family – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Jigsaw Puzzle Season

Jigsaw puzzles anyone? Yes or no?

if yes, what’s your method? Borders first? Similar colors? Solitary or communal effort?

Preferred number of pieces? Subject?

Anyone do a puzzle without looking at or knowing what the picture is?

In the mid 70’s I had a circular puzzle of a pizza with toppings. I glued it together and tacked it on the kitchen door when we lived in Ft. Knox Kentucky. Wish I had a photo of my colorful interior decoration in government quarters.
I’ve had a couple of puzzles made from my photographs and given them as gifts.

Relaxing activity? Stress reliever? Here’s the HIstory if you’re interested.

Laura working on a Star Wars puzzle- one of four.completed puzzle 12/17/19

December 26, 2019December 27, 2019 by Ruth Categories: ChildhoodTags: family, hobby, jigsaw puzzle, photograph, photography, postaday, puzzle, Star Wars, stress relief, toys and games 7 Comments

Silent Sunday

December 21, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Photography, silent SundayTags: #kids Pgh, childhood, childrens museum, city, Daniel tiger, family, grandchildren, Mister Rogers, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, puppet, vintage 3 Comments

Silent Sunday

December 15, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Baking, foodTags: baking, family, farmhouse, kitchen, photography, postaday, pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll, silent Sunday, thanksgiving 6 Comments

My Father’s Family – Throwback Thursday

My son Mark was in town for business and we looked at an old photo album he hadn’t seen before. You want your offspring to know who has gone before. Already there are faces in the album for whom I have no names.

But here are my father Roy and his siblings and parents. To see and older photo of the family you can click this blog post Heritage

My paternal grandparents Mary Alta and Floyd She taught me to knit when I was four

December 11, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Family, Throwback ThursdayTags: family, grandparents, Illinois, photo album, postaday, siblings, vintage photos 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

December 3, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Wordless WednesdayTags: #wordlesswednesday, barn, candlesticks, dinner table, family, farm, farmhouse, grateful, november, photography, postaday, silo, table setting, thanksgiving, wordless wednesday 10 Comments

Crestline Barn at Dusk

Crestline Barn at Dusk. Crestline Ohio, Thanksgiving evening.

November 30, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 24-70 L series Lens Canon, architecture, available light, barn, Canon 6D camera, Crestline OH, dusk, family, farm, ohio, photography, postaday, thanksgiving, travel 3 Comments

Whizzing By a Yard Full of Lights Near Galion Ohio

Just south of Galion Ohio. We were on our way back from Thanksgiving at the Farm.

I was the passenger with my camera at the ready. James was able to tell me when we were getting close.

Although Laura slowed down, she couldn’t stop.

Not really possible to get a good night photo while driving by this front yard filled with colorful

Christmas lights.

Want to see a better photo of the display? here is a good one in this article in the Galion Inquirer

Nowhere to stop or drive around a block. It was a two lane highway/road. I pressed the shutter as fast as I could.

You get the idea and can appreciate all the effort this family went to decorating. WOW. Turns out they have been doing this for twenty years. After reading the article I see they welcome people to drive in through the lighted arches and turn around in front of their garage. We didn’t realize it at the time we whizzed by. Maybe there will be another opportunity.

It was something to see, even if the lights went by in a flash. Like an unresolved three D image.