Personal blog of photographer, father, and technology geek Steve Jackle.
Another weekend just ended, overall it has been a good one. We went to a cousin’s daughters birthday party today and saw some people we had not seen in awhile. Afterwards, we trekked to our old stomping grounds and hung out with group of great friends that all went to UNC- Chapel Hill to watch...
In the past, I remember noticing various mini-vans and vehicles with a “I’m a proud parent of a TERRIFIC KID” bumper stickers. I never thought much of it as it seems that it states the obvious. If you are a parent that does not think you have a terrific kid, then something is terribly wrong...
First the window sign. If you been following this blog, you are aware that my daughter Sophia has just turned seven years old and we have moved across town last December. Sophie attended the Casa Esperanza Montessori public Charter school(CASA) for her kindergarten and first half of her current first grade year. When Sophie started...
Since last week was Sophia’s big birthday party, the family focus was more on the older child than our soon to be three years old Savannah. Also, the previous weekend was the ACC basketball tournament. Due to the rainy weather, we were not able to get any of those games last weekend due to a...
Last Friday just before my daughter Sophie’s birthday, I received my first pair of PocketWizards. These gems allow me to fire my off-camera SpeedLite flash unit both in eTTL mode and in manual mode. I have a PocketWizard Mini TT1 transmitter and a PocketWizard Flex TT5 transceiver which just hit the market this month. I...
In the last few weeks/months, we have been working hard to get our new house ready for my daughter’s seventh birthday this past Saturday. We celebrated both the birth and the life of our dearest oldest daughter Sophie as well as the birth of our new “home.” Up until Saturday, only a few close friends...
A few weeks ago, I posted an article about my family friend Gene Spolar and his recent write up in the Racine Journal Times regarding his love the NFL Cardinals and trip to the Super Bowl. The article briefly mentions his three sons: Tony, Tim, and Toby. As friends, we refer to them as the ...
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the Tots Teens seminar presented by the highly acclaimed photographer Sandy “Sam” Puc. I would summarize the experience with one word “inspirational.” Very early on in the seminar Sandy shared a story about her name. According to Sandy, when she was born, her father was hoping to have...
Well, another long day in paradise has ended. The Packer Gnome is happy again as we received some more snow here in Raleigh. Here is a picture of his smiling face. Hut! Hut! Hike! My favorite one of the set.. Here are some more quick shots from around the house.
Life is like a roller coaster the last few months in the Jackle household. You would think that buying and selling a house would be enough. It does not end there. Well, you know about the kitchen cabinets. As with some traditional moms in a household, the home improvement projects do not end there. In...
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