Flying by

To celebrate Delaney's 15th birthday we went skiing today.  The rule in the family is that if you are a straight A student, you can skip as much school as you want.  It's a self regulating reward.  She has been looking forward to skiing on her birthday for weeks and we had a wonderful time.  Her younger brother Corbin and cousin Andi joined us for the celebration.

This image is symbolic of life with Delaney.  Life is full of joy and happiness and yet her youth is going much too fast for me.

This was my first attempt at panning with a slower shutter speed.  I really like the effect and will have to try it a lot more.