This past week, I’ve spent liquidating my mother’s affairs. A very surreal and emotional experience as I tripped involuntarily down memory lane. Working through a parent’s life brings it’s own surprises, and is accompanied by fits of laughter and tears, with bouts of disbelief thrown in for good measure. As I finish the solemn job she entrusted me with when she passed just a few months ago, it is now Mother’s day. This year it falls on my birthday….
As I settle into my new HOME, I unpack lovingly all the things I’ve collected that invoke memories or feelings that make me feel loved, connected, passionate, just plain… HAPPY. Tonight, it is my camera collection. Of all my possessions, this collection brings back the most of all of the above. I feel immeasurable joy and grounding when I click the shutters of these mechanical beauties – all from a time when taking photos meant having a sense of timing,…
Sweet Overwhelm By Barbara Drazga For Al and Rosanne Playing his songs, sharing joy through music, Unprepared for the warmth of her smile; He knew she would be the voice that would guide him, and he found himself sweet overwhelmed. They built a good life with children and laughter Partners in love and in tears; He held their first child and love left him speechless And he found himself sweet overwhelmed. Bridge: Through the good and the…
** If you are interested in collaborating with me to put music to these lyrics, plase emial me at bdrazga(@)gmail.com by Barbara Drazga May 21, 2012 I feel like I’m just waking up from a sleep that’s lasted years; With angels and demons crowding my dreams and weeping that shed no tears. With hesitation I open my eyes and the nightmare images fade; Squinting up at a brand new day I find I’m no longer afraid. CHORUS A long sleep…
March 9, 2012 Lyrics by Barbara Drazga – Music by Charles Dickens Listen Now – The Hardest Road – Barbara Drazga The Hardest Road Brings You Home March 9, 2012 ~ Barbara Drazga Key of D, Capod up ½ step 8/8 Time [1st Verse] D G D D A full moon rose in the early sky (up) D G A A No more time to wonder why G A D D Too short, too late –…
I set out this afternoon to find a new mountain to run. I am exploring the many mountain trails in Phoenix area before the summer heat sets in. I discovered what looked to be a nice, sloping trail, with enough of a grade to make it interesting. Now when I first hit a trail it takes about 15 minutes for my brain to quiet down, being afflicted/blessed with an entrepreneur’s active brain. I got half way up the mountain, and…
I know it’s corny, but kids and animals are some of my most favorite photography subjects. They are so pure and authentic and free, you just can’t help but get great fotos as long as you keep shooting! Here are some of my favorites, though it’s hard to choose!
As turkey and stuffing gorging dies down, it’s time to share my Thanksgiving Day 2010 reality check with you, my valued friends and family. I awake to a beautiful Arizona morning, complete with wind storm and weather change, producing a level 7 migraine. Not the most glorious start to this day of giving thanks, but I soldier on, and lay in bed with ice packs on my head and silently inventoried the wonderful people in my life, past and present…
Back in the 90s, I was on a wildlife shoot at Prairie Winds Wildlife Rescue Center in Colorado. They set a bear free (I did it a few other times, one with a mountain lion, another with wolves). While all the other photographers were keeping a safe distance from the bear, I, naturally, got down to her level, and in her personal space. She trotted right over to me, kissed the camera, then stood on the camera and gave me…
I’m in the process of restoring a little 1980 MGB Limited Edition. Only about 2,600 made it to be sold in the U.S. between 1979 and 1980. The LE model only comes in black, with rubber bumpers. So I’ve been doing work on her bit-by-bit and though she’s not finished (I’m going to put chrome bumpers on her, and a new dash), there is a classic car show this weekend not too far from my house. CLICK ON THE FOTOS…