DILO | December 21, 2008

Back in September, I joined a group on Flickr called a day in the life of, or??DILO. ??The idea is that you capture your life in a single day through photography. ??Since I enjoy learning about people through photography, I found this group to be especially interesting. ??So I participated in the September DILO and had a great time carrying my camera around with me all day! ??Here are my September DILO submissions. ??The next DILO was this past weekend, just before Christmas. ??The optional theme of the DILO was "ground level", and most of my shots adhere to that theme.So, about my day: ??My mom, son, and I made a trip to southwestern Virginia to visit with family. ??Most of my life now is spent chasing after my toddler son, so the first set of photographs include him exploring my grandmother's house and playing in his first snow. ??The 21st was also the day that we travelled home. ??I was somewhat bummed that I would be on the road for most of DILO day, so my mom suggested we go exploring to some places she remembered from her youth. ??We ventured up a mountain near the highway looking for "Hidden Valley Lake". ??Once we found it, we were both very excited... the lake was beautiful and pristine. ??Though I was not quite prepared clothing-wise to trek into the woods in 30 degree temps, I did anyway to capture the beautiful scenery and blue sky. ??Afterwards my hands were so cold I could barely move them, but it was so worth it. ??Further down the road, we stopped in Historic Abingdon, VA. ??I only got a couple shots there since it was lunchtime for my little guy who was previously napping during our mountain trek. ??Our last detour was Shot Tower State Park, which much to my disappointment was closed for the season. ??There were several old barns nearby, so it wasn't a complete loss. ??Here are some select images from my December DILO. ??The complete set can be found here.