kids – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

What I found in my desk while digging for my birth certificate

I have an old drop leaf desk in my front hall.

It’s the repository of my important papers. And old birthday cards, ticket stubs, cancelled checks, yellowed newspaper clippings and _

although I did NOT find what I needed, I found these old Garbage Pail Kids Trading Cards from the eighties.

“originally released in 1985 and designed to parody the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, which were immensely popular at the time.” Wikipedia

excerpt from Wikipedia- for more indepth information click here

“The series was the brainchild of Topps consultant and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman, ……..Spiegelman and fellow cartoonist Mark Newgarden worked together as the editors and art directors of the project, Len Brown was the manager, and the first run of the cards was drawn exclusively by artist John Pound”

May 24, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Art Spiegelman, childhood, collections, eighties, Garbage Pail Kids, kids, photography, postaday, trading cards 9 Comments

Happy Birthday dear DIL

Got the four together this afternoon to wish you a very happy birthday. They were bike riding around the cul de sac but took a moment to pose. You are a good mom! Xxoo Love your MIL

October 3, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, Family, PhotographyTags: bicycles, birthday, daughter-in-law, family, friends, grandkids, happy birthday, kids, love, photography, postaday 8 Comments

Photographing Four Kids in One Frame

These are four of my own grandchildren. Should be easy, right?

Try to remain patient, I tell myself.

Don’t worry if it is not the day for a photograph.

Even if the weather is perfect and the colorful fall leaves are still on the trees.

Get kids involved in an activity to take their mind off the lens.

Two different days.

The idea is to get a nice photograph to send in a Christmas card, show how they’ve grown.

Hats make shadows on faces and features obliterated. Oops!

Solids are least distracting.

and yesterday’s attempt

You can always resort to running and jumping as I have in the past, when all else fails.

Let them make a funny face, then a serious one.

Remember it’s a bit easier WITHOUT the dogs

Impromptu, candids can come out the best

Waiting at Von Maur while Mom shops.

October 24, 2015 by Ruth Categories: dogs, Family, PhotographyTags: Airedale Terriers, Christmas card posing, Christmas Cards, dogs, grandkids, kid phtoography, kids, photographing children, photography, postaday 15 Comments

Change: Weekly Photo Challenge

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Change.”

One minute you have babies, then toddlers and teenagers, young adults. Before you can catch a breath, they are all grown up and gone and have families of their own

1984

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September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: baby, change, children, family, iPhone blogging, iPhone photography, kids, photography, postaday, weekly photo challenge 11 Comments

Portrait of Pap, Captured by Maura

If You Give a Kid a Camera….

Her view from the shopping cart.

Maura (who’ll be 6 next month) captured her Pap while shopping.

With her mother’s phone. They sent it to me. I asked if I could blog it.

Good one Maura. Thanks for sharing Erika. Here’s the guest blog of the day.

I thought she did well to freeze a moment in time- Saturday afternoon at Costco, after the swim meet.

Looking good, Pap!

October 18, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Family, PhotographyTags: childhood, Columbus OH, COSTCO, family, grandfather, iPhone photography, kids, photography, postaday, shopping 9 Comments

Ohio Katydid and the Kids Via My Son Mark

A fun series to receive on the phone from my son Mark.

Looks like a depth of field exercise, too.

This is a “leaf bug” or katydid. A relative of the grasshopper and also called a bush-cricket in some parts of the world. Looks like such an interesting creature and is the perfection of camouflage.

Thanks Mark for sharing your Katydid and Kids study. love you. Mom

Can you see him/her?

Can you see him/her? Probably snacking on the foliage.

September 23, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, Family, Guest Blog, PhotographyTags: driveway, guest blog, insect, iPhone photography, katydid, kids, nature, ohio, outdoors, photography, postaday, star wars lego, travel 13 Comments

Do Not Rock Cars!

Atop the Ferris Wheel. The sign said Do Not Rock Cars.

No kidding, but Jack (6) my grandson would have loved to rock the car when we were stopped at the top!

Mr. George Washington Gale Ferris although born in Illinois founded a company to test metals for railroads and bridges- G.W. G. Ferris in Pittsburgh PA. Mr Ferris lived on the North Side and died in Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh of typhoid fever.

August 18, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, SignageTags: amusement park, bridges, childhood, ferris wheel, George Washington Gale Ferris, kids, metals, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, railroads, summer vacation 12 Comments

Dry Ice from a Gift Box Evolves into a Science Experiment

Another photo essay today. An iPhone essay.

My friend J sent a huge styrofoam chest filled with fancy steaks, filets, chicken breasts, some gourmet franks and burgers, too. It arrived today.

Going to be a birthday grill out but Mark’s mind started thinking……… memories of science class?

Mark carried the package to the basement. We put the food in the upright freezer and then he proceeded to entertain and teach the four kids about the properties of dry ice and how it could be used for special effects on stage or movies. He was careful and warned them about how you couldn’t touch it and why it was doing what it did as he poured water of different temperatures onto it. It was quite a show and much appreciated by all.

Well, Maura(4) hung back. Said she didn’t like it.

Solid Carbon Dioxide- dry ice

Thanks Joanne for the lovely present. Who knew the packing material to preserve the food inside would become a blog today!

Show’s over.

All the precautions on the bag. I am sure most people just dispose of it. But maybe not.

August 2, 2013 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: carbon dioxide, childhood, dry ice, food, home, kids, kitchen, photography, postaday, science experiement, travel 13 Comments

The Girls Eye the Mobile Ropes Course at the BSA Booth, Ohio State Fair

The Girls at the Boy Scouts of America Booth- Eyeing Mobile Ropes Course

Michael and Maura eye Goldie and Tiger

We didn’t play any games but these goldfish were foisted on us by a girl who won them. Sadly, both are deceased already(the first within 24 hours) despite the investment in an aquarium with filter and lights and pretty gravel and conditioning the water etc etc.

The Railroad Display

Petting a calf. The calf was a prize in a drawing. No, we did NOT enter the drawing.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

All seven kids on the inflatable chair at the State Farm Booth. And obviously had them pose for this shot.

July 29, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, PhotographyTags: Boy Scouts of America, childhood, farm animals, goldfish, kids, livestock, Mobile Ropes Course, Ohio State Fair, photography, postaday, railroad, trains 8 Comments

Feeding the Horses in Virginia

When the kids visit their grandparents in Virginia, they love to feed the horses next door carrots and apples. Marlene must have had ten pounds of carrots for our stay! The neighbors are generous with allowing all the children to visit the animals at the barn, too. You might remember the pigs. The grass was so high from all the rain in was hard to see the bare feet!

The fence where we took Christmas card pics last Thanksgiving.

Maura feeds the mini horse a carrot.

Not sure what Michael is communicating to the horses or they to him……

Jack

The next morning, saying good bye. Horses keeping cool in the shade of the woods.

and the much used but almost always successful running grandchildren shot.

They really respond to on your mark, get set, GO. Must be all that swim team practice and meets!

The four of them are making my summer vacation a lively one!

July 10, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, PhotographyTags: childhood, children, country, grandparents, Hardy Virginia, horses, kids, postaday, travel 17 Comments

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What I found in my desk while digging for my birth certificate

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Do Not Rock Cars!

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