results of my trip to the nursery.

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